Renew your romance on a luxury Château break near Champagne vineyards When a demanding family life and work schedule relegates your partner to the bottom of the list, enjoying quality time together at a luxury château-hotel could be just the antidote needed. Searching up the perfect hotel for romance restoration isn’t as hard as you think. With a quick internet search for ‘Luxury’ throwing up Relais et Chateaux properties and another for ‘UNESCO heritage’ yielding both the hillsides of Champagne and French cuisine, a clear arrow points to one particular retreat in über-accessible Northern France - the sumptuous 17th century Château de Courcelles near Reims.

Grand but with the personal touch

With a reassuring crunch of gravel, twinkling chandeliers and wraparound calm, you know instantly that this is the perfect place not just to spoil your partner, but to provide the self-indulgence you deserve too.