Thinking of popping the question next month? Or just looking for the perfect place to sweep away your significant other? Mr & Mrs Smith's website has the feature for you: Top 10 Beds for Valentine's Day.

Editor of the boutique hotel guide, Rufus Purdy (whose CV includes publications like Condé Nast Traveller, Psychologies, and the New York Post) highlights his top tips for indulgent and seductive boudoirs. With a strong emphasis on romance, there's something for everyone, from olde world romance to glittering camp.

For those of us in London, the list includes two options which require minimal time out of the office (too bad).

Suggested hotter-than-normal spots include The Gore in Kensington, Drakes in Brighton and Charlton House in Sommerset. For those with more time to spare, further destinations include South Africa, Ibiza, Venice and Marrakech.

The full list is below, and the feature is here.

Now please excuse us - it's time to start leaving hints for our SOs.

Our maybe this is hint enough?

1. The Gore, London
2. Can Verru, Ibiza
3. Gallery Hotel Art, Florence
4. Lion Sands, Ivory Lodge, South Africa
5. Pool House, Wester Ross, Scotland
6. Dar Darma, Marrakech
7. Charlton House, Somerset
8. Ca's Xorc, Mallorca
9. Ca Maria Adele, Venice
10. Drakes Hotel, Brighton

Here Is The Writer : The Shopaholics

Madame A and Madame B live in penthouses down the hall from each other not far from The Square Mile. One works for an American bank, one is just an American. Both require their identities to be secret for a variety of reasons, but mostly because they'd like to stay out of hot water with their partners and bank managers.

view more articles by The Shopaholics

Add Comment (go on... log in)

TODAY

• Developing Your Career in the Crunch
• Ping Pong, City Style
• Dining on Top of the Gherkin

THIS WEEK

• DKIB: Another Former Employer Gone
• Dining on Top of the Gherkin
• How to Get Head Hunted