Honeymoon weeks

Udaipur, Rajasthan

An island in Lake Pichola, reached by boat — the arrival alone makes the trip feel like a journey. Two nights is enough. Not for anyone who wants to walk out to the city.

Udaipur, Rajasthan

A three-minute walk from Lake Pichola and the courtyards do the work. I'd give it two or three nights, with childcare on call if you have little ones along.

Maldives

Overwater villas built from sustainable materials, and the water sports sit right there on site. This is the one I'd pick for a quiet honeymoon week.

Maldives

All 85 rooms have private pools, which is the whole point on a honeymoon — you never have to dress for a swim. Ocean-facing and calm.

Maldives

Right on the beach on Milaidhoo Island, with couples' private dining and private picnics. Small enough that nobody hurries you.

Maldives

Fifty rooms, each with a private plunge pool and Egyptian cotton sheets. On the beach, and small enough to stay quiet all week.

Maldives

Adults only, overwater bungalows with direct lagoon access. Exactly right for a honeymoon, and clearly wrong if you are travelling with children.

Udaipur, Rajasthan

On Lake Pichola with the palace grandeur intact. Two or three nights here is a proper short trip, and they run yoga on site if you wake early.

Maldives

Forty-five villas, three outdoor pools and two tennis courts, with childcare available. Works for a couple and works for a family, which is rare.

Maldives

Private overwater residences on a small island, with butler service included. For a couple who want no logistics at all for a week.

Maldives

Villas with ocean views, a Bluetooth speaker and a bathtub, and five restaurants on an island this size. You will not run out of dinner options.

Bali

On the Uluwatu cliffs with ocean views and Italian design against Balinese ground.

Bali

Above the Ayung river in Sayan, with a children's pool and a library.

Bali

Rainforest on one side, a heated pool and couples' private dining on the other. The vegetable garden feeds the kitchen. Quiet in the way honeymoons should be.

Bali

Tented rooms in the rainforest outside Ubud, with yoga and fitness classes on site. Romantic without being themed.

Bali

Babysitting can be arranged if the trip is a family one.

Bali

A hillside retreat on the Ayung river, five km from Ubud, with free daily tai chi and yoga. I liked that the mornings had a shape to them.

Bali

On Jimbaran bay with a children's pool and a garden, and the scale stays small. Good for a couple, fine with one child in tow.