from bride to be

...I suppose a small on-site zoo would make up for no aviary or maze

I've heard Neverland is going cheap these days

Sorry, couldn't resist
Goodluck, let us know what you come up with.

This is what I love about our members - they take any challenge on board and do so with a smile on their faces.

Nice one folks

That made me chuckle as well bridetobe.

I'm gonna carry on searching though. I do like a challenge.

Hi Bride to be.

Knowing what you want is great but I think some of the things you ask for dont go together so maybe think about dropping a couple of items.

The one that stands out for me is near a theme park. I cant think of a single exotic romantic destinationn that has a theme park nearby. With your budget and the type of hot el you are looking for you almost certainly have water sports and golf nearby. Possibly Horse riding plus optional trips out so I dont think you will have a need for a theme park so my suggestion would be to cross that off the list.

One Hotel that meets most of your boxes is the Gran baha el Duque in tenerife but I dont think for one minute you will choose tenerife as your honeymoon destination.

http://www.bahia-duque.com/index.php/hotel_en/habitaciones/bahia_del_duque

Mountain ( only one ) sea, spa, gardens, near good shops, temperatures,clear skies etc BUT its tenerife.

Ive not been but Cape Town South Africa may well tick most of your boxes.

The aviary/maze for instance is rarely going to be found, but hotels in exotic locations will have an abundance of birds flying around in their natural habitat.

It might be wise to narrow down a part of the world you would like to go to.

http://www.bahia-duque.com/index.php/hotel_en/habitaciones/bahia_del_duque

Mountain ( only one ) sea, spa, gardens, near good shops, temperatures,clear skies etc BUT its tenerife.

Check this website out. This is the leading Hotels of the World absolutely fabulous places the best the world has to offer but I doubt any of them will tick all your boxes.

http://www.lhw.com/

With your budget you should have a fabulous honeymoon, I know compromise is not a word you want to hear but some of things you mention can be found but not in the same place. Many of the beautiful honeymoon destinations are pacific ocean isalnds that are flat and no moutains to be seen but at least I guess you can cross these off the list

I will keep my thinking cap on and throw some more suggestions if they come to light.

Best wishes on your forthcoming marriage.

Kind Regards
Stewart

Yes as Stewart says some of your requirements are unlikly to be found in the same place. By being so specific you are crossing so many fantastic places off your list. The One & Only group have hotels that tick quite a few of your boxes...take a look at the Palmilla in Mexico. Their Mauritian properties come to mind as well although June may not be the best time to go.

As for weather places like Cyprus and Crete should be heating up quite nicely, and Spain and Portugal won't be too far behind - so you don't necessarily have to travel far to find that dream honeymoon hotel.

Okay, here's another suggestion. Southern California? I hear that the pacific coastal resorts are beautiful and searching around there are some beautiful hotels with fantastic views. Areas such as Carmel, Monterey and Santa Monica.

On a budget like yours if you pick a 5 star hotel in these sorts of areas you can probably get things like helicopter service to take you to theme parks or other attractions. With these high class hotels you can pretty much ask for whatever you want. Like others have said, caribbean etc. is out for theme parks, they just don't exist. Golf courses are a big yes, shopping is a big yes, climate is a big yes.

Have a google for Southern California - it looks so much nicer than Florida.

Can I also just mention that in luxury hotels there tends not to be much emphasis on evening entertainment above restaurants and maybe piano bars. The ambience of these places doesn't really lend itself to nightclubs and shows, unless you go for Caribbean - like others have said many resorts are very flat but wonderful beaches and not a whole lot of shopping without travelling into capital towns.

in trying to work out where would suit, i think i would start with the weather aspect.
no southern hemisphere as june is winter
no caribbean/gulf of mexico as hurricane season
no northern europe because of temperature
then we look at other practicalities
no middle east(except maybe Dubai)........
no southern europe/canaries as probably not "special" enough
no north africa/india - no shops/fashion

not much left now

china/japan probably not
indonesia/singapore probably yes

now you can start to look at hotels in the areas that are left.
does this make sense?

no southern hemisphere as june is winter

It rather depends on how far south of the Equator you go! South of the Equator but north of the Tropic of Capricorn takes in Mauritious, the Seychelles, most of Indonesia, Polynesia, Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, Tahiti. going to any of those places in June would be the equivalent of going to anywhere north of the Equator but south of the Tropic of Cancer such as the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Hawaii, The Gambia, Cape Verde Isles or most of the Caribbean in December. Still hot and sunny but more stable weather than in the height of the summer. The Tropics ie anywhere between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn are always best visited during their respective winters because summer is when you ge the tropical storms and hurricanes.

SM

I think this place looks fab! You've got me hankering after luxury hols now.

http://www.montagelagunabeach.com/resort_overview/index.html

Thank you all so much for your replies.

I've had a look at all the suggestions and discussed them at length with my fiance, who now tells me that he believes I'm being "completely unreasonable" in my demands and what I want doesn't exist outside of disneyland/the fairytales I read as a little girl! (And no, disneyland is not an option).

It's caused quite a lot of friction, to tell you the truth, and that coupled with our differing views on the wedding itself (cake, cars, bridesmaids dresses, menu etc...etc...) makes me wonder if the wedding will even go ahead at this rate.

He is now saying he thinks we should just go Greek island 'hopping', but that sounds awful to me and it really defeats the whole object. I don't even like greek food for one thing.

It's all very upsetting, but thank you all for your support.

Good luck with your fiance . IMO of course this is what id do.

Let things settle down for a few days then QUITELY Carry on doing your research on your own and when you have narrowed things down to maybe 2 hotels that tick your boxes as near as possible and youve fallen in love with then start working on him and only give him a couple of choices. sorry guys here but our fellas dont cope well with too much choice .

enjoy

lyn

I think you should both sit down and talk about mariage before arguing over the honeymoon.

Bride to be with your budget you will find some fabulous places to go that you will remember for the rest of your life, just accept you cant have all the things you want but make sure you keepthe most important.

IMO git rid of theme park, aviary,maze.

Decide if its beautiful beaches which are more important than mountain views.

Do you want somehwere cosmopoliotan with designer shops or are yoyu happy with a few local shops this would narrow down choices quite a bit.

Are you looking for exotic far flung remote or a chic busy European/American destination.

What do you like on your holidays is it lying on a beach or do you prefer pools,

People on here will help if you narrow things down a bit.

If island hopping is not your idea of fun and you dont like greek food then this obviously is not a place to be considered for your honeymoon. My experience after the stresses and strains of a wedding was 2 weeks chill many places in the world to do this.

Carribean,Mexico,Mauritius,seychelles,phuket,maldives,kenya,south africa,madagascar,hawaii. My sound typical honeymoon destinations but all offer fantastic experiences.Plus there are many more.

If you and you fiancee dolike different things there are excellent 2 stay opions for instance 1 week safari one week beach.

Do please remember the reasons why you are getting married the rest is the window dressing.

Kind Regards
Stewart

Bride to be

Don't want to put a dampner on your big day or your future, but if you are arguing over the wedding itself and the honeymoon you're not getting off to a very good start.

Obviously when we get married we all want the 'best wedding/ honeymoon ever' in reality that is not always possible. As Stewart says I think you both need to think about the reasons why you are getting married and not the actual event itself. Also by the sounds of it you need to get to know each other a bit more. If Greek Island hopping did not appeal to me my husband would not even suggest it because he would know what I like and what I don't like. The first thing you will learn when married is to compromise sometimes and also to give as well as take. If there is any couple in the world who agree on absolutely everything I will eat my hat (if I had one). I have been married for almost 23 years and believe me we don't agree on everything, but when there is an important decision to be made we talk about it and listen to each other then COMPROMISE if we can't entirely agree. Your wedding/honeymoon is supposed to be one of the happiest times in your life, don't spoil it by arguing about it. At the end of the day does it really matter where you go on honeymoon.?

Hope things work out
Regards Jackie

All these places makes my two weeks honeymoon in Torremolinos (39 years ago today) look really tame. I do agree with previous posts about the marriage and hopefully the years ahead that count and compromise is what will make it work.

judith
you were lucky... all we could afford was 4 nights in a 4 star country hotel in kent

even then after the wedding i worked in the evening and went to the hotel about 2 in the morning {back in my youth i was in the entetainment buissness customers came first}

sorry a little ........ my honeymoon was 2 nights in great yarmouth with my Dh and our best friends ( who were our witnesses ! ).
We spent our wedding evening in a night club ! .... wouldn't change it for the world !
And that was nearly 14 years ago and still married !!!! ( happily !! )
Hope you find your perfect destination and have a great time !!!

lou x

Bride to be.

Seeing as you have such a HUGE budget for a honeymoon and loads of boxes to tick, why can't you split the honeymoon into three and that way you should be able to fit in almost everything on your agenda (except for the zoo!! )

Me personally, if I had 10grand for a honeymoon I'd want a world cruise. Ever though of that?

10K for a honeymoon!.That would have bought me 10 houses when I was married!.We spent a week with my husbands aunt in Henley on Thames for our honeymoon.I think Singapore would suit bride to be as its so diverse, has plenty of off shore islands for her hubby and theres a fabulous bird park there!.