Don’t Take a Vow of Poverty: Go to These Affordable Honeymoon Resorts Instead

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Walla Walla, Washington: Marcus Whitman Hotel

The wine country in Walla Walla. (Photo: Richard Duval)

How does a no-cost glass of wine or two sound after all that anticipated wedding hooplah? If your answer is “oustanding,” consider Washington’s wine country, says Dr. Pepper Schwartz, author of Places for Passion. The Marcus Whitman Hotel downtown can serve as home base. “There are numerous wine tasting places within a few blocks, many of which will not charge for the chance to sample their wines,” she says.

Cost: From $125 per couple, per night

Perks for lovers: The Marcus Whitman has a free hot breakfast, and complimentary wine from surrounding tasting rooms is plentiful, even on non-“barrel” weekends, when winemakers show off their new vintages and dole out samples. Check out the Walla Walla Valley Wine Alliance‘s website for more information.

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Nassau, Bahamas: Breezes Resort Spa

(Photo: Breezes Resort Spa/Facebook)

Who wants a free wedding? “Super-inclusive,” no-tipping-allowed Breezes Resort Spa on Nassau’s Cable Beach offers a complimentary Endless Love package that provides a wedding planner, cake, officiant, marriage license, bouquet/boutonniere, champagne, music and festive decor, and four guest passes. Also available gratis upon request: a sand ceremony, jumping the broom, and a unity candle lighting. Aside from weddings, the 391-room resort has a restaurant equipped with loveseat-style tables for two in their Garden of Eden restaurant and a rule that all resort guests must be 14 years or older.

Cost: $200 per person, per night, all-inclusive (check the resort’s deals page for discounts)

Perks for lovers: Did we mention the free wedding? Even if you’re getting hitched somewhere else, all honeymooners get in-room fresh fruit and sparkling wine.

Marfa, Texas: El Cosmico hotel and campground

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Earthy couples, if all you want after you tie the knot is calm and reconnection in a hip, artsy, pared-down atmosphere, El Cosmico “nomadic hotel and campground” in the Texas desert is for you. Pick a tepee, yurt, trailer, or tent to sleep in—but know that this isn’t your grandpa’s campsite. You’re welcome to go spartan with an $85-per-night tent and use the communal kitchen and bathhouse, but even the top-end restored vintage Imperial Mansion trailer is affordable at $170 a night, and it comes with its own full kitchen, bath, heat/AC, and private cedar deck, with two Acapulco chairs for gazing out on the West Texas evening together.

Cost: From $85 per couple, per night

Perks for lovers: Quiet hours start at 11 p.m. every night. Free outdoor concerts called Sunset Soundtracks occur under the stars at regular intervals, as do reasonably priced classes like craft-spirit-making sessions. When evening rolls around, rent a wood-fired hot tub for four hours for $85—the hotel will stoke the fires for you (don’t worry, that’s not a euphemism).

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Punta Cana, Dominican Republic: Barceló Bávaro Beach

(Courtesy: Barceló Bávaro Beach) 

If a veritable king and queen’s banquet of honeymoon perks at a value rate appeals to you and your new spouse, Punta Cana, in the Dominican Republic, offers nice extras for cheap, says Susan Breslow, honeymoons expert at About.com. One example: the adults-only, all-inclusive resort Barceló Bávaro Beach, a 589-room behemoth with nine à la carte restaurants perfect for having romantic dinners sans the buffet-table lines.

Cost: From $168 per person, per night, all-inclusive

Perks for lovers: Barceló’s In Love package is completely free. Here’s what you get: a room upgrade, late check-out, a bottle of sparkling wine delivered to the room, honeymooners’ T-shirts (because why not?), a 15 percent discount on spa services, a 10 percent discount on tours with Vacaciones Barceló, and a printed picture from the photo shop.

Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania: Glasbern Inn

(Courtesy: Glasbern Inn)

RR is inescapable at the Glasbern Inn, a country retreat that offers elopement packages (larger, full wedding packages are available too). As honeymoon accommodations go, relationships expert Schwartz says the half-timbered rooms, fireplaces, and beautiful grounds are darn near unbeatable, especially in the wintertime.

Cost: From $150 per couple, per night

Perks for lovers: A full country breakfast for two is included, as are free farm walking trails for private strolls. Even one of the least expensive Main Barn rooms has a whirlpool and a separate private sun room.

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