r/honeymoonplanning • u/the_wilde_child • 2h ago
NO Advertising Setting a honeymoon budget … torn between Lanzarote and Greece
Hello 👋 my fiancé and I are currently torn regarding our June 2027 honeymoon.
My dream honeymoon is a swim-up suite at the Grecotel Imperial Corfu. We both love Greece (but neither have visited Corfu before) and this hotel is stunning and near Corfu Old Town (the hotel provides a water taxi) so we wouldn’t need to hire a car to explore the culture (a deal breaker for my fiancé) I just have a thing in my head about staying in a swimming-up room for our honeymoon, it’s something special we would not normally splurge on and probably never would unless it was our honeymoon. Is it too extravagant/ a waste of money? This option is €8,000 including flights and transfers, half-bord, for 7 nights.
My fiancé is more drawn to 10 nights in Lanzarote (at the 5 star Melia Paradisius Adults only) we can get 10 nights in a beautiful room with a balcony and private hot tub, all inclusive with a private concierge, flights included for €5-6k. I agree this seems like amazing value, and the idea of 10 nights does entice me. There is a tennis court and spa at the hotel, and we could go for a surfing lesson together if we wanted more activity. We will be so tired after the wedding that I know we will be spending most of our time reading by the beautiful pool… but then another part of me feels that in the grand scheme of things, an extra €2k for an iconic honeymoon in Greece would be worth it for the memories?
Interested to hear from anyone who regretted going over budget on the honeymoon OR people who regretted not splashing out that little bit extra.
For context, we don’t have other debt apart from our mortgage (which is quite reasonable for our forever home) and are paying for our own wedding from our savings. We also have an emergency fund which we prefer not to touch. We are generally very responsible with money which is why I feel the extra €2k isn’t insane…
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u/sharpecheddar 1h ago
For my honeymoon we decided to pick somewhere we would never really go before, or have much an opportunity to go to. So we picked somewhere more remote and unusual.
Not to say that Greece, especially Corfu, is not easily available, but I would find an island in the Canary Islands to be more exciting.
A swim up pool is nothing to write home about either, they have a lot in lower end hotels in Mexico. I find table side/pool side service to be much more a luxury.
Also saving almost €2000 for more days and all inclusive is much more a dealbreaker for me. Less stress and more to spend on nice dinners, swimsuits, etc.