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Sailing the Sea of LOVE

Luxurious romance at Four Seasons Hotel Hangzhou at West Lake

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Your legendary wedding begins on the water, feeling the flow of nature and the romance of picture-perfect West Lake. Upon arrival, you and your beloved sail to the Four Seasons Hotel Hangzhou at West Lake onboard a Chinesesty­le wooden rowboat. The bewitching, fairytale setting the perfect place to launch your life together or a romantic retreat.

Water has always been a symbol of love. You immediatel­y succumb to romantic recollecti­ons of Marco Polo and the ancient days of sailing, crossing over into the realm of total rest and relaxation, in the arms of your beloved. Cruising through willow-fringed waters, you breathe in the stunning panorama of West Lake not wanting to forget one detail of the beginning of the rest of your life together, or simply this sacred moment. As you float past Three Pools Mirroring the Moon and its elegant, Qing Dynasty miniature pagodas that sit in the water, the boatman regales you with tales about the statues providing magic views of the moon in the water. It occurs to you that your love has been just as awe-inspiring.

If this is a dream, no pinch would ever wake you. Instead you fall deeper into the spell that is West Lake and the enchantmen­t of your unique happily ever after at the Four Seasons Hotel Hangzhou where intimate, striking pagoda-style pavilions string along walkways like pearls through lush waterfall gardens and jungle landscapes. Say I do surrounded by ancient temples, pagodas, gardens, dramatical­ly carved man-made islands, and causeways. Your vows just as timeless as the UNESCO world heritage surroundin­gs.

After docking, a lavish welcome tea greets you to further set the mood. You decide to take the boat out again later that afternoon, this time with a bottle of your favourite champagne–– after the bride has her traditiona­l String Resonance Massage at the Jiang Naninspire­d SPA. Her beloved decides on a traditiona­l Dragon-well Tea and Jade Spring Ritual.

78 guestrooms with many featuring breathtaki­ng terraces with remarkable panoramas of the lake, forest glades and water gardens. Framed with willow trees, ponds and lagoons, the hotel provides a picturesqu­e setting for open-air weddings and intimate receptions. Make your dreams come true when you promise to love and honour each other––for the first time or fortieth––on the Love Bridge hovering above a stunning infinity pond overlookin­g the ancient landscapes that surround West Lake.

The changing seasons here add different, unforgetta­ble, personalit­ies to the flora and fauna. From the lavish, abundant, heavy blooms of summer to delicate, windwhippe­d branches of winter, every day and every season unfolds the beauty of West Lake in new and exciting ways.

Join the legends of star-crossed poets, mythical white snake ladies, painters and ancient royals to celebrate your union or intimate retreat at the wonder that is the

Four Seasons Hotel Hangzhou at West Lake. Your boat awaits to take you deeper into the most romantic voyage of your life on the sea of love.

Visit www.fourseason­s.com/hangzhou

 ??  ?? Water Platform Wedding Ceremony
Water Platform Wedding Ceremony
 ??  ?? Romantic breakfast onboard traditiona­l Chinese wooden rowboat
Romantic breakfast onboard traditiona­l Chinese wooden rowboat
 ??  ?? String Resonance Massage
String Resonance Massage

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