Hello !

As you browse this blog, I thought it would be nice to introduce ourselves and tell you a little about our story.

My name is Sébastien Leidgens; I am the founder of Let’s Go My Love and an entrepreneur originally from Belgium.

Let’s Go My Love is an independent blog specializing in curating unique accommodations, romantic hotels, and exceptional getaways in Europe, with a particular focus on Belgium, France, Switzerland, and Italy.

We already have over 350 exceptional destinations in our exclusive collection.

We don’t list everything: we select only places we’ve visited and chosen carefully for their setting, atmosphere, and the experience they offer couples.

Coming here is a bit like flipping through a treasured address book discovered by chance in an attic. You open it and discover addresses carefully annotated over years of travel and exploration. Who wrote it? A mystery... But that’s the idea.

We spend 90% of our time selecting and describing high-quality places. Once published, the listing is reviewed and updated throughout the year.

Every featured location undergoes a human editorial selection process. We travel about three months a year (sometimes for several weeks at a time) and offer a wealth of advice. Travel and meeting people are truly our passion.

The blog is primarily aimed at couples looking for unique accommodations, romantic nights, romantic getaways, cabins in nature, bubbles under the stars, or hotels with private spas.

We negotiate numerous promo codes offering discounts or free bottles. Simply enter the code LETSGOMYLOVE or mention us when booking to automatically activate exclusive benefits.

A quick look back... In July 2020, I was eager to launch a new project in the travel industry, but what kind?

At the time, I was working as Digital Marketing Director for the French industrial company Re-uz, which specializes in reusable products. For example, Re-uz was the official supplier of reusable products for the Paris Olympics.

Previously, I also helped develop the Brussels-based luxury travel agency Little Guest, which selects the most beautiful hotels for families.

In the weeks that followed, I put the following idea down on paper: to create a high-quality romantic collection. And I found an editorial direction: places run by passionate people, with a romantic atmosphere and a real personality, a bit like a book or a painting.

Today, there are two of us working full-time on the site (a team that’s both Belgian and French), and we collaborate with several freelancers on a weekly basis.

What makes us happiest: visitors are very engaged with the site, remember the name, and come back later. And honestly, that wasn’t a given, given the competition in the tourism industry. We can’t wait to see what the future holds.

The logo has several meanings: it symbolizes the L for Let's Go My Love and the 2 for the couple. It's also half of a heart, and the font used to draw the logo is... Holiday!

No, I've been launching projects since I was 20! Among the projects that influenced Let's Go My Love, the first was Qui Connaît un bon, launched in 2015. It was a recommendation system that was hugely successful in Europe. The idea was to ask the residents of a city a question: who knows a good baker? Who knows a good doctor? Word of mouth provided relevant answers. The other project that influenced me is Little Guest, a collection of luxury hotels for families. I was involved in developing the project and had the opportunity to combine my passion for digital technology with another passion: travel and hospitality. 

Basically, we try to choose places that have personality and leave lasting memories. We've noticed that couples are often looking for a unique experience that's different from the last one. Here are a few questions we ask ourselves every time:

- Does the venue have a personality all its own?
- Does it have wellness facilities such as a Jacuzzi?
- Does the venue garner rave reviews online?
- Is the venue suitable for celebrating a special occasion?
- Is the atmosphere romantic?
- Is the venue still a bit of a secret?
- Is the price reasonable or justified?
- Does the venue tell a story, like a book or a painting?
- Does the venue stimulate the imagination?

We limit the number of venues per geographical area to offer a real label of quality.

Historically, Romanticism wasn't all rose petals and hearts. Here's Wikipedia's definition:

"A movement that emerged at the end of the 18th century, characterized by the artist's desire to explore all the possibilities of art in order to express his state of mind. It was a reaction of sentiment against reason, exalting the mysterious and the fantastic and seeking escape and rapture in dreams, nature and the sublime, the exotic and the past, the ideal or the nightmare of a passionate sensibility."

Today, Let's Go My Love is part of this movement. But, one thing leading to another, we've added a second dimension: the bohemian aspect. This time, it's a 19th-century artistic movement, on the bangs of the more aristocratic Romanticism. It's both a lifestyle that rejects bourgeois domination in the context of industrial society and, at the same time, seeks an artistic ideal.

If we wanted to schematize, we could say that we're constantly trying to find a balance between more luxurious venues (traditional romanticism) and more unusual venues that are part of the bohemian movement. We want to offer something for every budget. Diversity is key for us.

We thought about it at first. But today, it's something we want to avoid. We prefer sustainable growth and total independence. We started the project with my savings and that was it. Today, we're slowly making a living from it. The advantage is that when you move slowly, you're less likely to take a wrong turn and, above all, you can keep the level of fine-tuning at a maximum.