I understand that as a magazine intended for American readers interested in coastal living, the list may need to be limited to destinations within arm's reach of the mainland and it appears to cover the important regions in the U.S., but I would like to think this list would try to be as realistic as possible too. Starting with an inn in the Grenadines, however, Petit St. Vincent at $675 a night doesn't just qualify as a "splurge," but a costly investment I imagine few readers can or will be able to afford. The rest of the destinations cost within $150-300 per night.

While I'd like to think that seven of the world's most romantic islands are in the United States, I'm almost POSITIVE that there are much more noteworthy romantic island hideaways that Millburg doesn't account for here. I mean, if Maui qualifies as an romantic island, then what about the Maldives, St. Kitts, Bora Bora, Sardinia, Corsica, Korcula, Bali, or New Zealand while we're at it!

The more I read these kinds of lists, the more I realize how little readers are able to expand their horizons with the content they are given. I would love to see travel writers like Millburg stretch the reader's imagination by going global rather than staying local and regional.