With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, many residents of our luxury apartments in San Antonio are rushing to plan the perfect date night. Whether your idea of the perfect date is a fancy dinner, a planned activity, or just enjoying each other’s company, there are lots of ways to pull off a romantic Valentine’s Day date that shows your partner how much you care. In fact, you may not even need to leave home to plan your ideal date night, since our community amenities and apartment amenities offer a wide variety of ways to spend time together right here at the best luxury apartments in San Antonio.

Take a Romantic Stroll On The Riverwalk

Do you and your partner enjoy long walks together? Why not keep it simple with a romantic stroll along the Riverwalk? You can take in the sights of Downtown San Antonio while you hold hands and chat about your favorite moments together. Just make sure to bundle up and wear comfortable shoes! As romantic as it may be to let your partner wear your coat when they get cold, you’re both going to want a few layers between you and the February chill.

Cook Your Favorite Meal Together At Home

You don’t necessarily need to visit a fancy restaurant in order to enjoy a romantic dinner together with your partner. Why not try cooking one or two of your favorite dishes together from your designer kitchen at our luxury apartments? You can either work together to recreate a meal that is sentimental to your relationship or divide and conquer to each prepare a dish that the other person loves.

Share a Candle-Lit Dessert Course On The Balcony

If it’s not too cold (or you have a big fluffy blanket you can cuddle under), enjoying the view from your patio or balcony while you share dessert could be a great way to create a romantic atmosphere. For bonus points, light a few candles as the sun begins to set and enjoy a warm dessert like pie fresh from the oven or lava cakes with a molten center. Just remember to avoid any open flames by opting for electric candles, or skip the candles entirely and opt for twinkle lights instead.

Visit The San Antonio Botanical Gardens

Flowers are a go-to Valentine’s Day gift, but why not put a new spin on this classic by visiting the Botanical Gardens together? Although the weather is cold, the Botanical Gardens are always full of beautiful plants and easy walking paths. They even have a “Palentine’s Day Brunch” event on the 13th that could be the perfect way to kick off your V-Day celebrations; just be sure to register by Feb 11th!

Challenge Each Other at a Local Mini-Golf Course

Sometimes a little friendly competition makes for the perfect date night activity, and what’s more classic than a mini golf date night? There are plenty of mini golf courses to choose from near home: Monster Mini Golf, Cool Crest Mini Golf, and Embassy Mini Golf are all popular choices located near our luxury apartments in San Antonio.

If you prefer to stay home (or you’re just not a putt putt fan), try heading over to our resident game room for your friendly competition, or bust out one of your favorite games at home in your apartment.

That’s it for this year’s Valentine’s Day ideas! If you found this post useful or interesting, we encourage you to share it with your friends and colleagues! If you want to find your ideal home at one of our RPM communities across the US, check out our Communities page.

As Super Bowl LVI quickly approaches, residents of our luxury apartments across the US are likely to be hosting watch parties both virtually and in person. However you host your Super Bowl party this year, we have a few tips to help your party be the best it can be. Since RPM Living manages many multifamily developments across the country, we’ve gathered plenty of tips for throwing a great party in an apartment setting. Here are some of our best tips for hosting a successful watch party from your luxury apartment.

Know How You’ll Watch Ahead of Time

These days, many folks, especially apartment dwellers, tend not to have traditional cable service, which can make watching the Super Bowl difficult. Before the day of the game, make sure you know how you’ll be watching the game and whether you’ll need to change your tech setup to accommodate your watch party.

For example, if you’ll be streaming it from your phone or laptop but want to watch on your TV, make sure you have the cables or streaming devices you’ll need to accomplish that. Test it ahead of time too so you know exactly how it works on game day. This way you’ll avoid missing the beginning of the match because you had to troubleshoot.

If you’re planning a virtual super bowl party this year, knowing your tech setup ahead of time is doubly important because you’ll need to know how you’re watching the game and how you’ll run the video call with your fellow attendees, all without audio interference between the game and the video call.

Keep Snacks Simple

Snacks are a must for any classic Super Bowl watch party, but you don’t have to go all out on a complicated spread. Stick to finger foods that can easily be eaten without making a mess so that folks don’t have to choose between sitting on the couch and enjoying a snack.

Great go-to's are potato chips, popcorn, pretzels, and maybe a fresh fruit or veggie platter to balance things out. Jalapeño poppers, cookies, and sliders are also great options that require some preparation but are still easy to eat from the couch without too much mess.

Another way to keep things simple is to ask your guests to bring a food or drink of their choice to share. This way it doesn’t all fall to you to create the perfect spread and you’re sure to have at least one option that each person will enjoy.

Plan Activities For Folks Who May Get Bored

Unless all your party attendees are equally invested in watching every moment of the game, planning side activities could be a great way to accommodate the boredom of less invested watchers. After all, super bowl games are a significant time investment and chances are you’ll have at least one person in attendance who doesn’t know the difference between an option and a bootleg…or between a quarterback and a running back. You might even have young children in attendance who need something to do while the adults watch.

For those watching, you could create Super Bowl bingo cards that give even casual viewers something to focus on during the game. For those who want to disengage from the game temporarily, paper football or classic party games like beer pong could be the perfect distraction. For young children, consider having activities like coloring books or themed crafts like DIY foam fingers.

That’s it for this year’s Super Bowl party tips! We wish you the best of luck in your next housing search. If you want to shop RPM communities across the US, make sure to check out our Communities page!