Soak in an outdoor tub at Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa PHOTO COURTESY OF BRANDS
Carter Estate Winery and Resort
The Temecula favorite makes it easy to escape to wine country with a luxurious couples package, available for the entire month of February. Your one-night stay in one of the resort’s stylish bungalows with private patios overlooking the vineyards will come complete with chocolate-covered strawberries, a welcome bottle of Carter Estate wine and an additional sparkling bottle, rose petals and breakfast. Sample more of Carter Estate’s popular sparkling wine with a tasting at the winery, also available. carterestatewinery.com
Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa offers a Valentine’s Day package with luxe accommodations. PHOTO COURTESY OF BRANDS
Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa
Indulge in the ultimate romantic getaway with the picturesque property’s Valentine’s Day package. In addition to luxury accommodations, guests will receive a bottle of Piper-Heidsieck NV cuvée brut (or Rare Millesime 2006, for an upgrade), chocolate truffles, chocolate-covered strawberries and a late checkout time of 3PM. The Spa at Estancia also offers rejuvenating treatments in a cozy couples bungalow—boasting a private deck and intimate outdoor tub for two. estancialajolla.com
Fairmont Grand Del Mar’s Center For Wellbeing features an adults-only relaxation pool PHOTO COURTESY OF BRANDS
Fairmont Grand Del Mar
The Fairmont’s Center For Wellbeing specializes in whole-body approaches to soothing and reviving the mind, body and spirit. Book the sensuous Couple’s Classic package this Valentine’s Day, and you and your loved one can both enjoy a mineral-rich bath, a customized 60-minute massage and a moisturizing wrap—including a relaxing head and foot massage. The elegant, top-rated facility features an adults-only relaxation pool, lounges with fireplaces, handcrafted chocolates and snacks, and 11 treatment rooms—including a private couples suite. granddelmar.com/wellness
Rancho Bernardo Inn offers three pools and private cabanas PHOTO COURTESY OF BRANDS
Mission Pacific Hotel
Oceanside’s beachfront sanctuary wants to wine and dine you this February. A glamorous two-night Over the Top Romance Package ($5,000) begins with Champagne and a dozen roses upon your arrival at the Dreamscape suite. Following a 45-minute sunset helicopter ride along the coast—with luxury car transfers, of course—you’ll proceed to Valle, the coveted new restaurant from Baja chef Roberto Alcocer, for the restaurant’s decadent four-course Valentine’s Day dinner menu, with wine pairings for two. missionpacifichotel.com
Mission Pacific Hotel’s Over the Top Romance Package includes two nights in the Dreamscape suite PHOTO COURTESY OF BRANDS
Rancho Bernardo Inn
The sprawling, 265-acre North County resort with lush greenery, three swimming pools, golf, a stellar spa and wellness center, and top-notch dining options is offering a Valentine’s Weekend for Two package for those seeking a relaxing getaway. Your one-night stay in a secluded room among the gardens includes dinner for two at AVANT, which will be serving a four-course Valentine’s Day prix fixe menu featuring garden-to-table dishes that epitomize wine country dining, available from Feb. 11 to 14. ranchobernardoinn.com
Suites with private patios boast vineyard views. PHOTO COURTESY OF BRANDS
Sample Carter Estate Winery and Resort’s sparkling wine at a tasting PHOTO COURTESY OF BRANDS
Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa
Take a Mediterranean-style escape to Rancho Santa Fe at this all-suite Spanish Colonial property, set on gardens and citrus groves. With Rancho Valencia’s Winter Romance package, couples will receive a welcome Champagne amenity upon checking in to their casita, featuring a fireplace and patio. Stays include breakfast for two each morning, a daily resort credit and a late checkout. Guests can also indulge in a couples massage at the newly renovated spa, or salon services like blowouts, manicures and makeup application from Lawless Beauty and Shu Uemura haircare. Looking to get physical? Opt for a private yoga session for two, or a couples tennis lesson. ranchovalencia.com
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