Gift Yourself One of These Amazing Holiday Vacation Packages

If you’re skiing through the holiday season, the Montage Deer Valley will make your visit extra special. Every year, the calendar fills with festive flair. Highlights include holiday stocking deliveries, family tubing nights, caroling performances, s’mores, and an intricate gingerbread house display. Cue visions of sugarplums with an in-room Santa tuck-in service, featuring story time and cookies. Home to the largest spa in the state, five eateries, and Champagne toasts in a cozy après-ski lounge, the resort offers plenty of ways to treat yourself.

During the Holidays at the Fairmont San Francisco happening, the scene is pure Willy Wonka-level magic at this 1907, grand dame. Let’s start with the gingerbread house—an epic, two-story, adult-sized display made with gallons of frosting and hundreds of pounds of candy. The piece is so revered, the hotel offers engagement packages giving lovebirds private access to pop the question inside the sugar mansion. Fans can also book private dinners for 10 inside the sweet abode (from $300). Adding to the classic charm and decadence, this year, the Fairmont reopens Cirque Bar, the first cocktail joint to open after Prohibition was repealed, as a holiday pop-up. Then, of course, there’s the lobby’s 23-foot Christmas tree, the famed Gingerbread Holiday Tea, and the family-friendly two-bedroom Santa Suite (from $1,599/night), complete with a candy and hot chocolate bar (plus adult beverages for parents), a delicious VIP breakfast for four, access to all the classic holiday movies you can watch, and a kit to create your very own gingerbread house.

Carmel is the ultimate storybook escape. Set just outside of town’s quaint streets, Carmel Valley Ranch offers the best of both worlds— a secluded 500-acre wonderland to explore, with easy access to one-of-a-kind shops, tasting rooms, and cafes. Stay active with world-class golf and fun classes like falconry and hatchet throwing, and browse the onsite organic garden and apiary that source the ingredients served throughout your stay. If holiday wind-down is what you’re after, the fireplace suites, plush robes, and deep soaking baths in every room—all spruced up after a property-wide upgrade this summer—will make the chaos of airport delays and shopping malls seem far, far away. Keep the Zen going with the resort’s Winter Break at the Ranch package for a complimentary third night.

Saddle up for the holidays at Hermosa Inn, tucked into Phoenix’s aptly named Paradise Valley. Originally built as a private residence for renowned cowboy artist Lon Megargee, the boutique inn glows with Western charm. Decorated with all the trimmings, the adobe offers cozy courtyard fireplaces, 43 plush casitas, seasonal cocktails, and thoughtful touches like house-made cider and fresh-baked cookies in the lobby each day. Reserve the Hermosa Holidays Getaway package for a fireplace-equipped casita to call your home-away-from-home for the holidays.

There’s no place like home for the holidays, but Ojai Valley Inn is a close second. During their six-week Serenity Season, the iconic resort inspires holiday cheer, with a menorah lighting for Hanukkah, New Year’s Eve festivities, and tons of fun in between. Getting into the Christmas spirit? Opt for your room to be adorned with a freshly cut tree, or for your suite’s fireplace mantel to be strung with stockings. Paint ornaments with the family in the hotel’s Artist’s Cottage, or order an elf-delivery of milk and cookies to your room. For next-level relaxation, indulge in a chai-infused winter body polish in the award-winning spa. When the kiddos are in tow, it’s worth booking the Winter Family Fun package, which wraps together breakfast every day for two adults and two little ones, luxe accommodations, a picnic lunch, and s’mores (of course).

Ever been ice-skating on the beach? At Hotel del Coronado, the crown jewel of San Diego’s Coronado Island, you can make it happen. Each year, the Del (as it’s known locally) transforms into a seaside winter wonderland for its Holiday Festival. A grand, two-story tree graces the lobby, a Victorian tea service stirs up holiday cheer, and glistening lights bedeck the 130-year-old resort’s iconic red-turret roof. The main attraction—a beachfront ice rink—is open to the public, but with the Skating by the Sea package guests get four passes to skate and with free use of beach chairs and umbrellas (you know, for when you’re ready to get back to indulging in sandier pursuits). With seasonal menus at two of the hotel’s ocean-view restaurants, luxe pet-friendly accommodations, and a prime location on one of the San Diego area’s best beaches, you may want to request an address change for St. Nick.

Known for its warm hospitality and elegant, the uber-cool Dossier is an ace spot for low-key Christmas fans to spend an understated—though no less merry–holiday. You’ll arrive in the lobby to find a hot chocolate bar done in partnership with local chocolatier Moonstruck, and between the chic holiday bazaar and free gift wrapping around the corner at Sentinel, last-minute shopping is a breeze. For naturalist, it’s a natural fit to settle on the All Spruced Up deal, which comes seasonal drinks and a decorated tree waiting in your room. What’s more, the hotel works with Friends with Trees to replant a green giant in return.

Looking shiny and bright after a $14 million update, the historic hotel presents the perfect basecamp for shopping and exploring around Pioneer Square. Jolly travelers can book one of the Christmas Suites (from $348)—with its wood-burning fireplaces and plush interiors—which get decked out with trees, stockings, and other holiday trimmings. Or, go for the Save Your Sanity deal to score 20 percent off the room rate and free glasses of bubbly for you and your travel mate upon arrival. Don’t leave without spending some time curled up with a good read and a bookish cocktail in the Alexis’ stunning literary-inspired bar.

Wine your winter blues away in Sonoma with a sumptuous stay at Hotel Healdsburg. The Winter Bliss package will get you a $100-per-night property credit for options like a locally-sourced feast at the casual-elegant Dry Creek Kitchen, an indulgent facial with farm-to-spa products, or a fireside Holiday Tea Service, complete with fresh baked scones, dainty tea sandwiches, sparkling wine cocktails, and holiday jingles from the lobby’s piano. From the moment you arrive, Hotel Healdsburg pulls out all the stops, welcoming guests with Sonoma wine and house-made truffles, and starting each day with a complimentary breakfast starring house-baked goods and made-to-order eggs. Pedal it all off and explore the town square on one of the hotel’s fleet of chartreuse bikes. You’ll feel anything but Grinch-like.

Shopping, cooking, traveling, breathing—it’s easy to get carried away with the bustle of the holidays. Reclaim some down time with Mother Nature at L’Auberge de Sedona, a dreamy desert haven nestled along a creek and surrounded by red rock views. Take advantage of the sunshine with a stunning hike or jeep tour, or stock up on artsy gifts at the many New Age shops in town. With the Snowmance Package enjoy a $380 credit toward two in-room, fireside spa treatments, Mexican  wedding cookies and hot cocoa spiked with añejo tequila at arrival, and a keepsake throw you can take home. Holiday movie nights, a sparkling tree, and special gingerbread turndown service will delight lovebirds and family groups alike.

Dripping in nostalgia, Victoria makes a charming place for a Canadian holiday. Each winter, British Columbia’s capital city shines bright, as the city dons its holiday finest with elaborate displays downtown, at the botanical gardens, and pretty much everywhere you look. Take a carriage ride through town to glimpse the festive window displays in the many 19th century-style storefronts lining Government Street. Rest your head at Magnolia Hotel & Spa, a historic, downtown boutique hotel with in-room fireplaces and stunning views of the inner harbor and Parliament buildings as they twinkle with lights. The 64-room hotel’s Victoria Christmas package grants you $75 each day to spend at the onsite spa or on oysters and foraged dishes at the property’s new locavore restaurant, The Courtney Room.