Experience at La Quinta Resort & Club

La Quinta Resort and Club, nestled at the base of the Santa Rosa mountains, offers world-class golf, dining, spa, and spectacular views. (photo courtesy of La Quinta Resort & Club)

The famous romantic comedy, “It Happened One Night,” was written by the incomparable Frank Capra while he was staying at a casita at La Quinta Resort. This romantic interlude Valentine’s package is a contemporary version filled with amenities that would have greatly pleased Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable.

Dinner for Two at the highly acclaimed Morgan’s in the desert

and one glass of house wine per person; sparkling wine and chocolate covered strawberries upon arrival; breakfast the next morning at Twenty6.

Package price is $489, excluding tax and gratuity. For additional nights, rates start at $295. To book “The Original Romance” experience, call 1-800-598-3828. La Quinta Resort & Club

49-499 Eisenhower Drive, La Quinta, CA 92253(760)564-4111. www.laquintaresort.com

Build Your Own Valentine’s Weekend at Pelican Hill

Write your own love story with the customizable “build your own weekend” Valentine’s experience at Pelican Hill Resort in Newport Beach. Overlooking the Pacific Ocean, the package at the luxious resort includes a one-night stay in a bungalow guest room, a bottle of sparkling Prosecco wine and strawberries, a rose petal turndown, continental breakfast in bed and late check-out. Customize your stay by adding one of the following options: · Relax & Re-Kindle: Indulge in a couples red Pomegranate seasonal body gelato 50-minute treatment, romantic bath for two, spa cuisine lunch and Crystal Cove Fitness Walk.

Play Date

Enjoy a round of golf for two on Pelican Hill’s Tom Fazio-designed Ocean North or Ocean South course, complete with forecaddie, golf cart and spectacular ocean views!

Table for Two

Savor “Il Menu dell’ Amore” dinner with wine pairings at signature restaurant Andrea, rated one of the “Top 50 Most Romantic Restaurants in the U.S.” Then, share a mini red velvet cake for two, handmade truffles by our pastry chef and bottle of red wine in your bungalow by candlelight or al fresco on your private terrace.

Choose any weekend in February for a romantic one-night garden-view Bungalow stay at a special rate of $775, and then select one of the following inclusive options to customize your experience. To book this package, please call (800) 820-6800.

Additional options can be added as a room charge. For example, deck out your bungalow in fresh red roses or a favorite flower of choice. Or, relax in “his and hers” monogrammed silk bathrobes with your initials as a treasured keepsake to take home. Upon check in, request “The Top 10 Most Romantic Places to Kiss at Pelican Hill” list and explore them all to determine your favorite. Finally, upgrade to an ocean-view Bungalow for just $150 more.

Pelican Hill Resort, 22701 Pelican Hill Road South, Newport Coast, CA 92657. (949)467-6800 www.pelicanhill.com

Ain’t Love Grand Package

In Northern Coastal San Diego, The Grand Del Mar offers splendid ways for lovers to celebrate the month of love. – Valentine’s Day sentiments abound throughout February at this stunning AAA Five Diamond and Forbes Five Star amid the natural beauty of the Los Peñasquitos Preserve. Available February 1–28, 2011.

The one-night accommodations includes a dozen long-stemmed roses upon arrival; fireside champagne, caviar and oysters for two; served at outdoor fireplace; romantic do-it-yourself spa treatment turndown amenity, including The Spa’s housemade salt scrub infused with fresh rosemary from the resort’s gardens and signature renaissance massage oil; breakfast for two in bed or at a resort restaurant; late 2:00 pm check-out; complimentary overnight valet parking.

Rates are from $945 per night with additional nights at $365 on weekdays (Sun-Thurs) and $395 on weekends (Fri-Sat) (exclusive of hotel tax of 12.5%); 72-hour advanced reservations required. For reservations, 888-314-2030.

While you’re there, book Cupid’s Classic at The Spa at The Grand Del Mar. Indulge á deux at San Diego’s only Five-Star/Five Diamond spa with this romantic couples’ treatment. Enjoy a 30-minute mineral-rich bath for two accompanied by a bottle of Tarlant Champagne,  plus chocolate-covered strawberries; a 60-minute Swedish massage, and a 30-minute moisturizing aromatherapy scalp massage. The price is $725 per couple (exclusive of tax and gratuity)and is available daily during the month of February. .

The Grand Del Mar, 5300 Grand Del Mar Court, San Diego,CA(858)314-2000. www.TheGrandDelMar.com.