Forget nice, get naughty this holiday season

This is the year to give back to the one who matters most, you. Celebrate self-indulgence with endless seasonal rates and services being offered over the holidays. Start your holiday right by celebrating travel, spa treatment, amazing culinary and just about anything else that comes to mind…

Indulge in the Naughty Package at Victoria’s Inn at Laurel Point. For $199, your one-night stay includes a naughty “love kit” filled with mischievous surprises, breakfast in bed and a late checkout. Meow! Visit www.laurelpoint.com or call 1-800-663-7667.

Bathing in milk is so 2,000 years ago. Up the stakes in BC’s Interior and try our Beyond Wrapture’s Vinotherapy massage when you’re staying at Summerland Waterfront Resort & Spa in the Okanagan Valley. For a luxurious one night stay with wine and cheese in front of the in-suite fireplace, Vinotherapy massage, and breakfast in bed, your naughty stay starts at $350. Visit www.summerlandresorthotel.com or call 1-877-494-8111.

Skip town and head for Tofino’s best-kept secret in December, storm watching at Long Beach Lodge Resort. The pounding waves and Christmas seasonal rates make missing family dinner all too easy to justify. Sit by the fireside in an overstuffed chair next to the Christmas tree in the Great Room while enjoying the sights and sounds of the crashing winter surf. For information, please visit www.longbeachlodgeresort.com or call 1-877-844-7873.

Prove to the neighbours that the grass is truly greener on the other side by purchasing a three-hour, $500 consultation with the Design Butler. From lighting solutions to staging and art and décor, your house will be the star of the block. Visit www.brucewilson.ca or call 250-385-9204.

Or forget buying the in-laws a gift this year and, instead, make yourself a pair of earring at Skanda – a Victoria-based store that specializes in pre-made, co-design gemstone jewellery and classes. Visit www.skanda.ca or call 250-475-2632.