Book a holiday season getaway at El Careyes, a 51 room beach-side resort on Mexico’s Costalegre between Manzanillo and Puerto Vallarta, between December 20 and December 28, 2009 and they’ll toss in a whole host of additional reasons to celebrate. Special package rates (from $480 per night double occupancy, minimum four night stay) include a bevy of festive freebies including a welcome mocktail and fruit platter, a complimentary bottle of wine, a surprise Christmas gift, daily breakfast for two at La Lantana Restaurant (don’t miss the chilaquiles), a one-hour massage per couple, airport transfers, a one hour horseback ride plus complimentary use of the tennis courts, Jacuzzi, steam room and fitness center.

In addition to having one of Costalegre’s few gentle and swimmer-friendly beaches, El Careyes, a member of the Mexico Boutique Hotels group, also has an enticing free-form pool that wi­nds its way through the resort’s enormous central garden, languidly passing under bridges and flowing past lush tropical vegetation. With average winter temperatures ranging from the mid 70s to the low 80s, that pool will come in ho-ho-handy too.