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Girl's Gift Guide

This holiday season, let Thrillist's Girl's Gift Guide help you effortlessly fake thoughtfulness. To see a mighty plethora of giftacular ideas, click here.

Go: La Playa Hotel, Carmel

La Playa Hotel, Carmel

Through April, $165 gets you a night's stay for two in this super serene ex-mansion with amenities like an outdoor heated pool, garden spa treatments, and a classy Terrace Grill. Mention Thrillist during booking, and the concierge'll set you up with a beach bonfire, blanket, and bucket of champagne -- or just hit up the Paso Robles Motel 6, buy a bottle of Cook's, and light stuff on fire.

Cheap, cheap romance at LaPlayaHotel.com

At 8th and Camino Real; Carmel; 831.624.6476 | Website

Gear/Accessories: Hlaska

Hlaska

The high-end SF man-satchelists make chick stuff too, including ritzy, wave-inspired handbags/clutches in "undulating" top-stitched blue and black leather, and the cultivated "Presidio" collection: structurally designed, magnetically closed sacks and wallets in a red so evocative of the GG Bridge, you'll have to talk her down off it when Gossip Girl is inevitably canceled.

Click here for sheer exhilaration/handbags...

2033 Fillmore St; 415.440.1999 |