We’ve rounded up some of the best options to find the perfect Valentine’s Day gift in Philly for anyone on your list.
Love, Jour
This local brand comes from Loomen Labs owner Jordan Cook: The Queens Village hotspot offers candle-marking and perfume-making classes, but Love, Jour specifically offers luxury perfume items, including their exclusive Fragrance Diaries ($25).
The Diaries combine fragrances with the personal connection of poetry, and each “entry” in the set is matched with one of seven unique perfumes. The fragrance Diary and Love, Jour perfumes are available to buy now online.
Cake Life Bake Shop
Cake Life is offering a Valentine’s Day gift that’s a little sweet—and a little spicy. The bake shop has brought back their popular “Sweet” and “Spicy” Conversation Heart Sugar Cookies, but this year they’ve added a little flair from adult entertainment icon Asa Akira. The Sweet spans phrases like “I Love You” and “XOXO”, while the Spicy amps the ante a bit with cookies reading “Eat Me” or “Pound Town” or other NSFW mentions.
Both sets are being sold for $19, but there’s also an Asa Akira Limited Edition batch for $21, which features some of her favorite phrases. The Sweet, Spicy, and Asa Akira Conversation Heart Cookies are available for pre-order now, with nationwide shipping available (plus, the first 100 boxes also get signed by Akira.)
1306 Frankford Ave., cakelifebakeshop.com
Ghost Light Inn
If you’re looking for the perfect Valentine’s Day gift in Philly, why not try a trip? New Hope is just a short drive away from the city, but the charming small town offers a lot to do and see, especially with this 12-room boutique hotel.
For the love-filled holiday in particular, the Inn is offering the Romantic Indulgence Package. This package includes a selection of in-room amenities including chilled champagne, a gourmet charcuterie board, a $150 gift card to the hotel’s in-house restaurant, Stella of New Hope, chocolate-covered strawberries, a dozen red roses, freshly baked breakfast pastries, and scattered rose petals.
Pricing depends on which date you choose (the package is available to book throughout the month of February) and more information can be found online.
50 S Main Street, New Hope, ghostlightinn.com
Levain
From now through V-Day, Philadelphians can head to this cookie-laden locale to score the Valentine’s Gift Box ($20), aka a premium pink box with two cookies of your choosing, wrapped with a bow. Levain will also be offering up their Valentine’s Cookie Tin ($15) and Valentine’s Belly Bands for bakery boxes with 3 sizes available (small for 4pk, medium for 6pk, and large for 8-12pk). In-store pick-up is available at Levain Rittenhouse.
1518 Walnut St., levainbakery.com
Rittenhouse Hotel
The Rittenhouse Hotel offers a relaxing options for a Valentine’s Day gift in Philly. For one, the Bubbles & Berries package at The Rittenhouse Spa & Club is available to book from Feb. 14-17. This particular package allows guests to elevate their spa experience with a glass of cava, chocolate-covered strawberries, and a signature Rittenhouse rose to take home. The upgrade can be paired with any service for $105, and can be booked online.
The Rittenhouse is also offering a Staycation Package for the weekend (prices range), which spans an intimate dinner for two with a $150 dining credit, a $200 spa credit for a couples’ treatment and late checkout.
210 W Rittenhouse Sq, rittenhousehotel.com
My Local Brew Works
For the beer enthusiast in your life, this local brewery is offering its popular Custom Craft Brewing Package, which gives an in-depth look into the craft brewing process from start to finish. Philadelphians will be able to get involved with everything, from choosing the grain to designing the label (participants can be as hands-on or off as desired).
Entry starts at $120 per person (price depends on certain factors), and the experience includes a tour of the vicinity, lunch, a parting gift and more over a 6-hour period (if you opt-in for the full experience). Those interested in learning more about the custom brewing process can reserve a brew day by emailing beer@mylocalbrewworks.com. More information can be found online.
4501 Torresdale Ave., mylocalbrewworks.com
City Cruises
What better way to spend Valentine’s Day in Philadelphia than by seeing it from a luxury yacht? City Cruises is offering three romantic sails on Feb. 14 and 15, which could make for a unique gift.
Options include: The Silver Package, which comes with a glass of champagne or sparkling wine and a rose. The Gold Package, which boasts a champagne toast, bottle of champagne per couple, keepsake champagne flute and a half dozen roses. Or, the Platinum Package, which includes a champagne toast, bottle of champagne per couple, keepsake champagne flute, half a dozen roses and a guaranteed window table.
Additionally, there will be a buffet, cocktails and dancing. More information and specific pricing can be found online.
401 S. Christopher Columbus Blvd, cityexperiences.com
Good Good Chocolates
If you’re looking for a Valentine’s Day gift in Philly that also does some good, Good Good Chocolates is living up to its name. As a release notes, from now through Valentine’s Day, the brand will be running their “Teal Heart” promotion, where proceeds from the sale of every teal caramallow heart will be donated to the Sandy Rollman Ovarian Cancer Foundation. Other treats being sold for the holiday include a “Coco Bear”, which contains a head made from 2-3 cups of chocolate, and a body containing crunchy milk chocolate pearls, and two caramel bon bons ($50); the “Be Mine”, a 3D heart filled with crunchy wafer bits, pistachio praline, milk chocolate, and freeze-dried raspberries ($30); and filled chocolate hearts for $15 apiece, with flavors spanning passion fruit yuzu, peanut butter, and caramallow (caramel and marshmallow).
746 South 4th St., goodgoodchocolates.com
