Holiday Gifting

Christmas Spa Gift Card Near Menlo Park

A December present they book in January: any amount, sent by text or email on the date you pick, redeemed about 15 minutes up El Camino Real in San Carlos.

Harbor Wellness Editorial Updated September 2026 7 min read 1,176 words

The short answer

The Harbor Wellness Christmas spa gift card: Menlo Park shoppers send it through Square by text or email, on Christmas morning if they like, in any amount and with no expiry date. $109 covers a Signature Massage of 60 minutes at 1658 El Camino Real in San Carlos, about 15 minutes up El Camino Real.

Any amount · sent by text or email in minutes · never expires

a delivery date you can set at checkout, so the card arrives on Christmas morning
Dec 25
up El Camino Real from Menlo Park to the studio in San Carlos
15 min
California Civil Code §1749.5 bars expiration dates on gift certificates
No expiry
Embroidered table runner laid across a made massage table in a treatment room at Harbor Wellness Massage in San Carlos
Embroidered table runner laid across a made massage table in a treatment room at Harbor Wellness Massage in San Carlos

Christmas spa gift card Menlo Park: what does it cover?

Anything on the menu, at any length. The card holds a dollar balance rather than a named treatment, so whoever opens it on December 25 picks the massage when they book: Deep Tissue, Swedish, Signature, Couples, Prenatal, the lymphatic sessions or one of the facial combinations. The booking comes off the balance, and if it costs more than what is left, they pay the difference at the desk.

This holiday spa gift card is the studio's own, sold directly through Square instead of as a third-party prepaid card. The FTC separates the two kinds: a retail gift card can only be redeemed at the business that sells it, while a bank gift card carries a payment-network logo such as Visa or American Express and works wherever that brand is accepted. A Harbor Wellness card belongs to the first group and is spent at 1658 El Camino Real in San Carlos.

What they will find on the menu

Eleven services, from a 45 minute Swedish or Deep Tissue session at $89 up to Brazilian Lymphatic Sculpting Massage at $229 for 75 minutes. The services and prices page lists every length. Right now select massage services also come with our Grand Opening Special, complimentary hot stone, hot compress and cupping, and each of those is optional.

No shipping, no cutoff — even on December 24

There is no last day to order, because the card travels by text or email. Buy it on your phone on Christmas Eve, set Square's Delivery date to the 25th, and the spa eGift card reaches them on Christmas morning with your note attached. Leave the date on its default, Today (instantly), and it goes out straight away.

Nothing needs wrapping or mailing. The order form has an optional personal message and a switch that sends the card to you rather than to them, for anyone who wants to print it and put it under the tree or tuck it into a stocking. The recipient can forward it, print it, or show the code on a phone when they arrive.

  1. Open the Square gift card page, choose For one individual, and pick $100, $200, $300, $500 or a custom amount.
  2. Choose text or email, enter the recipient, and write the personal message.
  3. Set the Delivery date to December 25, or leave it on Today (instantly).
  4. Check out. The card, its balance and a redemption code go to them on the date you chose.

Gift ideas

Who on your Christmas list gets a massage?

Everyone you would otherwise buy a candle for. Corporate orders and office collections run through the same Square page as a single card.

  • Your team

    Holiday gifts for everyone in one checkout: For multiple people sends each person their own card and message.

  • Clients

    A thank-you they can book in January, sent by email with your note on it and nothing to ship.

  • A professor or teacher

    End of semester. The $100 preset covers a 45 minute massage over the break.

  • Secret Santa

    A present the recipient chooses for themselves. Type a custom amount that fits the office limit.

  • A nanny, caregiver or nurse

    For the person who worked through the holidays: 90 minutes at $149.

  • Your hosts

    Staying with family this year? A card for the people who put you up, delivered on Christmas morning.

Christmas gift amounts that map to a real session

Load the price of the session you have in mind and the card covers it outright. Four amounts do most of the work, and our massage gift card page lists what every other figure on the menu books.

$109 — a relaxing hour

An hour of Signature Massage or Swedish Massage. The Signature adds hot towels and a hot compress. Hot stones and cupping are optional and included at no additional charge, so the recipient can turn down the cups on the day and the price stays the same.

$189 — a couples Christmas

Sixty minutes for two people in the private couples room, two tables and two therapists working at once. The same room books at $279 for 90 minutes and $369 for 120. If the present is for one person who deserves both therapists, Four Hands Massage costs the same at every length. How couples bookings run, from the room to the pressure each guest can ask for, is on our couples massage in San Carlos page, and the couples massage gift card page covers giving one.

$149 — 90 minutes for the person who never stops

Whole body, unhurried, with time left for the shoulders that carried every shopping bag. They can book it as Deep Tissue for medium to firm pressure or as Swedish for long, lighter strokes, and both cost the same at this length.

Any amount

Stocking stuffer or the whole present. Square's $100 preset covers a 45 minute session at $89 and leaves $11 on the card, and whatever remains carries to any service on the menu, split across as many visits as it lasts.

Buying spa gift cards for a whole list?

Use Square's For multiple people option, which sends cards to several people in one checkout. Each person gets a card of their own with its own balance and code, so a teacher, two grandparents and a neighbour are one order instead of four.

For the opposite case, one large present from several people, choose Group gift card. It pools money from multiple contributors into a single card for one recipient, which suits siblings putting together a Couples Massage for their parents, or an office buying something bigger than any one person would.

Christmas massage gift card amounts by who is on your list
Who it is for Amount to load What it books
A teacher, coworker or neighbour$100 presetA 45 minute Swedish or Deep Tissue Massage at $89
A parent$109A 60 minute Swedish Massage, long strokes at light to medium pressure
Someone expecting$119A 60 minute Prenatal Massage, worked side-lying
The person who does everything$14990 minutes of Signature, Swedish or Deep Tissue
Your partner, or both parents together$189A 60 minute Couples Massage, two tables in one room
A family present, pooled$300 presetA 90 minute Couples Massage at $279

Can they wait until January to book?

Yes. The card has no expiration date, so the balance is still there in January, in March, or whenever the calendar clears after the holidays. Booking runs through Square or by phone at (650) 622-8666.

Match the booking to the month they had. Deep Tissue Massage works medium to firm pressure into a back that lifted suitcases and car seats. Swedish is the slower, lighter hour for winding down. For a present that ends with a facial, Lymphatic Drainage + Lymphatic Facial is on a special at the moment, $189 for 90 minutes against a listed $209.

If the recipient lives with a stiff neck or a sore lower back, one session is a treat rather than a course of care. NCCIH's research digest describes a 2014 trial of 228 people with chronic neck pain in which 60 minute sessions given more than once a week helped where 30 minute ones did not, and a 2015 analysis of 25 studies covering 3,096 people with low-back pain that found short-term improvement. Our guide to relaxation techniques between massages covers how to keep the effect going once the card is spent.

Booking the couples room after the holidays

A couples or four hands booking needs two therapists free in the same hour, so a couple holding the card should pick their evening a few days ahead on Square rather than on the night. We close at 9 PM, which makes 8 PM the latest start for a 60 minute session and 7:30 PM for 90 minutes.

Warm, low-lit treatment room with a made massage table at Harbor Wellness Massage in San Carlos

A local holiday gift for the Peninsula, one studio in San Carlos

There is one Harbor Wellness studio, at 1658 El Camino Real, San Carlos, CA 94070, and it serves Menlo Park, Redwood City, Belmont, San Mateo and Foster City. From Menlo Park the drive is about 15 minutes up El Camino Real, straight through Redwood City; from downtown Redwood City it is 5 to 10 minutes. Street parking on El Camino Real out front is free.

Hours over the holidays

We are open 10 AM to 9 PM every day of the week. For Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Day, call (650) 622-8666 before planning around a slot, and the contact page has the map and the weekly hours. All our therapists are fully CAMTC-certified and licensed.

Directions, and gifts for the rest of the year

Route notes for each town are on our massage near Menlo Park and massage near Redwood City pages. The same card works for other occasions too: the birthday spa gift page covers dating it for a birthday, and the instant spa gift card page covers the one you remember at 6 PM on the day.

Does a Christmas gift card expire in California?

No. California Civil Code §1749.5 makes it unlawful to sell a gift certificate with an expiration date or a service fee, and a card holding less than $15 can be cashed out for its balance.

Federal rules go less far. The CFPB explains that a gift card cannot be sold to expire in under 5 years and cannot charge inactivity fees for its first 12 months, so California's rule is the stricter of the two. The CFPB also suggests handing over the terms and the receipt with the card.

Ready when you are

Order today, deliver on December 25

Choose the amount and the delivery date, add your message, and check out. The card arrives on Christmas morning, and they book once the holidays are over.

Any amount · sent by text or email in minutes · never expires

Questions people ask

Can I buy a Christmas spa gift card on Christmas Eve?

Yes. It is sent by text or email, usually within minutes, so December 24 is not too late. Set the delivery date to the 25th if you want it to arrive on Christmas morning rather than the night before.

Can I schedule the gift card to arrive on December 25?

Yes. Square's order form has a Delivery date field that defaults to Today (instantly). Change it to Christmas Day, add a personal message, and the card goes out that morning.

Does it have to be used by a certain date?

No. The card has no expiration date and no blackout dates, and California law bars selling a gift certificate with an expiry date. They can book in January or next summer.

Is the gift card limited to one massage?

No. It holds a balance that works on any service on the menu, at any length, and it can be split across visits. If a booking costs more than what is left on the card, they pay the difference at the desk.

Can I send gift cards to several people at once?

Yes. Choose For multiple people on Square's order page and each person gets a card of their own. To pool money from several people into one present, choose Group gift card instead.

How far is the studio from Menlo Park?

About 15 minutes up El Camino Real, through Redwood City, to 1658 El Camino Real, San Carlos, CA 94070. Street parking out front is free and we are open 10 AM to 9 PM every day; call (650) 622-8666 to check slots in the holiday weeks.

Sources

  1. California Civil Code §1749.5 — gift certificates
  2. CFPB — Giving or receiving gift cards? Know the terms and avoid surprises
  3. FTC — Gift Cards
  4. NCCIH — Massage Therapy for Health: What the Science Says

Written and fact-checked by the Harbor Wellness editorial team against the primary sources above. Sessions at our San Carlos studio are performed by experienced massage therapists, all of them fully CAMTC-certified and licensed by the California Massage Therapy Council.

This guide is for general education only and is not medical advice. Talk with your healthcare provider about what is right for you.

Send it for Christmas morning

Christmas spa gift card Menlo Park, redeemed in San Carlos

Send a Harbor Wellness eGift card by text or email, dated for December 25 or sent today, in any amount. It never expires and covers any service at 1658 El Camino Real in San Carlos, about 15 minutes up El Camino Real from Menlo Park, open 10 AM to 9 PM daily on (650) 622-8666.

Harbor Wellness Massage · 1658 El Camino Real, San Carlos, CA 94070 · (650) 622-8666 · Open daily 10 AM – 9 PM.