Along with impeccable lighting and furniture, there’s a potent quality all great hotels seem to share: They smell amazing. Happily, many properties now sell their signature room scents as candles, sprays, or diffusers, allowing you to evoke a luxury hotel at home just in time for the holiday hosting season.
1. Spiritus Candle, the Maker Hotel
From a hotel that makes its own in-house line of signature scents in Hudson, New York, the Spiritus candle has a rich, woodsy-spicy aroma perfect for winter.
2. Gardenia Room Spray, The Plaza Hotel
Just a spritz of the iconic New York hotel’s light gardenia fragrance makes a room smell infinitely fresher. You can use it as a room spray or straight onto linens.
3. Diffuser Set, Blackberry Farm
From a famously idyllic property in Tennessee, this set includes a light lavender-infused oil, a lovely clay holder, and a pack of diffuser sticks.
4. Aspen Candle, Hotel Jerome
Cedarwood and pine, plus a hint of smokiness, call to mind a cozy mountain getaway in this candle from a chic Aspen hotel.
5. Dewberry Candle, The Dewberry Hotel
Every room in Charleston’s Dewberry Hotel is subtly suffused with this scent. Inspired by the South Carolina dewberry plant, it’s a light botanical fragrance with a hint of sandalwood and spices.
6. Honoré Candle, Le Bristol
Yes, it’s pricy. But this long-burning candle, developed by fragrance company Maison Trudon for the legendary Le Bristol Paris hotel, is like a virtual trip to a dreamy French pastry shop.
7. Tall Trees Candle, Firmdale Hotels
Designer Kit Kemp takes scent so seriously, she’s created signature fragrances for each of her Firmdale Hotel properties. The latest candle, Tall Trees, is a heady mix of coriander and bergamot, available in a classic glass or a decorative ceramic vessel.
8. Frédéric Malle Candle, The Mark
Created by legendary perfume house Frédéric Malle, The Mark’s signature scent is so popular, its candle sells out regularly. Called Jurassic Flower, the candle has a beautifully nuanced floral, slightly citrusy scent.
9. Mango Nectar Candle, The Royal Hawaiian
In the depths of winter, we could all use a little aloha spirit at home. The Royal Hawaiian resort’s soy candle by Malie is scented with a bright mix of mango, orange, and apricot for transporting island vibes.