Staycation Secrets: How to Make Your Apartment Smell Like a Fancy Hotel

May 13, 2016

There's a certain heavenly aroma when you walk into a hotel so fancy you can hardly afford a cocktail at the bar, let alone a room for the night. But thanks to a slew of custom candles and room sprays from those very establishments, you can give your apartment the same scent treatment. Here, find the best bottled and hand-poured bouquets from hotels like the Chateau Marmont and the W offer—consider them the ultimate staycation hack...

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1 Westin Room Spray

<p>The signature scent of Westin Hotels is a *fancy* blend of white tea with wood cedar and vanilla. (Their Rome property's Villa La Cupola Suite is billed at $30,000 a night and is number 8 on the list of the <a href="http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/escape/worlds-15-most-expensive-hotel-suites-747256/" target="_blank">World's 15 most expensive hotel suites</a>, so <em>fancy</em> is the word.)<br>
</p><p><strong>Westin Room Spray, $65</strong><span class="redactor-invisible-space">; <a href="http://westinstore.com/">westinstore.com</a>. </span></p>

The signature scent of Westin Hotels is a *fancy* blend of white tea with wood cedar and vanilla. (Their Rome property's Villa La Cupola Suite is billed at $30,000 a night and is number 8 on the list of the World's 15 most expensive hotel suites, so fancy is the word.)

Westin Room Spray, $65; westinstore.com.

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2 The Dorchester Fig & Cassis Scented Candle

<p>Created by <a href="http://amoretpsyche.co.uk/" target="_blank">Amor et Psyché</a>, which means its ingredients were derived from a discreet part of the word and hand-poured in England, it marries fig (a scent beloved by Plato for its <a href="http://www.fragrantica.com/notes/Fig-247.html">mental-stirring qualities</a>) with woody cassis.
</p><p><strong>The Dorchester Fig & Cassis Scented Candle, $65</strong><span class="redactor-invisible-space" style="line-height: 1.6em; background-color: initial;">; <a href="http://shop.dorchestercollection.com/">shop.dorchestercollection.com</a>.</span></p>

Created by Amor et Psyché, which means its ingredients were derived from a discreet part of the word and hand-poured in England, it marries fig (a scent beloved by Plato for its mental-stirring qualities) with woody cassis.

The Dorchester Fig & Cassis Scented Candle, $65; shop.dorchestercollection.com.

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3 Eau d'Italie Eau de Toilette Spray

<p>The award-winning signature fragrance of Positano's Hotel Le combines a hint of musk with a touch of incense, bergamot, and blackcurrant buds. It's equal parts salt of the earth and elegant.</p><p><strong>Eau d'Italie Eau de Toilette Spray, $95;</strong><span class="redactor-invisible-space"> <a href="http://beautyhabit.com/">beautyhabit.com</a>.</span></p>

The award-winning signature fragrance of Positano's Hotel Le combines a hint of musk with a touch of incense, bergamot, and blackcurrant buds. It's equal parts salt of the earth and elegant.

Eau d'Italie Eau de Toilette Spray, $95; beautyhabit.com.

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4 W Room Scent

<p>W Hotels are notorious for their beauty offerings and their signature fragrance sparkles with lemon and lime blossom notes. A fresh option for summer, it draws you in without being overbearing.</p><p><strong>W Room Scent, $31.50;</strong><span class="redactor-invisible-space" style="line-height: 1.6em; background-color: initial;"> <a href="http://whotelsthestore.com/">whotelsthestore.com</a>.</span></p>

W Hotels are notorious for their beauty offerings and their signature fragrance sparkles with lemon and lime blossom notes. A fresh option for summer, it draws you in without being overbearing.

W Room Scent, $31.50; whotelsthestore.com.

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5 Renaissance R Diffuser

<p>Transform your space into a Renaissance spa with this blend of shish tea leaf and citrus—dispersed by this sculptural diffuser. Designed in NYC by Joya (that's Spanish for jewel), it's a work of art in and of itself.</p><p><strong>Renaissance R Diffuser, $48;</strong><span class="redactor-invisible-space"> <a href="http://collectrenaissance.com/">collectrenaissance.com</a>.</span></p>

Transform your space into a Renaissance spa with this blend of shish tea leaf and citrus—dispersed by this sculptural diffuser. Designed in NYC by Joya (that's Spanish for jewel), it's a work of art in and of itself.

Renaissance R Diffuser, $48; collectrenaissance.com.

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6 Costes Home Fragrance

<p>Hôtel Costes is a famous feast for the senses and its hallmark "white" scent is clean and pure with hints of lily, ginger, and white cedar. In other words, it's a minimalist's dream.<br></p><p><strong>Costes Home Fragrance, $44;</strong><span class="redactor-invisible-space"> <a href="http://shop.hotelcostes.com/">shop.hotelcostes.com</a>.</span></p>

Hôtel Costes is a famous feast for the senses and its hallmark "white" scent is clean and pure with hints of lily, ginger, and white cedar. In other words, it's a minimalist's dream.

Costes Home Fragrance, $44; shop.hotelcostes.com.

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7 Chateau Marmont Signature Candle

<p>The famous Hollywood institution's Alessandra fragrance is a blend of florals and spices, like gardenia and vanilla, in a honey-hued soy wax. It will instantly turn your bedroom into a boudoir.</p><p><strong>Chateau Marmont Signature Candle, $50;</strong><span class="redactor-invisible-space"> <a href="http://standardhotels.myshopify.com/">http://standardhotels.myshopify.com</a>.</span></p>

The famous Hollywood institution's Alessandra fragrance is a blend of florals and spices, like gardenia and vanilla, in a honey-hued soy wax. It will instantly turn your bedroom into a boudoir.

Chateau Marmont Signature Candle, $50; http://standardhotels.myshopify.com.

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8 Ritz Carlton Archipelago White Jasmine Candle

<p>Designed to transport you to the beaches of Hawaii (and it does, it really, <em>really</em> does), this slow burner is an understated floral bouquet housed in an apothecary-like jar.
</p><p><strong>Ritz Carlton Archipelago White Jasmine Candle, $39;</strong> <a href="http://ritzcarltonshops.com/">ritzcarltonshops.com</a>.</p>

Designed to transport you to the beaches of Hawaii (and it does, it really, really does), this slow burner is an understated floral bouquet housed in an apothecary-like jar.

Ritz Carlton Archipelago White Jasmine Candle, $39; ritzcarltonshops.com.

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