Those little extra touches

March 19, 2019
Mark Gleed
News

From quality soaps, smellies and chocolates to practical necessities like sewing kits, hairdryers and irons, in-room products are an important part of the hotel guest experience. Here we take a look at some of the products on offer to housekeepers who want to provide that special touch of luxury for their guests. Tina Gleed reports.

Starting with the essential luxury amenities for the bathroom…

Noble Isle Heather and Honey collection hotel amenities — Noble Isle Heather and Honey collection

Noble Isle is an exquisite, fine fragrance bath and body brand inspired by the natural and cultural riches of the British Isles, featuring extracts sourced from local celebrated producers across the country, including rhubarb from England, sea oak from Ireland, barley from Scotland and beetroot from Wales. Following the successful launch of their retail range in 2012, Noble Isle has created an outstanding bespoke collection of luxury hotel amenities and accessories to complement and enhance the rooms of extraordinary hotels. “We remain true to our core brand values, keeping our distribution small, exclusive and upmarket and are only approaching exceptional hotels and retail outlets to ensure we remain premium and exclusive,” says marketing manager, India Hyslop.

Currently, there are 10 fragrance collections ranging from ‘Whisky and Water’ using barley from the award-winning Balvenie distillery in Scotland, to ‘Perry Pear’ which is created using pears from the Gloucestershire Orchard Group, a registered charity promoting Britain’s orchards. Each product from their fragrant bath and body collection is available in luxurious hotel amenity sizes ranging from 30ml, 50ml, 75ml and 250ml including 30gr and 50gr soap bars and a full range of accessories. To complement the amenity collection, they have a luxurious range of corporate gifts, fine fragrance candles and reed diffusers. “We are an ethical and responsible company with all of our products being vegan friendly, cruelty free and all of our packaging is fully recyclable. We understand the importance of taking care of our planet and will be launching a cleaner, greener range in September 2019,” continues Hyslop. The general manager at The Chester Hotel, Aberdeen says: “Everything we do at The Chester Hotel revolves around providing a luxurious experience for our guests, which is why we feature Noble Isle products in all of our rooms and public restrooms. Each scent is perfectly balanced, leaving our guests relaxed, rested and reinvigorated.”

duck island bathroom products hotel amenities — A display of Duck Island products

Tracey Boundford, director at Duck Island – tells how they can supply toiletries that guests will love: “Found in some of the best hotels in the world, Duck Island’s sophisticated toiletries enhance the hotel and provide guests with a welcome and appreciated luxury, giving your guests a luxurious and sensual experience.”

Boundford says that some of the benefits to hotels using Duck Island products are:

• A distinctive, luxurious and prestigious product to help your hotel stand out from the competition.

• An exclusive range of toiletries to pamper your guests and enhance their stay, meaning guests are more likely to return again and again. • Your staff will appreciate our commitment to customer service and our world-class products.