Make your home as comfortable as a luxury hotel
As hotel experts, we’ve stayed in thousands of luxury hotels around the globe, allowing us to see/ smell/taste/feel/hear all the big and little ways hotels make their spaces luxe and opulent. While you probably can’t live in a five-star hotel, you can make some upgrades to give your home the feeling of some of our favorite luxury properties.
Here are ways to make your home more comfortable. Sorry, butler service not included.
Upgrade Your Mattress: The centerpiece and most important furnishing in any hotel room is the bed, and the foundation of that is the mattress. Given that mattresses last for several years, they’re worth the investment. We’re hardpressed to find a mattress better than the TEMPURLuxeAdapt by TempurPedic. The luxurious Hotel on Rivington also uses Tempur-Pedic brand mattresses, and this model has multiple layers with comfort and cooling ability in mind, plus a memoryfoam mattress that adapts to your body shape. It comes in a choice of firm or soft.
Switch Out Your Bedding: Hotel sheets are renowned for being soft, crisp and durable. Luxury linen brands such as Frette and Sferra are popular choices for many hotel brands, but their high price point puts them out of reach for many buyers. Looking for a good dupe? Since Brooklinen was founded in 2014, it’s been a major supplier of luxury hotel-quality sheets at a fraction of the price of competitors. The chiclooking 100-percent linens keep sleepers warm on cold nights and cool on warm nights. We recommend purchasing the Linen Move-In Bundle for the most bang-for-your-buck. It includes one fitted sheet, one flat sheet, one down comforter and four pillowcases, plus free laundry detergent. Multiple colors are available, but we love the clean and crisp classic hotel white.
Play Music on a Portable Speaker: Walk into any luxury hotel room and you’ll undoubtedly see
(and likely hear) some type of music player by the bed. Whether to listen to upbeat music while getting ready for a night out on the town, or calming white noise while soaking in the bathtub, portable speakers have become the preferred swap for the previously ubiquitous radio alarm clocks. Undoubtedly the most common are Bose speakers, as they offer stellar sound and easy connectivity in a small, portable, affordable package. For your house, we recommend the Bose SoundLink Color Bluetooth Speaker, which can be easily carried from room to room, and even synced up with other speakers for parties.
Get Cozy With a New Throw Blanket: We love things that can serve multiple functions, and a cozy, luxurious throw blanket can act as a cozy wrap when it’s chilly and as an elegant decoration when draped across a chair or edge of the bed. Whether you’re using it while curling up with a book or your hubby, or displaying it as a statement piece, The Connecticut Home Company’s Luxury Faux Fur with Reversible Sherpa Throw Blanket is the perfect home edition. It’s under $40, large, and has 4.7 stars and over 2,000 ratings on Amazon, plus there are a dozen colors from which to choose. Go full white or faux fur for a glam luxury hotel look at home. Sleep in a Pitch Black Room: Nothing creates a dark, sleep-inducing environment better than blackout curtains. Most luxury hotels know the importance of pitch-black sleeping conditions, and ensure not even a crack of light makes it into your hotel room once shades are pulled. If you want to do the same in your home without spending a fortune, the NICETOWN Thermal Insulated Grommet Blackout Curtains for Bedrooms are the way to go. With 15,000 reviews on Amazon, it’s clear these curtains are winners, especially as they are noisereducing and insulating against summer and winter temperatures.
Fill Your Home with Fresh Flowers: Having fresh flowers displayed in your home creates a touch of splendor, in addition to adding a lovely scent and visual focus. You could head every week or so to the nearest florist or grocery store, but we like to make things as simple as possible, so we’re endorsing BloomsyBox, a flower subscription service. The service includes handpicked flower bouquets delivered from sustainable farms around the globe, with weekly and monthly plans available across a few different cost categories.
Light a Signature Scent: Many hotels have developed their own recognizable signature scent that creates a specific mood and atmosphere – not to mention is just pleasant for the guests. While you don’t need to head to a fragrance-maker to create your own signature scent, you can buy candles that emit a pleasant scent that feels true to your home’s ambience. Plus, candles are an excellent decor item, especially Anthropologie’s Capri Blue Colossal Mercury Glass Candle, which has a striking iridescent jar and 250hour burn time.
Make Cocktails Like a
Pro: Bring the mixologist home with a Mixology
Bartender Kit that includes a cocktail shaker with built-in strainer lid, three fast pourers for liquor, a lemon squeezer, an ice tong, bottle opener, bar spoon, muddler and measurement jigger. Aside from alcohol and any added ingredients, everything you need to serve up your favorite cocktails is in the set.
Drink From Fancy Glasses: The minibars in midrange hotels likely have a couple cans of soda, domestic beer, and plastic bottled water. Yawn. Minibars in luxury hotels pull out all the stops with fullsize wine and liquor bottles, locally made granola and candy, and kits for a romantic night, plus gorgeous crystal glasses for a sophisticated touch. Follow their lead. No matter if you’re sipping a whiskey old-fashioned or hydrating with tap water, using a crystal glass will have you feeling like you’re drinking in a swish hotel bar. Available on Amazon, the Marquis by Waterford Markham Double Old Fashioned Glasses is a chance to own famed Waterford crystal at a value price.