You wake up from a restful night at a luxury
hotel and want to re-create the setting in your bedroom. Five years
ago, you might have pulled off the sheets to discover the model of
the mattress and snapped Polaroids of the decor for reference back
home. But that’s not necessary anymore.
Within the past few years, many hotel chains and independent
properties have put their furnishings up for sale on the Internet.
“It really started with Westin’s Heavenly Bed,” notes Robin Ware,
co-owner of Fairfield, N.J.-based Hotels at Home, a 20-year-old
firm that sells goods to the public from chains such as Sonesta,
Starwood and Wyndham. Now many hotel companies sell all sorts of
items direct from their own websites. A sampling:
" Metal scale with footprints, $68 (W Hotels,
www.whotelsthestore.com)
" Stay Smart Showerhead by Kohler, $75 (Holiday Inn Express,
www.hiexpress.com)
" BodyRev workout kit, $100 (Marriott Hotels & Resorts,
www.shopmarriott.com; the site will debut this
summer)
" Six designer espresso cups (shown above), $120 (Sonesta
Hotels & Resorts,
www.sonesta-hotelsathome.com)
" Buddha Hand artwork, $145 (Sofitel Chicago,
www.soboutique.com)
" Nickel-engraved razor with an accompanying nickel-plated
stand, $417 (Ritz-Carlton,
www.ritzcarltonshops.com)
" Leather lounge chair, $2,400 (Le Parker Meridien in New York
City,
www.buyparker.com)