The value of details

Today we assume that, when entering the hotel room that has been assigned to us, we’ll find reception products. They’re number and quality are indicators of the establishment’s standard of service. They are not necessarily aligned to the price of your overnight stay, but rather to the vocation of giving attention to details. It’s this that makes your stay a premium experience or not.

Let’s start by clarifying some terms:

• Amenities are all those articles that a hotel puts at the client’s disposal to improve their experience. This category includes notebooks and pen, sneakers, shoehorn, shoe cleaner sponge, tea service… up to wifi and movies free of charge, whatever direction the hotel thinks that the service will make his client loyal to the brand.
• Toiletries are the specific bathroom amenities such as bath gel, shower caps, toothbrushes, combs, shaving kits, etc.

When did hotels begin offering soap?

Until the XXth century, as far as we know, hotels were a concept much removed from what we know nowadays. In Europe, at the end of the Middle Ages, the number of journeys being made increased, and so did the number of “inns”, that offered accommodation, food and drinks to travelers, although hygiene and privacy were not priorities. Throughout following XVIth to XVIIIth centuries, especially in the UK, the quality was sensitively improved and the market grew during the Industrial Revolution. These buildings took on the French name of «hôtel». Nevertheless, the habit of integrating a private bathroom is quite modern as it hasn’t been documented until 1900 in the United States. Only after private bathrooms were standardised in hotels, the detail of offering «free of charge» toiletries in the room were added.

Something more than soap: How to choose reception products?

The sense of smell is the most powerful memory activator, therefore it is important to establish a coherent association between the fragrance of the articles with the purpose of the hotel (business, beach, mountain, urban, etc) and the design of the packing.

The line “Allure“, black packaging with a sophisticated and elegant look to create the best impression: shower gel, shampoo, shaving cream, toothpaste and round soap tablets are of the highest quality.

The line “Azur“ with its design in different blue tones, suggests fresh water and leaves a sensation of cool hygiene on the body.

Our innovation is the soap Flow Pack “Shea butter”. 100 % natural, made from the pressed karité nut, has cleansing and skin cell regenerating properties.