7 fantastic hotel toiletry brand - which one is your favorite?

Aromatherapy toiletries (Source)

Luxury hotel brands try to differentiate themselves in various ways. One (arguably) minor way they do so is by partnering with other luxury brands for their toiletry and skincare lines. While we’re not suggesting that you should pick a hotel brand because of the toiletries they offer, we think we’re not alone in preferring some brands to others.

In this post, we wanted to share some of our favorite hotel toiletry brands. To be clear, this list is based purely on our perception of the products and brands, from the packaging to the scent, to how it feels using them, to memories we associate with them. We’re not claiming any authority with our opinion, so please don’t ask us to defend our preferences!

Still, we’re sure we’re not alone in getting more excited about some toiletry brands than others. It’s also interesting to reflect on how two major hotel brands have switched their toiletry brands in the past couple of years.

With that out of the way, below are some of our favorite hotel toiletry brands (let us also emphasize that not every single property belonging to these groups has the brand standard toiletries).

Le Labo at EDITION & Park Hyatt

Le Labo toiletries (Source)

Le Labo generally supplies toiletries for EDITION and Park Hyatt hotels, and it’s probably our single favorite toiletry brand. We love how there are different scents, often customized for individual hotels (with the branding on the bottles even reflecting that). We enjoy the scents and appreciate that they seem to be fairly mild.

Diptyque at Ritz-Carlton

Diptyque toiletries (Source)

Within the past couple of years, Ritz-Carlton has started partnering with Diptyque on toiletries. What an absolutely massive upgrade this is compared to the previous Asprey Purple Rain collection, which we personally found to be completely unremarkable. We find Diptyque to have a very pleasant scent without being overpowering. It’s something we otherwise associate with Qatar Airways, as it’s the only major airline to partner with the brand.

Aesop at Waldorf Astoria

Aesop toiletries (Source)

A couple of years ago, Waldorf Astoria made the switch from Salvatore Ferragamo toiletries to Aesop toiletries. We’d consider that to be a significant upgrade. We love the scent of Aesop, and it can’t help but always remind us of Cathay Pacific back in the day (which used to have a close collaboration with Aesop, but that’s no more).

BVLGARI at Various Hotel Brands

BVLGARI toiletries (Source)

We love BVLGARI toiletries, including the packaging, scent, and feeling of using them. The catch is that while many hotels have BVLGARI toiletries, there’s not much consistency as to which brands have them. Yes, as you’d expect, BVLGARI hotels have these products, but that’s a small hotel group, with under 10 properties. On top of that, you’ll find BVLGARI toiletries at select properties of Four Seasons, Rosewood, and more.

Acqua Di Parma at Various Hotel Brands

Acqua di Parma toiletries (Source)

Acqua Di Parma is another one of our favorite hotel toiletry brands in terms of packaging and scent. The catch is that there’s not a major hotel group that consistently stocks these products, though they’re common enough among hotel groups that we feel good about including them on the list. For example, while not brand standard, the St. Regis Venice uses Acqua Di Parma products.

Molton Brown at Various Hotel Brands

Molton Brown toiletries (Source)

Molton Brown makes great products (we particularly like the soap). While no major hotel group consistently has Molton Brown products, we find that they’re pretty common at luxury hotels, including many Marriott Luxury Collection properties.

MALIN+GOETZ at Le Meridien

MALIN+GOETZ toiletries (Source)

Admittedly this is a bit lower-end than the other options, but we wanted to also throw in a toiletry brand from a more mid-range hotel brand. For upscale hotels, we’d say that MALIN+GOETZ, available at Le Meridien properties, is probably our favorite line.

Bottom Line

The above are seven of our favorite hotel toiletry lines. As you can see, some are pretty consistently available at select hotel brands, while others are frequently offered, though not consistently at any brand. We don’t claim that our opinions are right, but the above are the toiletry brands we’re typically most excited to see at hotels.