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    Staycation Secrets: How to Make Your Apartment Smell Like a Fancy Hotel

    Hack the lavish life.

    By Lauren Valenti
    Published 13 May 2016 In Buying Guides

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    There's a certain heavenly aroma when you walk into a hotel so fancy you can hardly afford a cocktail at the bar, let alone a room for the night. But thanks to a slew of custom candles and room sprays from those very establishments, you can give your apartment the same scent treatment. Here, find the best bottled and hand-poured bouquets from hotels like the Chateau Marmont and the W offer—consider them the ultimate staycation hack...

    1. Westin Room Spray

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    The signature scent of Westin Hotels is a *fancy* blend of white tea with wood cedar and vanilla. (Their Rome property's Villa La Cupola Suite is billed at $30,000 a night and is number 8 on the list of the World's 15 most expensive hotel suites, so fancy is the word.)

    Westin Room Spray, $65; westinstore.com.

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    2. The Dorchester Fig Cassis Scented Candle

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    Created by Amor et Psyché, which means its ingredients were derived from a discreet part of the word and hand-poured in England, it marries fig (a scent beloved by Plato for its mental-stirring qualities) with woody cassis.

    The Dorchester Fig Cassis Scented Candle, $65; shop.dorchestercollection.com.

    3. Eau d'Italie Eau de Toilette Spray

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    The award-winning signature fragrance of Positano's Hotel Le combines a hint of musk with a touch of incense, bergamot, and blackcurrant buds. It's equal parts salt of the earth and elegant.

    Eau d'Italie Eau de Toilette Spray, $95; beautyhabit.com.

    4. W Room Scent

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    W Hotels are notorious for their beauty offerings and their signature fragrance sparkles with lemon and lime blossom notes. A fresh option for summer, it draws you in without being overbearing.

    W Room Scent, $31.50; whotelsthestore.com.

    5. Renaissance R Diffuser

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    Transform your space into a Renaissance spa with this blend of shish tea leaf and citrus—dispersed by this sculptural diffuser. Designed in NYC by Joya (that's Spanish for jewel), it's a work of art in and of itself.

    Renaissance R Diffuser, $48; collectrenaissance.com.

    6. Costes Home Fragrance

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    Hôtel Costes is a famous feast for the senses and its hallmark "white" scent is clean and pure with hints of lily, ginger, and white cedar. In other words, it's a minimalist's dream.

    Costes Home Fragrance, $44; shop.hotelcostes.com.

    7. Chateau Marmont Signature Candle

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    The famous Hollywood institution's Alessandra fragrance is a blend of florals and spices, like gardenia and vanilla, in a honey-hued soy wax. It will instantly turn your bedroom into a boudoir.

    Chateau Marmont Signature Candle, $50; http://standardhotels.myshopify.com.

    8. Ritz Carlton Archipelago White Jasmine Candle

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    Designed to transport you to the beaches of Hawaii (and it does, it really, really does), this slow burner is an understated floral bouquet housed in an apothecary-like jar.

    Ritz Carlton Archipelago White Jasmine Candle, $39; ritzcarltonshops.com.

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