This is an unprecedented period for the travel industry, with many hotels across the world closed for an uncertain amount of time. For smaller, independent hotels the situation is particularly dire, but bigger chains are feeling the pain as well. Being the hotel obsessives we are, we’ve been searching for ways we can assist them while business is stalled. One easy way is by purchasing an item from a hotel’s online gift shop — easy because it can be done from one’s couch, but easy also because hotel gift shops aren’t just places to buy a toothbrush and a newspaper anymore.
Nowadays, many hotel gift shops are trendsetting boutiques with their own lines of influential lifestyle products, whether it’s a kimono from Hotel San Jose in Austin, chile flakes from the farm at Los Poblanos in Albuquerque, or a killer t-shirt from Tourists in Massachusetts. We’ve rounded up hotels that have some of our favorite gift shops — and picked some of our favorite items — so you can treat yourself while you #travelinplace.
Boutique hotels with our favorite hotel boutiques:
The Surfrider
Malibu, California
FEATURED ITEM: Surfrider’s Signature “California” Candle
Visit the shop
The Drifter
New Orleans, Louisiana
FEATURED ITEM: Heavy-Duty Waterproof Market Bag
Visit the shop
Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Farm
Albuquerque, New Mexico
FEATURED ITEM: Organic Red and Green Chile Gift Set
Visit the shop
Shinola Hotel
Detroit, Michigan
FEATURED ITEM: Shinola Leather Travel Watch Case
Visit the shop
Public Hotel
New York City
FEATURED ITEM: Vintage Japanese Glass-Inspired Match Cloche
Visit the shop
Claska
Tokyo, Japan
FEATURED ITEM: DO Original Kid’s Straw Hat
Visit the shop
Wythe Hotel
Brooklyn, New York
FEATURED ITEM: Public Supply Notebook
Visit the shop
Auberge du Soleil
Napa Valley, California
FEATURED ITEM: Auberge Cheeseboard and Utensils
Visit the shop
Boucan by Hotel Chocolat
Soufriere, St. Lucia
FEATURED ITEM: The Classic Chocolate Cabinet Box
Visit the shop
Su Gologone
Sardinia, Italy
FEATURED ITEM: Ceramic Plate with drawings by Giovanna Palimodde
Visit the shop
Tourists
North Adams, Massachusetts
FEATURED ITEM: Tourists Radio T-Shirts
Visit the shop
Jupiter Hotel
Portland, Oregon
FEATURED ITEM: Vintage Motel Keychains
Visit the shop
COMO Hotels & Resorts
Worldwide
FEATURED ITEM: CALM Blended Essential Oil
Visit the shop
21c Museum Hotel Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
FEATURED ITEM: The Nashville Coloring Book by Artist Caleb Faires
Visit the shop
Ace Hotels
United States and England
FEATURED ITEM: Pendleton for Ace Wavy Throw Blanket
Visit the shop
Zero George
Charleston, South Carolina
FEATURED ITEM: Zero White Wine by Zero George’s sister vineyard
Visit the shop
Il Borro
Arezzo, Italy
FEATURED ITEM: Plan di Nova Prestige Package red wine from one of the oldest cellars in Italy
Visit the shop
Proper Hotel Santa Monica
Los Angeles, California
FEATURED ITEM: CBD & THC Products. Use code “PROPER” for 10% off + 10% of proceeds go to the Proper Employee Relief Fund
Visit the shop
Bunkhouse Hotels
United States and Mexico
FEATURED ITEM: Austin Motel Special Collection. All proceeds go to the Bunkhouse Employee Relief Fund
Visit the shop
The Standard Hotels
United States, England, Maldives
FEATURED ITEM: For Purchases in April all proceeds will go to the Standard Employee Relief Fund