★ SOSA for Luxury Watch Boutiques and Premium Retail
Worth it is decided by your floor size and your air path - and for a lot of watch stores the honest answer is a ₹849 reed
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★★★★★
"Zero dampness, which was my worry in monsoon. The mist is completely dry and the scent carries across the whole salon."
SOSA Vaayu · spa & salon
★★★★★
"Set the timer once and forgot about it. Runs only during store hours, refills last weeks. Exactly what I wanted."
SOSA Vaayu · showroom
★★★★★
"Our old water diffuser couldn't fill the living-dining. This one does the whole floor and you can't hear it running."
SOSA Vaayu · large home
★★★★★
"The app scheduling is the best part - strong in the mornings, gentle in the evening. Clinic feels calm all day."
SOSA Vaayu · wellness studio
★★★★★
"Paired it with the SOSA hotel oils. The projection is genuinely lobby-strength - nothing like a plug-in."
SOSA Vaayu · workspace
★★★★★
"My reception now smells like a five-star lobby. Guests comment on it before they even reach the desk."
SOSA Vaayu · lobby scenting
★★★★★
"Zero dampness, which was my worry in monsoon. The mist is completely dry and the scent carries across the whole salon."
SOSA Vaayu · spa & salon
★★★★★
"Set the timer once and forgot about it. Runs only during store hours, refills last weeks. Exactly what I wanted."
SOSA Vaayu · showroom
★★★★★
"Our old water diffuser couldn't fill the living-dining. This one does the whole floor and you can't hear it running."
SOSA Vaayu · large home
★★★★★
"The app scheduling is the best part - strong in the mornings, gentle in the evening. Clinic feels calm all day."
SOSA Vaayu · wellness studio
★★★★★
"Paired it with the SOSA hotel oils. The projection is genuinely lobby-strength - nothing like a plug-in."
SOSA Vaayu · workspace
★★★★★
"My reception now smells like a five-star lobby. Guests comment on it before they even reach the desk."
SOSA Vaayu · lobby scenting
★ The machine, and the two cheaper answers that beat it below 750 sq ft
SOSA VaayuShowroom floor past 1,500 sq ftView ₹11,999
SOSA VaayuTimers matched to trading hoursView ₹11,999
SOSA VaayuKey-lock, so the level cannot creepView ₹11,999
✓ Waterless, so the machine adds no moisture to the room and leaves no residue on surfaces ✓ Under 750 sq ft we will tell you to buy a reed or a Sukoon instead, and why ✓ Made in India · independent, not affiliated with any hotel · a portion funds girl-child education
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What is the cheaper answer, and when is it right? One Mountain Breeze reed at ₹849 for a single display room under about 300 sq ft, or one SOSA Sukoon at ₹1,899 from roughly 300 to 750 sq ft. I talk more watch retailers out of the Vaayu than into it, because a machine rated to 1000m³ sitting in a 500 sq ft room is a machine running at its lowest setting and still doing more than the room asked for.
What does it cost if I do need one? One SOSA Vaayu at ₹11,999, and for most boutiques that is the entire hardware spend - one machine, no second unit, no annual contract we have published. What it buys you is control and coherence, not a business outcome. No one can promise you that ambient scent moves footfall, dwell, conversion or spend, and a supplier who offers you a figure is selling. Bulk pricing, AMC and installation are not published services at SOSA and should be confirmed with us directly.
See the SOSA Vaayu Book a scenting plan
Facts verified 5 September 2026 against the live SOSA product pages: the SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) is a waterless cold-air nebuliser rated to 1000m³, described by the manufacturer as approximately 2,000-3,000 sq ft, with adjustable intensity, a 400ml refillable tank lasting 90+ days a fill depending on intensity and run hours, Bluetooth app and button control, 1h/4h/8h/24h timers, operation under 38dB at 5W, freestanding or wall and HVAC mounting, auto-stop and key-lock, and CE, RoHS and SGS certification, which are electrical and compliance marks and not medical approvals. Being waterless, it adds no moisture and leaves no residue on surfaces or equipment. The SOSA Sukoon (₹1,899) is an ultrasonic cool-mist diffuser covering roughly 270-320 sq ft and is supplied with three 15ml fragrances; the water-based Hotel Collection (₹299 / ₹999 / ₹1,799) is an ultrasonic fragrance and is not a refill for a waterless cold-air machine. SOSA reed diffusers are alcohol-free and phthalate-free, with 50ml lasting about 6-8 weeks and 130ml about 14-18 weeks. Cold-air refill oil for the Vaayu is not currently sold separately - the machine ships with 400ml included and further refills should be confirmed with SOSA. Warranty, annual maintenance, installation and bulk terms are not published and should be confirmed before ordering. Ambient scent is an interior and hospitality decision: it makes no clinical, therapeutic or wellbeing claim, it works alongside proper ventilation, cleaning and infection control and is never a substitute for any of them, it is never used to mask another smell, and no claim is made that fragrance influences a patient's decision or any commercial outcome. Clinical areas including procedure, post-procedure and photography rooms are left unscented, and the treating clinician's judgement overrides any scenting plan in their own room. The hotel-inspired scents are SOSA's own original interpretations; SOSA is an independent brand and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, any hotel named for reference. Coverage, fragrance usage and running cost depend on the space, settings and hours of use, and are confirmed on a consultation. Prices and availability are subject to change - see the live product pages.
This question is usually asked as a money question and it is really a geometry question. Before you decide whether ₹11,999 is worth spending, you need to know how many separate volumes of air your store actually has, because that single fact decides the answer for most people who ask me.
Quick answers — read this first
Is a commercial scent machine worth buying for a watch store? It depends on two things and neither of them is your turnover. The first is floor size and the second is whether the air has anywhere to travel - an entrance lobby, a private lounge, a mezzanine, a central AC run. If your store is one open room under about 750 sq ft, a machine is the wrong buy and a reed or a small ultrasonic diffuser does the same work for a tenth of the money. If you have 1,500 sq ft or several connected volumes, the machine starts making sense on control and distribution rather than on anything it is claimed to earn.What is the cheaper answer, and when is it right? One Mountain Breeze reed at ₹849 for a single display room under about 300 sq ft, or one SOSA Sukoon at ₹1,899 from roughly 300 to 750 sq ft. I talk more watch retailers out of the Vaayu than into it, because a machine rated to 1000m³ sitting in a 500 sq ft room is a machine running at its lowest setting and still doing more than the room asked for.
What does it cost if I do need one? One SOSA Vaayu at ₹11,999, and for most boutiques that is the entire hardware spend - one machine, no second unit, no annual contract we have published. What it buys you is control and coherence, not a business outcome. No one can promise you that ambient scent moves footfall, dwell, conversion or spend, and a supplier who offers you a figure is selling. Bulk pricing, AMC and installation are not published services at SOSA and should be confirmed with us directly.
The short answer
Short answer: it depends entirely on floor size and air path. One open room under about 750 sq ft does not need a machine - a Mountain Breeze reed at ₹849 or a Sukoon at ₹1,899 is the honest buy, and a Vaayu would be the wrong one. From about 1,500 sq ft, or with an entrance lobby and a private lounge to carry, one Vaayu at ₹11,999 is worth it for control and distribution rather than for any return.
The pick: one SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) only once the store is past about 1,500 sq ft or has more than one volume of air; below that, one SOSA Sukoon (₹1,899) or a Mountain Breeze reed (₹849).
Next step: send your carpet area, ceiling height and a note on whether the store is one room or several, and we will tell you which of the three you need - including when the answer is the ₹849 one - Ask for a retail scenting plan.
In this guide
The reason this is a geometry question rather than a money question is that a machine's advantages are all about reaching air a reed cannot reach. If there is no such air, you are buying features you will never use.
The three honest answers - tap to see each specification
Only once the store has more than one volume of air
SOSA Vaayu ₹11,999
The same question at a price
Is a ₹12,000 machine worth it for a boutique?
Get the zoning confirmed
Free clinic scenting plan
Straight answer
Is a commercial scent machine actually worth buying for a luxury watch store?
For a large share of the people who ask me this, no - and I would rather say that here than after you have paid. The reason is that a commercial machine's advantages have almost nothing to do with how good the fragrance is and almost everything to do with reaching air that a passive product cannot reach. A reed diffuser is a volume control, not a range control: its reach is set by how much reed surface is exposed, so a bigger bottle buys you months rather than metres. If your store is one open room, that limitation does not cost you anything, because the room is within reach of a single point source anyway. That is why the honest ladder starts far below ₹11,999. Under about 300 sq ft, one Mountain Breeze reed at ₹849, flipped weekly, and you are finished. From roughly 300 to 750 sq ft, one SOSA Sukoon at ₹1,899, which is where most independent boutiques in this country actually sit. At those sizes a SOSA Vaayu is the wrong buy, and I will say so on a call as readily as I am saying it here - it is rated to 1000m³, roughly 2,000 to 3,000 sq ft, and putting it in a 500 sq ft room means running it at its lowest setting and still overshooting. The machine becomes the right answer when one of four things is true, and none of them is revenue. Control: timers set to your trading hours, adjustable intensity, and a key-lock, which matters on a shop floor because a floor has many hands, staff turnover, and a permanent tendency for the level to drift upward. No water: it is a waterless cold-air nebuliser, so it adds no moisture to the room and leaves no residue on surfaces - that is a statement about the machine, not a claim about your stock, and whether room humidity matters to a particular piece is a question for the brands you carry and their watchmakers. Distribution: wall or HVAC mounting reaches an entrance lobby and a private lounge that no free-standing unit will. Uptime: a 400ml tank running 90+ days a fill at under 38dB, which means nobody manages it and nobody hears it during a quiet sale. Two of those four and the ₹11,999 is easy. One of them and I would wait. And the thing I will not put in the column: no one can promise you that ambient scent moves footfall, dwell time, conversion or spend, and any supplier who quotes you a figure is selling you something. Scent is a presentation decision like lighting or case spacing; it is never a way to cover another smell, and if your store has a fit-out, carpet or corridor-ingress problem, fix that and spend nothing. Ask for a retail scenting plan and tell us the carpet area first.
One room under 750 sq ft: buy a ₹849 reed or a ₹1,899 Sukoon and stop. Past 1,500 sq ft, or with a lobby and a lounge to carry, the ₹11,999 Vaayu earns its place on control and distribution - never on a promised return.
If the store genuinely has more than one volume of air, the machine is one SOSA Vaayu - waterless, rated to 1000m³, under 38dB, with app timers and a key-lock. ₹11,999, one unit. Under 750 sq ft, buy the Sukoon at ₹1,899 instead and spend the difference on your lighting.
See the SOSA Vaayu ₹11,999 Ask for a retail scenting plan
Why this is a geometry question
A reed is a volume control; a machine is a range control
The three price points, and who each is for
There are three honest answers to this question and they are ₹849, ₹1,899 and ₹11,999. Which one is yours is decided before you look at any product page, by the shape of your store.
1,500 sq ft and up, or several volumes
SOSA Vaayu
Waterless cold-air nebuliser rated to 1000m³, about 2,000-3,000 sq ft. 400ml tank running 90+ days a fill, Bluetooth app with 1h/4h/8h/24h timers, adjustable intensity, under 38dB, 5W, auto-stop and key-lock. Freestanding or wall and HVAC mountable, which is the only way an entrance and a lounge get the same air as the floor.
From ₹11,999
300-750 sq ft - the honest buy for most independents
SOSA Sukoon
Ultrasonic cool-mist diffuser covering roughly 270-320 sq ft, supplied with three 15ml fragrances. For a single-room boutique this is the correct purchase, and a machine at six times the price would be rated for four times the air you have. It is water-based, which is worth knowing but is a fact about the unit.
From ₹1,899
The four reasons a machine earns its place
None of these is a commercial claim, and that is deliberate. If two of them describe your store, the spend is easy. If none do, buy the reed.
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Count your volumes before you count your rupees
One room is one point source, and a point source costs ₹849
Walk the store and count how many genuinely separate bodies of air it contains. A single trading room with a billing desk in the corner is one. An entrance lobby that shuts behind a customer, a main floor and a closed private lounge is three. A mezzanine is usually its own. If the count is one and the room is under about 750 sq ft, you have no distribution problem to solve, which removes the strongest argument for a machine before price is even discussed. The number of volumes, not the number on your monthly sales sheet, is what decides this.
Tip: Count with the doors in their normal trading position, not propped open for stock delivery.
One Mountain Breeze reed diffuser ₹849, set once and left alone, is the whole hardware side of this.
See SOSA Mountain Breeze reed diffuser →
2
Buy control if your floor has many hands
The key-lock is the feature retailers underrate and use most
In a shop, the level never drifts downward. Someone who has been on the floor since ten in the morning stops registering the fragrance and turns it up for the evening footfall; the next person does the same thing on a different day; within a month the store is louder than anyone chose. A key-lock and a set of app timers hold one decision in place. That is the honest reason a lot of retailers buy the Vaayu at ₹11,999 even when the coverage argument is marginal - they are not buying reach, they are buying the ability to stop the level from being renegotiated daily.
Tip: Whatever you buy, anyone on the floor must still be able to switch it off in seconds.
3
Refuse the return question, including from me
The only claim worth making is about coherence, and it is a small one
Somebody has probably shown you a slide with a percentage on it. I have no such figure and would not use one if I had it, because there is no honest way to separate the air from the twenty other things a customer meets in a boutique - the lighting temperature, the seating, what your advisor says in the first ten seconds, whether the case glass is clean. What ambient scent can do is stop the air being the one element in the room that nobody chose, which is real and is worth ₹849 or ₹11,999 depending on your geometry. It is the last five per cent, not a differentiator, and it will not make an ordinary store feel luxurious.
The SOSA principle
Whether a scent machine is worth buying is a question about how many separate bodies of air your store contains, and for most watch boutiques in India the answer to that is one.
A single room has no distribution problem, and distribution is the strongest thing a machine sells you.
The decision, by store size
Read down to your carpet area and stop there - the row you land on is the honest answer, whatever the pitch deck said.
The SOSA plan
Is a commercial machine worth it? The answer by size and air path
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Under 300 sq ft
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No. One Mountain Breeze reed, flipped weekly. Total spend ₹849, and a machine here would be conspicuous rather than considered. |
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300-750 sq ft
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No. One Sukoon at ₹1,899 for a single trading room. A Vaayu is rated for four times this air and would be the wrong buy. |
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750-1,500 sq ft
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It depends. One room, still no. An entrance lobby, a private lounge or central AC to mount into, and the machine starts to make sense. |
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1,500-3,000 sq ft
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Yes. One Vaayu at ₹11,999, correctly placed on the air path, running low on a timer through trading hours. |
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3,000 sq ft and above
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Yes, and the question changes shape - one machine per genuinely separate volume, or an Aangan at ₹25,999 into the air handling. |
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Any size, with a constantly opening street door
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The door is the bigger problem and no machine solves it. Placement away from the threshold first, then decide on hardware. |
If it is the specific number that is bothering you rather than the principle, the price is argued directly in is a 12,000 rupee scent machine worth it for a premium watch boutique. And if you already run reeds and are wondering when to move on from them, the trigger list is in when a watch retailer should upgrade from reed diffusers to professional scenting. SOSA is independent and not affiliated with any hotel.
One machine, or none at all
SOSA Vaayu ₹11,999 covers up to 1000m³ - which is exactly why it is the wrong buy for a single 500 sq ft room.
I have talked more watch retailers out of this machine than into it, and the ones I talked out of it are the reason the others believe me.
— Sonal Sahani, SOSA
What ₹11,999 actually buys
Control, distribution, no water and uptime - in that order
The SOSA specification and what is not published
Three products cover the whole of this question and the cheapest of them is the right answer more often than the dearest. Cold-air refill oil is not currently sold separately, so the 400ml supplied with the machine runs 90+ days a fill and continuity of supply should be confirmed with SOSA before you build a programme around it; bulk pricing, corporate or GST invoicing, AMC, warranty terms and installation are likewise not published services and should be confirmed with us directly. Made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
The SOSA watch-boutique specification
Worth it, or not, by the shape of the store
| Machine | Best for | Why it works | Price |
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SOSA Mountain Breeze reed diffuser
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A single display room under about 300 sq ft | Alcohol-free reed, pine, sage and cedar, 50ml lasting 6-8 weeks, ₹849, no schedule to manage | ₹849 View → |
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SOSA Sukoon
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One trading room of 300-750 sq ft | 270-320 sq ft coverage, three 15ml fragrances included, the honest buy at this size | ₹1,899 View → |
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SOSA Vaayu
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1,500 sq ft and up, or several volumes of air | 1000m³, waterless, app timers, adjustable intensity, key-lock, under 38dB, wall or HVAC mountable | ₹11,999 View → |
Buy on geometry, not on ambition. Ambient scent here is a presentation decision like lighting, seating or case layout; it is never used to cover or neutralise another smell, and where a store has a fit-out, carpet or corridor problem the honest answer is to fix that first and spend nothing on fragrance. And plainly: no one can promise that ambient scent moves footfall, dwell, conversion or spend, so if a quotation arrives with a percentage attached, that percentage is marketing. Ask for a retail scenting plan before you spend anything.
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A note from Sonal
The way this lands in my inbox is usually a forwarded quotation and one line: is this worth it. Almost nobody includes the floor plan, which is the only thing that would let me answer. So the first thing I write back is a question about carpet area, ceiling height and how many rooms the store has, and about a third of the time the reply makes it obvious that the person should spend ₹849 and forget about machines entirely.
I think the reason this question gets asked in money terms is that it is always pitched in money terms. Somebody has told you what scenting does to your numbers, so you are trying to work out whether the number justifies the spend. I would take the whole frame away. The machine does one legitimate thing: it stops the air from being the only element in your store that nobody decided. That is worth doing, it is small, and it does not scale with your average ticket.
So: under 750 sq ft, buy a reed at ₹849 or a Sukoon at ₹1,899 and put the difference into your lighting. From 1,500 sq ft, or with a lobby and a lounge to reach, one Vaayu at ₹11,999, which will spend its whole life on a low setting behind a key-lock. No AMC, no bulk pricing and no installation programme is published, so ask us rather than assume. Made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
Frequently asked questions
Is a commercial scent machine worth buying for a luxury watch store?
It depends on floor size and air path rather than on turnover. If the store is one open room under about 750 sq ft, no - a Mountain Breeze reed at Rs 849 or a Sukoon at Rs 1,899 does the same job, and a Vaayu would be the wrong buy. From about 1,500 sq ft, or where there is an entrance lobby, a private lounge or central AC to mount into, one Vaayu at Rs 11,999 earns its place on control and distribution.
Will a scent machine increase footfall or sales in my store?
No one can promise that and I will not. SOSA has run no research that would support a figure, and there is no honest way to separate ambient scent from the lighting, the service, the case layout and everything else a customer meets in a boutique. The question worth answering is whether the air in your store agrees with the rest of it, which you can judge yourself. Any supplier quoting you a percentage is selling.
Why would I spend Rs 11,999 when a reed costs Rs 849?
Only for reasons that are about reach and control. A reed's range is set by exposed reed surface area, so a larger bottle buys months rather than metres, and it cannot carry an entrance lobby and a private lounge at the same time. A machine can be wall or HVAC mounted, timed to trading hours, locked so the level stays where you set it, and it runs 90+ days on a 400ml fill at under 38dB. If none of that describes a problem you have, buy the reed.
Does SOSA offer bulk pricing, AMC or installation for retailers?
None of those are published services at present, so I would rather you asked us than assumed. Bulk or corporate pricing, GST and corporate invoicing arrangements, annual maintenance contracts, warranty terms, minimum order quantities, spare parts and multi-site rollout support are all unpublished, and any of them should be confirmed with SOSA in writing before you plan a programme around them.
How long does one fill last, and can I buy refill oil separately?
The Vaayu holds 400ml and runs 90 or more days a fill in normal store use, and it ships with 4 x 100ml hotel-inspired oils. The honest caveat is that SOSA does not currently sell cold-air refill oil as a separate line item, so what comes in the box is the supply today. Confirm continuity with us before you commit to a rollout or write refills into a store budget.
Worth it, or not - decided by your floor plan
SOSA — Clinic Scenting for luxury watch boutiques and premium retail
The SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) covers up to 1000m³, about 2,000-3,000 sq ft, and belongs in a boutique with more than one volume of air; below about 750 sq ft the honest answer is a Sukoon at ₹1,899 or a Mountain Breeze reed at ₹849. Waterless, under 38dB, key-locked, made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali. Send your carpet area and we will tell you which one you need.
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About this guide: Written by Sonal Sahani, ISIPCA Versailles-trained founder and perfumer at SOSA Home & Body. Product recommendations reflect the SOSA range; the planning advice applies to any brand.Facts verified 5 September 2026 against the live SOSA product pages: the SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) is a waterless cold-air nebuliser rated to 1000m³, described by the manufacturer as approximately 2,000-3,000 sq ft, with adjustable intensity, a 400ml refillable tank lasting 90+ days a fill depending on intensity and run hours, Bluetooth app and button control, 1h/4h/8h/24h timers, operation under 38dB at 5W, freestanding or wall and HVAC mounting, auto-stop and key-lock, and CE, RoHS and SGS certification, which are electrical and compliance marks and not medical approvals. Being waterless, it adds no moisture and leaves no residue on surfaces or equipment. The SOSA Sukoon (₹1,899) is an ultrasonic cool-mist diffuser covering roughly 270-320 sq ft and is supplied with three 15ml fragrances; the water-based Hotel Collection (₹299 / ₹999 / ₹1,799) is an ultrasonic fragrance and is not a refill for a waterless cold-air machine. SOSA reed diffusers are alcohol-free and phthalate-free, with 50ml lasting about 6-8 weeks and 130ml about 14-18 weeks. Cold-air refill oil for the Vaayu is not currently sold separately - the machine ships with 400ml included and further refills should be confirmed with SOSA. Warranty, annual maintenance, installation and bulk terms are not published and should be confirmed before ordering. Ambient scent is an interior and hospitality decision: it makes no clinical, therapeutic or wellbeing claim, it works alongside proper ventilation, cleaning and infection control and is never a substitute for any of them, it is never used to mask another smell, and no claim is made that fragrance influences a patient's decision or any commercial outcome. Clinical areas including procedure, post-procedure and photography rooms are left unscented, and the treating clinician's judgement overrides any scenting plan in their own room. The hotel-inspired scents are SOSA's own original interpretations; SOSA is an independent brand and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, any hotel named for reference. Coverage, fragrance usage and running cost depend on the space, settings and hours of use, and are confirmed on a consultation. Prices and availability are subject to change - see the live product pages.