★ SOSA for Shut Rooms
The right answer for a shut room depends on one thing: how often somebody opens the door
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★★★★★
"The Sukoon lives in the guest bedroom we keep shut. Rs 1,899 and a bottle of the Hotel Collection was the right size for one room, and I empty it whenever we travel."
SOSA Sukoon · one closed room
★★★★★
"Sonal spent most of the call telling me to air the mattresses and wet the drains, and about a minute on the machine. That is why I bought the machine."
SOSA Vaayu · honest advice
★★★★★
"The deciding factor was that there is no water in it. Our last diffuser sat in a shut house for six weeks with a full tank and I would rather not describe what came out of it."
SOSA Vaayu · waterless
★★★★★
"Wardrobes left shut on an outside wall were half our problem. We leave them open now when we lock up and the clothes smell of nothing instead of the cupboard."
SOSA Vaayu · source control first
★★★★★
"It sits in the stairwell where the air moves and I genuinely cannot hear it from the landing. Under 38dB was an honest number."
SOSA Vaayu · under 38dB
★★★★★
"Waterless mattered in a Konkan monsoon. I was not going to add mist to a house that already smells of damp cushions in July."
SOSA Vaayu · humid coast
★★★★★
"The Sukoon lives in the guest bedroom we keep shut. Rs 1,899 and a bottle of the Hotel Collection was the right size for one room, and I empty it whenever we travel."
SOSA Sukoon · one closed room
★★★★★
"Sonal spent most of the call telling me to air the mattresses and wet the drains, and about a minute on the machine. That is why I bought the machine."
SOSA Vaayu · honest advice
★★★★★
"The deciding factor was that there is no water in it. Our last diffuser sat in a shut house for six weeks with a full tank and I would rather not describe what came out of it."
SOSA Vaayu · waterless
★★★★★
"Wardrobes left shut on an outside wall were half our problem. We leave them open now when we lock up and the clothes smell of nothing instead of the cupboard."
SOSA Vaayu · source control first
★★★★★
"It sits in the stairwell where the air moves and I genuinely cannot hear it from the landing. Under 38dB was an honest number."
SOSA Vaayu · under 38dB
★★★★★
"Waterless mattered in a Konkan monsoon. I was not going to add mist to a house that already smells of damp cushions in July."
SOSA Vaayu · humid coast
★ The two machines worth considering for a shut room
SOSA SukoonOne dry room, opened every few daysView ₹1,899
SOSA VaayuSeveral rooms, or a room shut for weeksView ₹11,999
SOSA VaayuWaterless, no tank standing in an empty roomView ₹11,999
✓ We will tell you when the cheaper machine is the right one, and when it is the wrong one ✓ Sukoon ₹1,899 for a single dry room; Vaayu ₹11,999 and waterless once the door stops opening ✓ Made in India · independent, not affiliated with any hotel · a portion funds girl-child education
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Are reed diffusers or sprays good for a closed room? Sprays are the weakest option for a shut room: the effect lasts minutes and fragrance does not remove odour, it adds fragrance on top of it. Sachets and gels are passive and cheap but faint and unpredictable. A reed diffuser is genuinely reasonable in a small dry room, because it needs no power and releases slowly, though it fades and needs the reeds turned. A machine wins where you want the same level every day without anyone being in the room to manage it.
Is it better to put a small diffuser in each closed room or one machine for the floor? One machine for the floor, once you get past two rooms. Three small diffusers in three bedrooms cost more than one whole-floor machine, need three sets of refills and produce three slightly different versions of the same fragrance, so the house changes character as you walk through it. A single SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) is rated to 1000m³, about 2,000-3,000 sq ft, and holds one fragrance across the connected air with the doors left open.
See the SOSA Sukoon Book a scenting plan
Facts verified 24 August 2026 against the live SOSA product pages: The SOSA Sukoon (₹1,899) is an ultrasonic cool-mist diffuser for a single room, and it runs on water plus the water-based Hotel Collection fragrance (from ₹299), which means it also adds humidity to the room it is in. 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 a 400ml refillable tank lasting up to about 75 days depending on intensity and run hours, Bluetooth app and onboard button control, 1h/4h/8h/24h timers with adjustable intensity, operation under 38dB, DC 12V/1A at 5W, dimensions 165 x 80.5 x 215mm at 0.9kg, freestanding or wall and HVAC mounting, auto-stop and key-lock, and CE, RoHS and SGS certification. It uses no water and no heat, so there is no dampness and no residue. Scent enhances the ambience and perceived quality of a space; it works alongside proper ventilation and cleaning and is not a substitute for either, and SOSA makes no claim that fragrance alone influences a purchase decision. 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 is the buying question, so here is the honest version of it. There are five things people put in a room that stays shut, they are not equally good, and the right choice is decided by one boring variable that nobody asks about: how often somebody opens that door. Get that right and the decision makes itself, including the case where the cheaper machine is the wrong one.
Quick answers — read this first
What is the best home fragrance solution for a room that stays closed? It depends entirely on how often the door opens. For a single dry room you go into every few days, a SOSA Sukoon (₹1,899) with the water-based Hotel Collection fragrance (from ₹299) is the right size and the right money. For a room that stays shut for weeks, or for three or four rooms at once, the waterless SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) is the correct machine, because leaving standing water in an ultrasonic tank in a room nobody enters is not a good idea and one whole-floor machine beats several small ones. Airing the room and refilling the bathroom drain trap comes before either.Are reed diffusers or sprays good for a closed room? Sprays are the weakest option for a shut room: the effect lasts minutes and fragrance does not remove odour, it adds fragrance on top of it. Sachets and gels are passive and cheap but faint and unpredictable. A reed diffuser is genuinely reasonable in a small dry room, because it needs no power and releases slowly, though it fades and needs the reeds turned. A machine wins where you want the same level every day without anyone being in the room to manage it.
Is it better to put a small diffuser in each closed room or one machine for the floor? One machine for the floor, once you get past two rooms. Three small diffusers in three bedrooms cost more than one whole-floor machine, need three sets of refills and produce three slightly different versions of the same fragrance, so the house changes character as you walk through it. A single SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) is rated to 1000m³, about 2,000-3,000 sq ft, and holds one fragrance across the connected air with the doors left open.
The short answer
Short answer: it depends on how often the door opens. For one dry room opened every few days, a SOSA Sukoon (₹1,899) with the water-based Hotel Collection fragrance (from ₹299). For a room shut for weeks, or for several rooms at once, the waterless SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999), because you should not leave standing water in an empty room and one floor machine beats three small ones. Sprays are the weakest option, and airing the room and refilling the drain trap comes before any of it.
The pick: a SOSA Sukoon (₹1,899) with the water-based Hotel Collection fragrance (from ₹299) for one dry room you open regularly, and the waterless SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) once the room is shut for weeks or the problem is more than one room.
Next step: tell us how many rooms, how often the doors open and whether the house is humid, and we will tell you which of the two - ask us what fits your home.
In this guide
There is no single best answer, only a best answer for how often the door opens. A room you walk into every few days is a different problem from a room nobody enters for a month, and the second one rules out anything that holds water.
The machines on this page - tap to see them
For one dry room
SOSA Sukoon · ₹1,899
For several rooms or a long shut
SOSA Vaayu · ₹11,999
Ask which one fits
Free home scenting advice
Straight answer
What should I actually use in a room that stays closed most of the time?
Start by ruling things out. Sprays are the most common instinct and the weakest tool for this job: the effect lasts minutes, it does nothing between visits, and fragrance does not remove odour molecules, it adds fragrance on top of them, so a spray into a stale shut room gives you both smells at once. Sachets, gels and solid blocks are passive, cheap and inoffensive, but they are faint, they fade unpredictably, and in a whole bedroom you will barely register them after a fortnight. They belong in a wardrobe or a drawer, which is genuinely a good use for them. Reed diffusers are better than their reputation for this particular case: no power, no water, no schedule, a slow steady release, and they work best in a small dry room with a little air movement. They fade, they need the reeds turned, and they cannot be dialled up for a visit, but in a room with no plug point they are a reasonable answer. Then the two machines. An ultrasonic diffuser gives you real control for very little money: a SOSA Sukoon is ₹1,899 and runs on water plus the water-based Hotel Collection fragrance from ₹299, which for a single bedroom or study is the right size and the right price. Two honest limits: it adds humidity, so it is the wrong choice in a room that already smells musty or in a humid coastal house, and it holds water, so do not leave a full tank standing in a room nobody enters for weeks. A waterless machine solves both: the SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) nebulises pure fragrance oil, adds no moisture, leaves no residue, holds 400ml lasting up to about 75 days, draws 5W, runs under 38dB and takes 1h/4h/8h/24h schedules with a key-lock. It is rated to 1000m³, about 2,000-3,000 sq ft, which is the other reason to choose it: past two shut rooms, one floor machine with the doors left open beats three small ones running three slightly different versions of the same scent. Fragrance does not remove odour molecules. It adds fragrance on top of them, so scent sprayed into a shut-up house gives you both smells at once. A diffuser is not an air purifier, it does not disinfect, dehumidify or remove off-gassing, and it makes no health claim. Open the house, move the air, wet the drains, dry the soft things, and only then scent the space. And before any of it, air the room and pour water down the attached bathroom's floor trap, because that is where a genuinely bad shut-room smell usually comes from. A free home scenting plan will tell you which side of the line you are on, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
One dry room opened often: a Sukoon at Rs 1,899 with the water-based Hotel Collection fragrance. A room shut for weeks, or several rooms: the waterless Vaayu. Sprays are the weakest option of all.
For a single dry room the honest answer is the small one: a SOSA Sukoon at ₹1,899 with the water-based Hotel Collection fragrance from ₹299. Empty the tank whenever the room will be shut for more than a day or two, and move up to the waterless Vaayu once it is several rooms or several weeks.
See the SOSA Sukoon ₹1,899 Ask what fits your home
The decision in one line
How often does somebody open that door?
The two machines worth considering
Two machines are worth considering and the price gap between them is large, so it is worth being clear about exactly what the extra money buys. It is not a better fragrance. It is coverage and the fact that it holds no water.
One dry room, opened every few days
SOSA Sukoon
Ultrasonic cool-mist diffuser for a single bedroom or study, running on water plus the water-based Hotel Collection fragrance. Quiet, small and inexpensive. It adds humidity to the room, so keep it out of musty rooms, and empty the tank whenever the room will be shut.
₹1,899 · fragrance from ₹299
Several rooms, or a room shut for weeks
SOSA Vaayu
Waterless cold-air nebuliser at ₹11,999, rated to 1000m³ - about 2,000-3,000 sq ft. One machine on the corridor air path holds several rooms at one consistent level, with 1h/4h/8h/24h app schedules, under 38dB, 5W, auto-stop and key-lock.
From ₹11,999
The humid-house case
SOSA Vaayu - adds no moisture
In a coastal or monsoon house, adding a water mist to a shut room is working against yourself. The Vaayu nebulises pure fragrance oil, so there is no added humidity, no standing water and no residue on wood or textiles.
From ₹11,999
The four options, honestly ranked for a room that stays shut
Here are the four questions that decide it. Answer them honestly and there is only ever one machine left standing.
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How often does the door open?
This is the question, and it is the one nobody asks
A room you go into every second or third day is a normal room that happens to be shut, and a small ultrasonic diffuser is perfect for it: you are there often enough to top up the water, empty it before you travel and notice if anything is wrong. A room nobody opens for three or four weeks is a different object entirely. Leaving a full water tank standing in it for that long is not something we would recommend, and there is nobody to refill or empty it anyway. That is the point at which a waterless machine stops being an upgrade and starts being the only sensible option, even though it costs six times as much and even though it is uncomfortable for us to say so.
Tip: if you would not leave a glass of water standing in that room for a month, do not leave a tank.
For a room you are in and out of, the Sukoon at ₹1,899 is honestly sized and honestly priced.
See SOSA Sukoon →
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How many rooms is it really?
Past two, one floor machine beats three small ones
People solve this room by room and end up spending more. Three small diffusers in three bedrooms means three purchases, three sets of refills, three tanks to manage and three slightly different versions of the same fragrance, because no two units drift at exactly the same rate. Walking through that house, the scent changes at every doorway, which reads as a collection of rooms rather than one home. One machine rated to 1000m³, placed on the corridor or landing air path with the bedroom doors left ajar, holds the whole floor at one level. It is also less work: one tank, one schedule, one refill every couple of months.
The Vaayu is rated to 1000m³, about 2,000-3,000 sq ft, which is a whole floor rather than a room.
See SOSA Vaayu →
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Is the room or the house humid?
If yes, rule out anything that mists water
This is the technical point that decides a lot of purchases in coastal and monsoon India, and it goes against our own commercial interest to say it. An ultrasonic diffuser works by misting water into the air. In a room that already smells musty, or in a house where cushions and wardrobes stay slightly damp for two months of the year, that is adding the exact thing causing the smell. It will feel like it is working for an hour and be worse by the weekend. In those houses the honest recommendation is the waterless machine, or simply drying the room out and buying nothing at all until it is dry. Musty is not a fragrance problem; it is moisture in soft material, and it needs washing, drying and sunlight.
Tip: never put a water mist into a room that already smells musty. It is the one genuine mistake in this category.
The Vaayu holds pure fragrance oil and adds no moisture at all, which is why it is the answer in a humid house.
See SOSA Vaayu →
The SOSA principle
The best product for a shut room is decided by how often somebody opens the door, not by how much you want to spend.
Open it often and the cheap machine is right. Never open it and only the waterless one is.
One room or several? That is the whole decision
Here are the five formats side by side, ranked for this specific job rather than in general. Two of them are perfectly good, one is situational, and one is close to useless here.
The SOSA plan
Five formats, ranked for a room that stays closed
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Room spray or aerosol
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The weakest option here. Lasts minutes, does nothing between visits, and adds fragrance on top of a smell rather than removing it. Useful for a bathroom, not for a shut room. |
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Sachets, gels and solid blocks
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Passive and cheap, but faint and unpredictable in a whole room. Genuinely good inside a wardrobe or a drawer, which is where they belong. |
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Ultrasonic diffuser, if the room is dry and opened often
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A SOSA Sukoon (₹1,899) with the water-based Hotel Collection fragrance from ₹299. Real control for little money, but it adds humidity and holds water. View → |
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Waterless machine, if the room is shut for weeks or it is several rooms
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A SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999), rated to 1000m³. No standing water, no added moisture, app schedules, and one machine covers a whole floor. View → |
If you have not yet worked out why the room goes stale in the first place, why closed rooms develop a stale smell covers the mattress, the wardrobe and the dried-out bathroom trap that is usually behind the worst of it. If it is the whole house rather than a room, why your house smells stale after being closed is the right starting point, and how to keep a closed house smelling fresh is the prevention side. One technical point decides most of this block. The Vaayu is waterless: it nebulises pure fragrance oil from a 400ml tank and adds no moisture at all. The Sukoon is ultrasonic: it mists water plus the water-based Hotel Collection fragrance (from ₹299), so it adds humidity to the room. In a house that is shut for weeks you do not want a tank of standing water sitting in an empty room, and in a humid region you certainly do not want to add moisture to cushions and wardrobes that are already struggling. That is a technical reason, not a commercial one.
One dry room, opened regularly? Start small.
SOSA Sukoon ₹1,899 with the water-based Hotel Collection fragrance from ₹299 - and we will tell you honestly when it is not the right machine.
We sell both machines, and the cheaper one is genuinely right more often than people expect. It is just not right for a room nobody opens.
— Sonal Sahani, SOSA
Why the cheap one is sometimes wrong
An ultrasonic machine holds water and adds humidity, and both matter in a shut room
The SOSA specification for a house that stays closed
Two machines and a large price gap, and the extra money does not buy a better fragrance. It buys coverage, scheduling and the fact that there is no water in it, which is what a room nobody enters actually needs. Both are made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
The SOSA specification for shut rooms
Sized by how often the door opens
| Machine | Best for | Why it works | Price |
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SOSA Sukoon
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One dry bedroom or study you open every few days | Ultrasonic cool-mist diffuser at ₹1,899 on water plus the water-based Hotel Collection fragrance from ₹299. Adds humidity, so not for a musty room, and empty the tank before the room is shut | ₹1,899 View → |
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SOSA Vaayu
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Several shut rooms, a whole floor, or a room closed for weeks | Waterless, 1000m³ coverage - about 2,000-3,000 sq ft - 400ml tank up to about 75 days, app schedules, under 38dB, 5W, auto-stop and key-lock | ₹11,999 View → |
Choose by how often the door opens and how many rooms there are, not by price. Fragrance does not remove odour molecules. It adds fragrance on top of them, so scent sprayed into a shut-up house gives you both smells at once. A diffuser is not an air purifier, it does not disinfect, dehumidify or remove off-gassing, and it makes no health claim. Open the house, move the air, wet the drains, dry the soft things, and only then scent the space. And the specific warning for this page: never run a water mist in a room that already smells musty, and do not leave a full ultrasonic tank standing in a room nobody enters. If in doubt, air the room and fix the bathroom trap first and buy nothing for a fortnight. SOSA's hotel-inspired fragrances are our own original interpretations of a style of scenting, composed in our own studio. SOSA is an independent Indian brand and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, any hotel or hotel group. Ask us what fits your home if you want a second opinion.
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A note from Sonal
This is the page where I have to argue against our own more expensive machine half the time. If someone has one guest bedroom, they open it every few days, the house is dry and the room is clean, then a ₹1,899 Sukoon is the right answer and I am not going to pretend they need something six times the price.
What changes the answer is the door. Once a room is genuinely shut for weeks, or once it is three rooms rather than one, the small machine stops making sense: there is nobody to refill or empty it, standing water sitting in an empty room is not something I want to recommend, and three units drifting at three different rates make a house smell like a corridor of separate rooms. That is when a Vaayu is the honest answer, and the reason is coverage and the absence of water, not fragrance quality. The oil in both is composed in the same studio.
And the part that comes first regardless. Fragrance does not remove odour molecules. It adds fragrance on top of them, so scent sprayed into a shut-up house gives you both smells at once. A diffuser is not an air purifier, it does not disinfect, dehumidify or remove off-gassing, and it makes no health claim. Open the house, move the air, wet the drains, dry the soft things, and only then scent the space. A shut room that smells genuinely bad usually has a dried-out bathroom trap behind it, and that is a mug of water rather than a purchase. SOSA's hotel-inspired fragrances are our own original interpretations of a style of scenting, composed in our own studio. SOSA is an independent Indian brand and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, any hotel or hotel group. A portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best home fragrance solution for a room that stays closed?
It depends on how often the door opens. For one dry room you go into every few days, a SOSA Sukoon at Rs 1,899 with the water-based Hotel Collection fragrance from Rs 299 is the right size and price. For a room that stays shut for weeks, or for several rooms at once, the waterless SOSA Vaayu at Rs 11,999 is the correct choice, because it holds no water and covers about 2,000 to 3,000 sq ft on one machine.
Are reed diffusers good for closed rooms?
They are reasonable, particularly in a small dry room with no plug point, because they need no power and release slowly. Their limits are that they fade over time, they need the reeds turned, and you cannot dial them up before a visit. A machine wins where you want the same level every day and the ability to change it remotely.
Should I put a diffuser in every closed room?
Past two rooms, no. Three small diffusers mean three purchases, three sets of refills and three slightly different versions of the same fragrance, so the house changes character at every doorway. One machine rated to 1000 cubic metres, about 2,000 to 3,000 sq ft, placed on the corridor or landing air path with the doors left ajar, holds the whole floor at one level for less money and less work.
What is the difference between the SOSA Sukoon and the SOSA Vaayu?
They are two different systems. The SOSA Vaayu (Rs 11,999) is waterless: it nebulises pure fragrance oil from a 400ml tank and adds no moisture. The SOSA Sukoon (Rs 1,899) is ultrasonic: it mists water plus the water-based Hotel Collection fragrance (from Rs 299), so it adds humidity. For a house that stays shut, choose the waterless machine: you do not want standing water sitting in a tank in an empty room, and in a humid region added moisture is the last thing a closed house needs.
Will a diffuser fix a closed room that already smells musty?
No. Fragrance does not remove odour molecules, it adds fragrance on top of them, so scenting a shut-up house gives you both smells at once. A diffuser is not an air purifier and it does not disinfect, dehumidify or remove off-gassing. Open every window, cross-ventilate, pour water down the drains, air the mattresses and cushions, and scent the space once it is genuinely aired.
How often does the door open? That decides it.
SOSA — Closed Room Scenting for guest rooms, studies and rooms nobody opens
The SOSA Sukoon (₹1,899) is an ultrasonic cool-mist diffuser for one dry room, running on the water-based Hotel Collection fragrance from ₹299. The SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) is waterless, rated to 1000m³ or about 2,000-3,000 sq ft, with a 400ml tank lasting up to about 75 days and 1h/4h/8h/24h app schedules, and it is the right one once a room stays shut for weeks. Both made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
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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 24 August 2026 against the live SOSA product pages: The SOSA Sukoon (₹1,899) is an ultrasonic cool-mist diffuser for a single room, and it runs on water plus the water-based Hotel Collection fragrance (from ₹299), which means it also adds humidity to the room it is in. 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 a 400ml refillable tank lasting up to about 75 days depending on intensity and run hours, Bluetooth app and onboard button control, 1h/4h/8h/24h timers with adjustable intensity, operation under 38dB, DC 12V/1A at 5W, dimensions 165 x 80.5 x 215mm at 0.9kg, freestanding or wall and HVAC mounting, auto-stop and key-lock, and CE, RoHS and SGS certification. It uses no water and no heat, so there is no dampness and no residue. Scent enhances the ambience and perceived quality of a space; it works alongside proper ventilation and cleaning and is not a substitute for either, and SOSA makes no claim that fragrance alone influences a purchase decision. 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.