★ SOSA Hotel-Inspired Fragrance for Bedrooms
A hotel room feels calm because it is empty, evenly lit and always smells the same - and only the last of those costs anything
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"Clearing every surface in the room did more than I expected. Then the Sukoon made it feel like somewhere I had checked into."
SOSA Sukoon · bedroom
★★★★★
"The 15ml Hotel Collection was the cheapest way to test it since I already had a mist diffuser."
Hotel Collection fragrance · 15ml
★★★★★
"Two lamps instead of the tube light was the free half of the advice and it changed the room completely."
SOSA Sukoon · evenings
★★★★★
"Timer set for half an hour before bedtime. The room is already scented when I walk in, which is the hotel bit."
SOSA Sukoon · timer
★★★★★
"I went with the reed instead because I did not want a plug in a rented room. Same idea, less machine."
Evening Calm reed · rented flat
★★★★★
"Appreciated being told plainly that it is inspired by hotels and not connected to any of them."
Hotel Collection fragrance · bedroom
★★★★★
"Clearing every surface in the room did more than I expected. Then the Sukoon made it feel like somewhere I had checked into."
SOSA Sukoon · bedroom
★★★★★
"The 15ml Hotel Collection was the cheapest way to test it since I already had a mist diffuser."
Hotel Collection fragrance · 15ml
★★★★★
"Two lamps instead of the tube light was the free half of the advice and it changed the room completely."
SOSA Sukoon · evenings
★★★★★
"Timer set for half an hour before bedtime. The room is already scented when I walk in, which is the hotel bit."
SOSA Sukoon · timer
★★★★★
"I went with the reed instead because I did not want a plug in a rented room. Same idea, less machine."
Evening Calm reed · rented flat
★★★★★
"Appreciated being told plainly that it is inspired by hotels and not connected to any of them."
Hotel Collection fragrance · bedroom
★ The hotel-feeling scent layer
SOSA Sukoon500ml ultrasonic with mood light and timerView ₹1,899
Hotel Collection fragranceThe hotel-inspired fragrance itselfView ₹299
Evening Calm reedThe flame-free, power-free alternativeView ₹799
✓ Hotel-inspired scents are SOSA's own interpretations. SOSA is an independent Indian brand and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, any hotel ✓ The Hotel Collection is water-based for ultrasonic diffusers only. It is not reed oil, and the two systems are never interchangeable ✓ Made in India · independent, not affiliated with any hotel · a portion funds girl-child education
Founder Diaries · Home Fragrance Guides · Hotel Feeling at Home
What is the smell in hotel rooms and can I buy it? There is no single hotel smell. What hotels actually have is consistency: a low-level fragrance running through the building on a schedule, the same one every day, on top of rooms that are aired and cleaned to a fixed standard. That combination is what your nose registers as a hotel. At home you reproduce it with one soft scent used continuously rather than an expensive candle used occasionally. SOSA's Hotel Collection (from ₹299 for 15ml) is our own interpretation of that kind of clean, hotel-style fragrance, water-based and for ultrasonic diffusers only; SOSA is independent and not affiliated with, or endorsed by, any hotel.
Do I need a machine, or will a reed diffuser do? A reed will do, and in a rented room or a PG it is often the better answer - the SOSA Evening Calm reed (₹799) has no flame, no power and no water and simply runs. A machine buys you control: the SOSA Sukoon (₹1,899) is a 500ml ultrasonic cool-mist diffuser with a 7-colour mood light and a timer, so it can run before you come into the room and stop by itself. It adds humidity, so it is the wrong choice in an already-damp or monsoon-affected room, and its tank needs emptying and drying regularly.
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 a 500ml ultrasonic cool-mist diffuser with a 7-colour mood light and a timer, supplied with hotel-inspired water-based fragrances; it adds humidity to a room and its tank should be emptied and dried regularly. The SOSA Hotel Collection fragrance is a water-based fragrance in 15ml, 100ml and 300ml from ₹299, for ultrasonic diffusers only and not reed diffuser oil. The SOSA Evening Calm reed diffuser is an alcohol-free reed diffuser of Himalayan lavender and chamomile, ₹799 for 50ml and ₹1,299 for 130ml, with the product page stating 6 to 8 weeks for a 50ml and 14 to 18 weeks for a 130ml depending on room size, airflow and how often the reeds are flipped. The hotel-inspired scents are SOSA's own original interpretations; SOSA is an independent Indian brand and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, any hotel. SOSA makes no sleep, sedative, therapeutic or other health claim for any product. 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.
The reason a hotel room feels calmer than your bedroom is not the linen budget. It is that the room is empty, evenly lit, made every day, and smells exactly the same every time you open the door. Three of those four are free to copy this evening. The fourth is a bottle, and this is the honest version of what it costs.
Quick answers — read this first
How do I make my bedroom feel like a relaxing hotel room? Four things, and three of them are free. Clear every surface, because a hotel room is calm largely by being empty. Replace a single overhead light with two lamps at low height. Make the bed properly, with textiles that match rather than accumulate. Then add one low scent that is the same every day - the SOSA Sukoon (₹1,899) is a 500ml ultrasonic diffuser with a timer and mood light, used with hotel-inspired Hotel Collection fragrance from ₹299, or an Evening Calm reed (₹799) if you would rather have no plug and no machine. SOSA is an independent Indian brand and is not affiliated with any hotel.What is the smell in hotel rooms and can I buy it? There is no single hotel smell. What hotels actually have is consistency: a low-level fragrance running through the building on a schedule, the same one every day, on top of rooms that are aired and cleaned to a fixed standard. That combination is what your nose registers as a hotel. At home you reproduce it with one soft scent used continuously rather than an expensive candle used occasionally. SOSA's Hotel Collection (from ₹299 for 15ml) is our own interpretation of that kind of clean, hotel-style fragrance, water-based and for ultrasonic diffusers only; SOSA is independent and not affiliated with, or endorsed by, any hotel.
Do I need a machine, or will a reed diffuser do? A reed will do, and in a rented room or a PG it is often the better answer - the SOSA Evening Calm reed (₹799) has no flame, no power and no water and simply runs. A machine buys you control: the SOSA Sukoon (₹1,899) is a 500ml ultrasonic cool-mist diffuser with a 7-colour mood light and a timer, so it can run before you come into the room and stop by itself. It adds humidity, so it is the wrong choice in an already-damp or monsoon-affected room, and its tank needs emptying and drying regularly.
The short answer
Short answer: clear the surfaces, swap one overhead light for two lamps at low height, make the bed properly, and then run one low scent that is the same every day. The SOSA Sukoon (₹1,899) with hotel-inspired Hotel Collection fragrance from ₹299 is the scent layer with a timer and mood light; an Evening Calm reed (₹799) is the flame-free, plug-free alternative. SOSA is an independent Indian brand and is not affiliated with any hotel.
The pick: the SOSA Sukoon (₹1,899) with Hotel Collection fragrance (from ₹299) if you want a timer and control, or the SOSA Evening Calm reed (₹799) if you would rather have nothing plugged in.
Next step: tell us the size of the room and whether you can leave something plugged in, and we will pick one - ask us what suits your bedroom.
In this guide
The thing people call the hotel smell is really the hotel consistency: one low scent, always on, always the same. In a bedroom that is a Rs 799 reed or a Rs 1,899 machine, not a mystery.
The hotel-feeling shortlist - tap any
The machine
SOSA Sukoon · ₹1,899
The fragrance
Hotel Collection · from ₹299
Tell us your room
Ask us what suits your bedroom
Straight answer
What actually makes a hotel room feel relaxing, and how do I copy it?
Four things, and it is worth being blunt that three of them cost nothing. Emptiness. A hotel room has almost nothing out: clear bedside table, clear desk, nothing on the floor, no cables, no laundry, no pile of things waiting to be dealt with. Visual clutter is a low-grade demand on your attention, and clearing surfaces is the single largest free change available in most bedrooms. Layered light. Hotels almost never light a room from one point in the ceiling. There is a bedside lamp, usually a second light somewhere low, and everything is warm-toned. Two lamps at low height beat one overhead light comprehensively, and this is a bulb decision more than a fixture one - look for the warmest tone on the box. The bed. Made tightly, with textiles that were chosen together rather than accumulated. A made bed changes how the whole room reads within thirty seconds. And then scent. Here is the part everyone asks about and almost nobody is told honestly: there is no single hotel smell. What hotels have is consistency - a low-level fragrance running on a schedule, the same one every single day, on top of rooms that are aired and cleaned to a fixed standard. Your nose files that combination as "hotel". So the way to reproduce it at home is not an expensive candle on a Sunday; it is one soft scent, continuously, always the same. Two honest routes. The SOSA Sukoon at ₹1,899 is a 500ml ultrasonic cool-mist diffuser with a 7-colour mood light and a timer, and it takes the water-based Hotel Collection fragrances from ₹299 for 15ml - our own interpretations of that clean, hotel-style profile. Set the timer to run before you come into the room and stop on its own. Caveats, stated plainly: an ultrasonic adds humidity, so avoid it in an already-damp or monsoon-affected room, and empty and dry the tank regularly. Or, if you cannot leave anything plugged in, the SOSA Evening Calm reed at ₹799 gives you the same continuity with no flame, no power and no water. One system note that matters: the Hotel Collection is water-based for ultrasonic diffusers only and reed oil is for reeds - the two are never interchangeable. And the disclosure we put on every page that leans on this angle: SOSA is an independent Indian brand. Our hotel-inspired scents are our own original interpretations, and we are not affiliated with, or endorsed by, any hotel. Nothing here is a sleep aid or a health product either - a calm room to wind down in is an atmosphere. A portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
Clear surfaces, two lamps instead of one ceiling light, a properly made bed, then one low scent that never changes. Sukoon ₹1,899 with Hotel Collection from ₹299, or an Evening Calm reed at ₹799.
The scent layer with control: the SOSA Sukoon, a 500ml ultrasonic cool-mist diffuser with a 7-colour mood light and a timer, ₹1,899, supplied with hotel-inspired water-based fragrances. Run it before you come into the room and let it stop on its own. It adds humidity, so not for an already-damp room.
See the SOSA Sukoon ₹1,899 Shop the bedroom edit
The scent layer
A machine with a timer, the fragrance for it, or a reed that needs neither
What the scent layer actually costs
Only the scent layer costs money, and there are two honest ways to buy it. A machine gives you a timer and a level you can change; a reed gives you continuity with nothing plugged in. Both are made in India.
The machine, if you want a timer and control
SOSA Sukoon ultrasonic diffuser
A 500ml ultrasonic cool-mist diffuser with a 7-colour mood light and a timer, ₹1,899, supplied with hotel-inspired water-based fragrances. Run it before you come into the room and let it stop by itself. It adds humidity, so it is the wrong choice in an already-damp or monsoon-affected room, and the tank should be emptied and dried regularly.
From ₹1,899
The fragrance itself, for any ultrasonic diffuser
SOSA Hotel Collection fragrance
Water-based fragrances in 15ml, 100ml and 300ml, from ₹299 - SOSA's own interpretations of the clean, quiet scent profile of a good hotel room. For ultrasonic diffusers only; this is not reed diffuser oil and the two systems are never interchangeable. SOSA is independent and not affiliated with any hotel.
From ₹299
If nothing can be plugged in
Evening Calm reed diffuser
Himalayan lavender with chamomile in alcohol-free reed oil - no flame, no power and no water, which is why it suits a rented room, a PG or a hostel. It gives you the same continuity as a machine without the plug. 50ml ₹799 lasting 6 to 8 weeks, 130ml ₹1,299 lasting 14 to 18 weeks, depending on room size, airflow and reed flips.
From ₹799
The four things a hotel room does that your bedroom does not
Four things, in the order they change the room. Do the free ones first - the difference they make is larger than most people believe.
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Empty the surfaces
A hotel room is calm mostly by having nothing in it
This is the change people skip because it does not feel like a purchase, and it is the biggest one available. Look at a hotel room honestly: the bedside table has a lamp and possibly a phone, the desk has nothing, the floor has nothing, there are no cables, no bags, no half-unpacked anything. Your bedroom is doing four jobs at once - wardrobe, laundry room, office, storage - and every visible object is a small unresolved task. You do not need to become a minimalist. You need one drawer or one box that everything without a home goes into, and a bedside table with three things on it. Do this before you consider spending anything, because a scented cluttered room still reads as cluttered, and because the effect is visible in twenty minutes. It also makes the fragrance work better, since a room with less soft clutter in it holds fragrance more evenly.
Tip: three things on the bedside table, nothing on the floor. Twenty minutes, no money.
A reed suits a cleared surface because it needs nothing else on it - no plug, no cable, no switch. Evening Calm, ₹799.
See Evening Calm reed →
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Layer the light, warm and low
Hotels never light a bedroom from the ceiling
Walk into a good hotel room in the evening and count the light sources: usually two or three, all at or below eye level, all warm-toned, none of them a single central fitting blazing down. That is not decoration, it is the reason the room feels enclosed and calm rather than functional. At home the equivalent is genuinely cheap: one bedside lamp, one other low light somewhere in the room, warm bulbs in both, and the overhead light off after dark. Warmth of tone matters more than brightness - look for the warmest option on the bulb packaging rather than the dimmest. If you only do one thing from this entire page, do this one and the surface-clearing above it. A fragrance under a warm layered light feels like a hotel; the same fragrance under a tube light feels like a scented tube-lit room.
The Sukoon has a 7-colour mood light of its own, which many people run on its lowest warm setting as the second light in the room, ₹1,899.
See SOSA Sukoon →
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Then one scent, always the same
Consistency is the whole of what people call the hotel smell
There is no secret hotel fragrance, and anyone who tells you otherwise is guessing. What hotels do is run a low-level scent continuously on a schedule, the same one every day, in a building that is aired and cleaned to a fixed standard. That combination - clean first, then consistent - is what your nose files as "hotel". Reproducing it at home is a format decision rather than a fragrance-shopping one. The Sukoon's timer lets you match the hotel behaviour exactly: run it for a stretch before you come into the room so the scent has settled by the time you open the door, rather than switching something on in front of yourself. Use the water-based Hotel Collection fragrance in it, which starts at ₹299 for 15ml and is the cheapest way to test the idea if you already own an ultrasonic machine. If you cannot have a plug in the room, a reed gives you the same continuity by simply never stopping. And the disclosure, every time: these are SOSA's own interpretations of a hotel-style profile - we are an independent Indian brand and are not affiliated with, or endorsed by, any hotel.
Tip: one scent, running on a schedule, every day. Not an expensive candle on a Sunday.
The Hotel Collection fragrance starts at ₹299 for 15ml - water-based, for ultrasonic diffusers only, and not reed oil.
See Hotel Collection fragrance →
The SOSA principle
There is no hotel smell. There is hotel consistency - one low scent, every day, in a room that was aired and cleaned first.
Which is why a Rs 799 reed running all month beats a Rs 3,000 candle lit twice.
The scent layer - and which system it lives in
Here is the whole plan as a table, cheapest first. Three of the four rows cost nothing at all.
The SOSA plan
A hotel-room feeling at home - what to do, and what it costs
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Clear every surface and the floor
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Free, twenty minutes. Three things on the bedside table. This is the largest single change in most bedrooms. View → |
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Two warm lamps at low height instead of one ceiling light
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The price of two warm bulbs. The Sukoon's own mood light can be the second one. View → |
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Make the bed properly, with textiles that match
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Free. It changes how the whole room reads in thirty seconds. View → |
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One low scent, the same every day, on a schedule
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Hotel Collection from ₹299 in a Sukoon at ₹1,899, or an Evening Calm reed at ₹799 with nothing plugged in. View → |
Two practical notes before you buy anything. First, air and clean before you scent. A hotel room smells good because it is serviced daily, not because of the fragrance, and a scent laid over an unaired room gives you both at once. Open the windows properly for ten minutes a day, deal with laundry and the mattress, and then add fragrance to a room that is already neutral. Second, keep the level low - hotel scenting is deliberately faint, and a strong room smells like a lobby rather than a suite. If you want the calm side of this at reed prices, our guide to the best fragrance for a calm bedroom atmosphere covers scent character, and reed diffuser vs Sukoon for a calm bedroom atmosphere compares the two formats properly if you are undecided. The pillar for the whole subject is our guide to the best home fragrance for a bedroom in India.
A timer is what makes it feel like a hotel
The SOSA Sukoon is ₹1,899 for a 500ml ultrasonic diffuser with a 7-colour mood light and timer, and Hotel Collection fragrance starts at ₹299 for 15ml.
People come home from a good hotel wanting to buy the fragrance. What they actually admired was an empty surface, a warm lamp and a room that smelled the same on Tuesday as it did on Monday.
— Sonal Sahani, SOSA
Two systems, never mixed
Water-based fragrance is for ultrasonic machines; reed oil is for reeds
The SOSA hotel-feeling shortlist
One machine, one fragrance, and one alternative for rooms where nothing can be plugged in. The Hotel Collection is water-based and for ultrasonic diffusers only; reed oil is for reeds; the two systems are never interchangeable. SOSA is an independent Indian brand and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, any hotel. A portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
The SOSA hotel-feeling shortlist
The machine, or the no-plug alternative
| Machine | Best for | Why it works | Price |
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SOSA Sukoon
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A bedroom where you want a schedule and an adjustable level | 500ml ultrasonic cool-mist diffuser, 7-colour mood light, timer, supplied with hotel-inspired water-based fragrance. Adds humidity, so not for a damp room | ₹1,899 View → |
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Evening Calm reed
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A rented room, PG or hostel where nothing can be plugged in | Himalayan lavender and chamomile reed, alcohol-free, no flame, no power, no water. 50ml ₹799 lasts 6-8 weeks, 130ml ₹1,299 lasts 14-18 weeks | ₹799 View → |
A quick word before you order. Do the three free changes first - clear the surfaces, warm layered light, make the bed - and give them a week; they are most of the effect. Then choose the format by whether you can leave something plugged in. If you buy the Sukoon, empty and dry the tank regularly and skip it entirely if your room is already damp or monsoon-affected. If you buy the reed, use three or four reeds rather than the whole pack, stand it on a coaster, keep it out of reach of children and pets, and do not use the oil on skin or ingest it. Remember the two systems never mix. And two things we will always state: SOSA is independent and not affiliated with any hotel, and a calm room to wind down in is an atmosphere rather than a sleep aid or a health product. Tell us about your room and we will pick one.
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A note from Sonal
People come back from a good hotel convinced they need to buy the fragrance. What they are usually remembering is a room with nothing on the surfaces, two warm lamps instead of one ceiling light, a properly made bed, and a smell that was identical on the second morning to the first. Three of those four cost nothing at all, and I would genuinely rather you did them and bought nothing than bought a bottle and left the room as it is.
If you then want the scent layer, there are two honest routes and they suit different rooms. The Sukoon at ₹1,899 is the one with a timer, which is exactly what hotels do - the fragrance has already settled by the time you open the door. Use it with our water-based Hotel Collection, from ₹299 for 15ml. If you are in a rented room or a PG where a plug is a negotiation, the Evening Calm reed at ₹799 gives you the same continuity with nothing lit and nothing plugged in.
Two disclosures I insist on. SOSA is an independent Indian brand. Our hotel-inspired scents are our own original interpretations, and we are not affiliated with, or endorsed by, any hotel. And a hotel room smells good because it is aired and cleaned to a fixed standard first, then scented - fragrance works alongside that and never instead of it. Nothing we make is a sleep aid or a health product; a calm room to wind down in is an atmosphere. Everything is made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
Frequently asked questions
How do I make my bedroom feel like a relaxing hotel room?
Clear every surface and the floor, use two warm lamps at low height instead of one overhead light, make the bed properly with textiles that match, and then run one low scent that is the same every day. Three of those four are free. For the scent layer, the SOSA Sukoon at Rs 1,899 is a 500ml ultrasonic diffuser with a timer and mood light, used with Hotel Collection fragrance from Rs 299, or an Evening Calm reed at Rs 799 if nothing can be plugged in.
Is SOSA connected to any hotel?
No. SOSA is an independent Indian fragrance brand founded by ISIPCA Versailles-trained perfumer Sonal Sahani. The hotel-inspired scents are SOSA's own original interpretations of the kind of clean, quiet fragrance profile associated with good hotels, and SOSA is not affiliated with, endorsed by or licensed by any hotel or hotel group.
What is the actual smell in hotel rooms?
There is no single one. What hotels have is consistency - a low-level fragrance running on a schedule, the same one every day, in rooms that are aired and cleaned to a fixed standard. Your nose registers that combination rather than any particular ingredient. That is why reproducing it at home is about running one soft scent continuously rather than about finding a specific bottle.
Can I use Hotel Collection fragrance in a reed diffuser?
No. The Hotel Collection is water-based and made to be misted with water in an ultrasonic diffuser such as the Sukoon or Boond. Reed diffuser oil is a different formulation designed to travel up reed sticks and evaporate. The two systems are never interchangeable, and using one in the other does not work and can damage a machine.
Does a hotel-style scent help you relax or sleep better?
It can make a room feel calm to wind down in, which is worth having, but we make no sleep or health claim. A consistent scent becomes a cue that the day is closing, in the same way that dimming the lights does - a habit and an association built by repetition rather than a physiological effect. Nothing SOSA makes is a sleep aid, a sedative or a treatment for insomnia or anxiety.
Empty, warm-lit, made, and always the same
SOSA — Hotel Feeling at Home three free changes and one bottle
The SOSA Sukoon is ₹1,899 for a 500ml ultrasonic diffuser with a 7-colour mood light and timer, Hotel Collection fragrance starts at ₹299 for 15ml, and the Evening Calm reed is ₹799 if nothing can be plugged in. SOSA is an independent Indian brand and is not affiliated with any hotel, and a calm room to wind down in is an atmosphere rather than a sleep aid. Everything is made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
Ask us what suits your bedroom → SOSA Sukoon · ₹1,899
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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 a 500ml ultrasonic cool-mist diffuser with a 7-colour mood light and a timer, supplied with hotel-inspired water-based fragrances; it adds humidity to a room and its tank should be emptied and dried regularly. The SOSA Hotel Collection fragrance is a water-based fragrance in 15ml, 100ml and 300ml from ₹299, for ultrasonic diffusers only and not reed diffuser oil. The SOSA Evening Calm reed diffuser is an alcohol-free reed diffuser of Himalayan lavender and chamomile, ₹799 for 50ml and ₹1,299 for 130ml, with the product page stating 6 to 8 weeks for a 50ml and 14 to 18 weeks for a 130ml depending on room size, airflow and how often the reeds are flipped. The hotel-inspired scents are SOSA's own original interpretations; SOSA is an independent Indian brand and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, any hotel. SOSA makes no sleep, sedative, therapeutic or other health claim for any product. 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.