★ Choosing from the SOSA Range
Five scents, one room, one answer - and two we would honestly steer you away from
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"I asked which one and got an actual answer instead of all five being described as perfect."
Garden Bloom reed · bedroom
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"We are both put off by florals. Mountain Breeze was suggested and it is exactly right for us."
Mountain Breeze reed · bedroom
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"Coffee and vanilla in a bedroom sounds odd on paper. In the room it is warm and not sweet at all."
Fresh Brew reed · bedroom
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"Was about to buy the lemon one because it was cheapest. Glad I read this first."
Morning Freshness reed · advice
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"Garden Bloom is not the rose I expected. Much softer and greener, which is why it works."
Garden Bloom reed · bedroom
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"Pine and cedar at three reeds is subtle. It smells like a nice hotel room rather than a forest."
Mountain Breeze reed · reed count
★★★★★
"I asked which one and got an actual answer instead of all five being described as perfect."
Garden Bloom reed · bedroom
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"We are both put off by florals. Mountain Breeze was suggested and it is exactly right for us."
Mountain Breeze reed · bedroom
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"Coffee and vanilla in a bedroom sounds odd on paper. In the room it is warm and not sweet at all."
Fresh Brew reed · bedroom
★★★★★
"Was about to buy the lemon one because it was cheapest. Glad I read this first."
Morning Freshness reed · advice
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"Garden Bloom is not the rose I expected. Much softer and greener, which is why it works."
Garden Bloom reed · bedroom
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"Pine and cedar at three reeds is subtle. It smells like a nice hotel room rather than a forest."
Mountain Breeze reed · reed count
★ The three SOSA scents that suit a romantic bedroom
Garden Bloom reedThe answer - rose and night-blooming jasmineView ₹799
Fresh Brew reedThe warm one - Coorg coffee and Kerala vanillaView ₹849
Mountain Breeze reedThe woody one - Himalayan pine, sage and cedarView ₹849
✓ Garden Bloom is the answer for most rooms. The other two are for people who do not want a floral ✓ We will tell you which of our own scents to avoid for this room, because that is more useful than saying all five are lovely ✓ Made in India · independent, not affiliated with any hotel · a portion funds girl-child education
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Which SOSA scents should I avoid in a romantic bedroom? Morning Freshness, at ₹749, is Malabar lemon with peppermint and eucalyptus - bright, clean and slightly cold, which is excellent in a bathroom, a study or a morning room and wrong for this one. Evening Calm, at ₹799, is lavender and chamomile, which is genuinely lovely but reads as calm and restful rather than romantic. Both are good bottles in the wrong room, and it is cheaper to know that before you buy.
Is Fresh Brew too sweet for a bedroom? No, and this is the most common worry about it. Coorg coffee with Kerala vanilla sits on the warm side rather than the dessert side, so it does not build the way a heavy caramel or sugary gourmand does in a small, warm room overnight. At three reeds in a 50ml it reads as comfortable rather than edible. It is ₹849 for 50ml, lasting 6 to 8 weeks depending on room size, airflow and reed flips.
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Facts verified 24 August 2026 against the live SOSA product pages: the SOSA Garden Bloom reed diffuser is an alcohol-free reed diffuser of British rose and night-blooming jasmine, 50ml at ₹799 and 130ml at ₹1,299. The SOSA Fresh Brew reed diffuser is Coorg coffee with Kerala vanilla and the SOSA Mountain Breeze reed diffuser is Himalayan pine with sage and cedar, both 50ml at ₹849 and 130ml at ₹1,349. SOSA Morning Freshness is Malabar lemon with peppermint and eucalyptus at ₹749 for 50ml, and SOSA Evening Calm is Himalayan lavender with chamomile at ₹799 for 50ml. The product pages state that a 50ml lasts 6 to 8 weeks and a 130ml lasts 14 to 18 weeks, depending on room size, airflow and how often the reeds are flipped, and that reeds use no flame, no power and no water. Which scent suits a given room is a matter of preference; SOSA makes no health, sleep or mood claim for any fragrance. 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.
We make five reed fragrances and only three of them belong in this room. Rather than describing all five as lovely, here is a straight answer: Garden Bloom, unless you dislike florals, in which case Fresh Brew or Mountain Breeze. And here is why the other two are better used somewhere else in the house.
Quick answers — read this first
Which SOSA fragrance is best for a romantic bedroom? Garden Bloom, from ₹799 for 50ml. It is British rose with night-blooming jasmine, and it is soft and green rather than powdery or sweet, which keeps it out of the old-fashioned rose register that puts people off florals. If you do not want a floral at all, Fresh Brew at ₹849 is Coorg coffee with Kerala vanilla and is warm rather than sweet, and Mountain Breeze at ₹849 is Himalayan pine, sage and cedar for couples who prefer soft woods.Which SOSA scents should I avoid in a romantic bedroom? Morning Freshness, at ₹749, is Malabar lemon with peppermint and eucalyptus - bright, clean and slightly cold, which is excellent in a bathroom, a study or a morning room and wrong for this one. Evening Calm, at ₹799, is lavender and chamomile, which is genuinely lovely but reads as calm and restful rather than romantic. Both are good bottles in the wrong room, and it is cheaper to know that before you buy.
Is Fresh Brew too sweet for a bedroom? No, and this is the most common worry about it. Coorg coffee with Kerala vanilla sits on the warm side rather than the dessert side, so it does not build the way a heavy caramel or sugary gourmand does in a small, warm room overnight. At three reeds in a 50ml it reads as comfortable rather than edible. It is ₹849 for 50ml, lasting 6 to 8 weeks depending on room size, airflow and reed flips.
The short answer
Short answer: Garden Bloom, from Rs 799 - British rose and night-blooming jasmine, soft and green rather than powdery. Fresh Brew at Rs 849 if you want warm rather than floral, and Mountain Breeze at Rs 849 if you both prefer soft woods. Morning Freshness is a morning scent and Evening Calm is calm rather than romantic, so neither is the right bottle for this room.
The pick: SOSA Garden Bloom (from ₹799) as the answer, with Fresh Brew (from ₹849) for warm and Mountain Breeze (from ₹849) for soft woods.
Next step: tell us whether you lean floral, warm or woody and we will confirm the bottle and the reed count - ask us what suits your bedroom.
In this guide
Two of our five belong somewhere else in the house, and saying so is more useful than telling you every bottle would be lovely.
The three romantic candidates - tap any of them
The answer
Garden Bloom reed · from ₹799
If not floral
Fresh Brew reed · from ₹849
Still deciding
Ask us what suits your bedroom
Straight answer
Which SOSA scent should I actually buy for a romantic bedroom?
Garden Bloom, from ₹799 for 50ml. That is the answer for most rooms and most people. It is British rose with night-blooming jasmine, and the thing that makes it work in a bedroom rather than a drawing room is that we kept it green and soft rather than powdery. Powdery rose is what people are thinking of when they say they dislike floral scents; this is not that. Night-blooming jasmine gives it a little depth after dark, which is exactly when this room is being used. Three reeds in a 50ml, on a dresser at chest height, and it will run for 6 to 8 weeks depending on room size, airflow and how often you flip the reeds. If the word floral is a problem for either of you, there are two honest alternatives. Fresh Brew at ₹849 is Coorg coffee with Kerala vanilla - warm, low and grown-up, and it deliberately stops short of dessert, which is the line a gourmand has to stay on to be liveable in a small warm room overnight. Mountain Breeze at ₹849 is Himalayan pine with sage and cedar, and at a low reed count it reads as soft woods rather than as a forest - quietly romantic in the way a good hotel room is, and the pick for two people who both find florals and sweetness equally unappealing. Now the useful part, which is what to avoid. Morning Freshness at ₹749 is our cheapest reed and it is Malabar lemon with peppermint and eucalyptus: bright, clean and slightly cold. It is a genuinely excellent bottle - in a bathroom, a study, a kitchen or a bedroom you use mainly in the morning. It is the wrong register for this room, and the fact that it is fifty rupees cheaper than Garden Bloom is not a reason to buy it. Evening Calm at ₹799, Himalayan lavender with chamomile, is the softest thing we make and it is lovely, but it reads as calm rather than romantic - it is the right answer for a wind-down room and a slightly different question. If that is actually what you want, buy it without hesitation. A 130ml of any of these lasts 14 to 18 weeks and is better value per millilitre once you know the scent suits you both. Ask us if you are between two, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
Garden Bloom, from Rs 799. Fresh Brew at Rs 849 if you want warm instead of floral, Mountain Breeze at Rs 849 for soft woods. Morning Freshness and Evening Calm are better used in other rooms.
The answer for most rooms is SOSA Garden Bloom - British rose and night-blooming jasmine, from ₹799 for 50ml, lasting 6 to 8 weeks depending on room size, airflow and reed flips. Green and soft rather than powdery, which is exactly why it works in a bedroom.
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The three candidates
Floral, warm or woody - that is genuinely the whole decision
The three that suit a romantic bedroom
Three of our five, and the difference between them is simply floral, warm or woody. All are alcohol-free reed oil with no flame, no plug and no water, so they run continuously in a bedroom without anything to switch off.
The answer for most romantic bedrooms
Garden Bloom reed diffuser
British rose with night-blooming jasmine, kept green and soft rather than powdery - which is what keeps it out of the old-fashioned rose register. From ₹799 for 50ml lasting 6 to 8 weeks, or ₹1,299 for 130ml lasting 14 to 18 weeks, depending on room size, airflow and reed flips.
From ₹799
If floral is not your word
Fresh Brew reed diffuser
Coorg coffee with Kerala vanilla, ₹849 for 50ml. Warm and low, and deliberately not a dessert - which is the line a sweet fragrance has to stay on to be liveable overnight in a small, warm room.
From ₹849
If you both prefer woods to flowers
Mountain Breeze reed diffuser
Himalayan pine with sage and cedar, ₹849 for 50ml. At three reeds it reads as soft woods rather than a forest - quietly romantic in the way a good hotel room is, and the least obvious of the three.
From ₹849
The five SOSA scents, and what each one is actually for
All five, honestly described. Two of them belong somewhere else in your house, and knowing that before you order is worth more than another paragraph of praise.
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Garden Bloom - the answer
British rose and night-blooming jasmine, from ₹799
If you buy one bottle for this room without reading any further, buy this one. Rose is the obvious romantic note and it is also the easiest one to get wrong: made powdery it turns nostalgic and a little heavy, which is precisely what people mean when they say they do not like floral scents. We built this one green and soft instead, so it reads as fresh flowers in a room rather than as perfume on a dressing table. The night-blooming jasmine underneath gives it a bit of depth after dark, which matters because this is an evening room. It behaves well at low strength, which is the other reason it suits a bedroom: three reeds in a 50ml is usually right, and it does not collapse into nothing at that level the way some lighter fragrances do. Run it on a dresser at chest height, away from the bed, and expect 6 to 8 weeks from a 50ml depending on room size, airflow and how often you flip the reeds.
Tip: if you are not sure, this is the one. Three reeds, dresser height, away from the bed.
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Fresh Brew and Mountain Breeze - the two alternatives
Warm or woody, for people who do not want a floral
Plenty of couples have one person who simply does not want flowers in the room, and there is no point arguing with that. Fresh Brew, ₹849, is Coorg coffee with Kerala vanilla. The worry people have is that it will be sweet, and it is not: it sits on the warm and roasted side rather than the sugary side, which is what makes it liveable overnight, because a genuinely dessert-like fragrance builds in a small warm room and becomes cloying by the third night. At three reeds it reads as comfortable. Mountain Breeze, ₹849, is Himalayan pine with sage and cedar, and it is the least obvious choice on this page. Kept low it does not smell like a forest or like a cleaning product; it smells like soft woods, which is one of the families almost everybody quietly likes and one of the reasons good hotels use them. It is the right pick for two people who both find florals fussy and sweetness cloying, and it is particularly good in a room with a lot of wood or linen in it.
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The two we would steer you away from
Morning Freshness and Evening Calm are right for other rooms
Morning Freshness, ₹749, is Malabar lemon with peppermint and eucalyptus. It is our cheapest reed and it is very good at what it does, which is making a room smell like it has just been aired: bright, clean, slightly cold. That is a wonderful thing in a bathroom, a study, a kitchen or a bedroom you mostly use in the morning, and it is the wrong signal entirely for a room you are trying to make feel warm and unhurried in the evening. Do not buy it because it is fifty rupees cheaper. Evening Calm, ₹799, is Himalayan lavender with chamomile, and this one is a closer call, because it is soft, low-contrast and easy for two people to agree on. But it reads as calm rather than romantic - it is the bottle for a wind-down room, and calm and romantic are not quite the same request. If what you actually want is a quiet room to unwind in, buy it happily; it is a lovely thing and the easiest scent in the range to live with daily. Just know which question you are answering.
Tip: buy Morning Freshness for a bathroom or a study, and Evening Calm if calm is really what you want.
The least obvious of the three: Mountain Breeze, pine, sage and cedar, from ₹849.
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The SOSA principle
A fragrance house that tells you all five of its scents would be perfect for your bedroom is not being helpful. Two of ours belong in other rooms.
Garden Bloom, unless you dislike florals. Then Fresh Brew or Mountain Breeze. That is the whole answer.
The two we would not choose for this room, and why
Here is the entire range against one question. The first three are candidates; the last two are honest steers towards a different room.
The SOSA plan
The SOSA range, judged for one room
| The scent | Right for a romantic bedroom? |
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Garden Bloom - British rose and night-blooming jasmine, from ₹799
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Yes, and it is the answer for most people. Green and soft rather than powdery, with a little depth after dark. View → |
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Fresh Brew - Coorg coffee and Kerala vanilla, from ₹849
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Yes, if floral is not your word. Warm and roasted rather than sweet, so it does not build overnight. View → |
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Mountain Breeze - Himalayan pine, sage and cedar, from ₹849
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Yes, at a low reed count. Soft woods rather than forest, and the least obvious choice of the three. View → |
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Morning Freshness ₹749 and Evening Calm ₹799
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Not for this room. Morning Freshness is bright and cold, and Evening Calm reads as calm rather than romantic. Both are excellent elsewhere. View → |
One thing that changes the answer more than the bottle does: strength. Any of these three can be made wrong by running eight reeds in a small bedroom, and any of them reads as expensive at three. If you are choosing for two people rather than one, the best bedroom fragrance for couples is the method for finding the overlap, and the best romantic reed diffuser for a bedroom covers reed count, placement and bottle size in detail. If your honest answer turns out to be Evening Calm rather than Garden Bloom, that belongs to our calm and cosy bedroom guides instead. The pillar for the whole decision is our guide to the best home fragrance for a bedroom in India.
One question, one answer
Garden Bloom is ₹799 for 50ml and ₹1,299 for 130ml, lasting 6 to 8 and 14 to 18 weeks depending on room size, airflow and how often you flip the reeds.
Two of our five bottles are wrong for this room, and telling you which two is worth more than telling you all five are lovely.
— Sonal Sahani, SOSA
The same three, in the 130ml
Better value per millilitre once you know the scent suits you both
The SOSA romantic bedroom answer
Three candidates, all alcohol-free, flame-free and power-free, which is what makes a reed the right daily format for a bedroom. Everything is made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
The SOSA romantic bedroom answer
One answer, one alternative
| Machine | Best for | Why it works | Price |
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Garden Bloom reed
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Most romantic bedrooms, most people | British rose and night-blooming jasmine, green and soft rather than powdery. 50ml lasts 6-8 weeks, 130ml lasts 14-18 weeks, depending on room size, airflow and reed flips | ₹799 View → |
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Fresh Brew reed
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Anyone who does not want a floral | Coorg coffee and Kerala vanilla, warm and roasted rather than sweet, so it stays comfortable overnight in a small warm room | ₹849 View → |
A quick word on choosing. Buy the 50ml first if you have not smelled the scent before, because six to eight weeks is a fair trial and a mistake costs very little; move to the 130ml once you are sure, since it is better value per millilitre. Whichever you choose, the reed count matters more than the bottle: three in a small bedroom, and add one at a time with a week in between. One honest note: fragrance works alongside airing and cleaning and never instead of them, and nothing here is a sleep aid or a health product. Stand the bottle on a coaster because reed oil can mark polished wood, keep it out of reach of children and pets, and remember the oil is not for skin or ingestion. Reed oil and the water-based Hotel Collection are separate systems and never interchangeable. Tell us whether you lean floral, warm or woody and we will confirm the bottle.
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A note from Sonal
When someone asks me which of our own scents to buy, the least useful thing I can do is describe all five as beautiful. They are all made properly, but they are not all made for the same room, and a bedroom you want to feel warm and unhurried in is a specific request. So here is my answer without hedging: Garden Bloom, unless one of you dislikes florals, in which case Fresh Brew or Mountain Breeze.
The reason Garden Bloom is the answer is a choice we made in the formulation. Rose is easy to make nostalgic and powdery, and powdery rose is exactly what people are rejecting when they say they do not like florals. We kept ours green and soft, with night-blooming jasmine giving it depth after dark, which is when the room is being used. If flowers are simply not your language, Fresh Brew at ₹849 is warm and roasted rather than sweet, and Mountain Breeze at ₹849, kept to three reeds, reads as soft woods rather than a forest. Soft woods are one of the families almost everybody quietly likes, which is why hotels use them.
And the two I would steer you away from, because it is more useful than flattery: Morning Freshness is lemon, peppermint and eucalyptus, which is a morning scent for a bathroom or a study and the wrong signal here, cheaper though it is. Evening Calm is lovely but reads as calm rather than romantic, so buy it if calm is the actual request. The usual honest notes apply to all of them: fragrance is not an air purifier, it cannot cover damp or an unaired room, and nothing we make is a sleep aid or a treatment. Reed oil and the water-based Hotel Collection are separate systems and never interchangeable. Everything is made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
Frequently asked questions
Which SOSA fragrance is best for a romantic bedroom?
Garden Bloom, from Rs 799 for 50ml. It is British rose with night-blooming jasmine, kept green and soft rather than powdery, with a little depth after dark. If you do not want a floral, Fresh Brew at Rs 849 is coffee and vanilla, warm rather than sweet, and Mountain Breeze at Rs 849 is pine, sage and cedar, which reads as soft woods at a low reed count.
Is Morning Freshness good for a bedroom?
For a morning bedroom, yes. It is Malabar lemon with peppermint and eucalyptus at Rs 749, and it makes a room smell freshly aired, which is excellent in a bathroom, a study, a kitchen or a room you mainly use early in the day. It is bright and slightly cold, so it is the wrong register for a room you want to feel warm and unhurried in the evening.
What is the difference between Garden Bloom and Evening Calm?
Garden Bloom is British rose with night-blooming jasmine and reads as romantic; Evening Calm is Himalayan lavender with chamomile and reads as calm and restful. Both are Rs 799 for 50ml. If you want a room that feels like an occasion, choose Garden Bloom. If you want a room to unwind in, choose Evening Calm. It is a calm room to wind down in, not a sleep aid, and we make no health claim for it.
Is Fresh Brew too sweet for a bedroom?
No. It sits on the warm and roasted side rather than the sugary side, which is what makes it liveable overnight, since genuinely dessert-like fragrances build in a small warm room and turn cloying after a few nights. At three reeds in a 50ml it reads as comfortable rather than edible. It is Rs 849 for 50ml, lasting 6 to 8 weeks depending on room size, airflow and reed flips.
Should I buy the 50ml or the 130ml?
The 50ml if you have not smelled the scent before. It lasts 6 to 8 weeks depending on room size, airflow and how often you flip the reeds, which is a fair trial at a low cost. The 130ml lasts 14 to 18 weeks and is better value per millilitre, so it is the sensible size once you know the fragrance suits the room and everybody in it.
One question, one honest answer
SOSA — Romantic Bedroom Fragrance Garden Bloom, unless you dislike florals
The SOSA Garden Bloom reed is ₹799 for 50ml and ₹1,299 for 130ml, lasting 6 to 8 and 14 to 18 weeks depending on room size, airflow and how often you flip the reeds. Fresh Brew and Mountain Breeze are ₹849. Everything is made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
Ask us what suits your bedroom → Garden Bloom reed · ₹799
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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 Garden Bloom reed diffuser is an alcohol-free reed diffuser of British rose and night-blooming jasmine, 50ml at ₹799 and 130ml at ₹1,299. The SOSA Fresh Brew reed diffuser is Coorg coffee with Kerala vanilla and the SOSA Mountain Breeze reed diffuser is Himalayan pine with sage and cedar, both 50ml at ₹849 and 130ml at ₹1,349. SOSA Morning Freshness is Malabar lemon with peppermint and eucalyptus at ₹749 for 50ml, and SOSA Evening Calm is Himalayan lavender with chamomile at ₹799 for 50ml. The product pages state that a 50ml lasts 6 to 8 weeks and a 130ml lasts 14 to 18 weeks, depending on room size, airflow and how often the reeds are flipped, and that reeds use no flame, no power and no water. Which scent suits a given room is a matter of preference; SOSA makes no health, sleep or mood claim for any fragrance. 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.