5 Ways to Make Your Home Feel Like a Boutique Hotel

Restock (and Refresh) Your Bath Towels

You probably need more fluffy, white bath towels in your life. Especially if you recycled all of your old, threadbare ones during the KonMari craze, it might be time to restock.

As a general guideline, we always recommend keeping at least two towels per family member. To achieve hotel-level luxury, invest in three to four towels per person. This way, you can use each towel fewer times between washes (but without having to do laundry every three days!).

And there's a smart reason hotels typically stock white towels: They can be bleached, so they'll always look clean and will never mildew. Plus, they can all be washed together in one load of laundry.

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The surefire way to make a Wednesday night shower feel more spa-like? Buy a towel warmer ($140, bedbathandbeyond.com) that will make your towel toasty in less than 20 minutes.

Build a Hotel-Worthy Bed

Similar to towels, consider investing in a couple more spare sets of bed sheets. Think about it this way: If you currently rotate between the set on your bed and the set in the wash, you either have to do laundry often or go longer between washes. The solution is to buy more spare sheets so you can have clean bedding without devoting your life to laundry.

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Take another tip from boutique hotels and keep a cozy spare blanket on hand, either draped across the end of your bed or tucked into a basket nearby.

Clean Out Your Linen Closet

You may be wondering: Where am I going to stash all of these new linens? If you have the space in your bathroom, embrace the hotel vibe by leaving a big pile of fluffy towels on display.

If not, it's time for a linen closet clean-out, starting with donating or recycling old towels and bed sheets you no longer use. Then, label shelves for bath towels and others for bed sheets in specific sizes.

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Keep a bottle of scented fabric spray in your linen closet, so you can lightly spritz sheets before making the bed.

Clear Off Your Nightstand

What is the easiest way to make your bedroom feel like a hotel in the next 15 minutes? Declutter your nightstand. Remove that towering pile of bedside reading (keep only what you're reading right now), and leave space for a glass of water and a soft reading lamp.

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While it's better to keep your phone far away from your bed, if you can't resist, invest in a sleek, wireless charger, so at least you won't have to hunt for lost cords underneath your bed every night.

Declutter Your Bathroom Counter

In a hotel bathroom, you'll often find a small, curated selection of toiletries set on a tray. Try the same trick at home. Buy a storage tray, then devote this prime real estate to only the skincare and haircare products you use every single day. The rest can be stashed in drawers, cabinets, or storage bins (while you're at it, check the expiration dates).

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If you forget to pack a toothbrush, most hotels have extras they can drop off at your room. For the same effect at home, stock one drawer in your bathroom with spare toothbrushes, a new tube of toothpaste, soaps, and other essentials. You'll always have what you need without having to call the concierge.