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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 1:08 pm
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Originally Posted by l'etoile
I can't think of an upscale spa or gym that I've been to that doesn't employ this system. (With the number of guests using a shower per day it obviously would be difficult on housekeeping and wasteful to have individual toiletries.) The Westin products are no great shakes, sharing a dispenser has proven hygenic at spas and gyms. I find this a good idea and am surprised that more places don't do it. If I had to chose something to cut, this would be up at the top of the list over things like eliminating turndown and swapping pencils for pens and so on.
Exactly!

The Spa at the Parker Palm Springs has Molton Brown pumps and it just works. ACE hotels use Rudy's Barbarshop products in pumps ("use as much as you want, but if you take it you buy it") and it seems to work well for them.
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