New Bath Amenities
Apr 25, 2012, 4:15 am
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Color me a fan of the PTR bath gel. I was surprised at how much I like it. And when you stay in a suite, they give you the large bottles. One of which has earned a place in my bathroom at home. 
Apr 25, 2012, 6:56 am
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I have never been given a big bottle in a suite
Not that it would do much good anyway since it probably wouldn't fit in my quart bag. PTR sells it for $17 for a big bottle. This is the only time I have gone out of my way to find a bath product I used in a hotel
Apr 25, 2012, 10:07 am
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No. I travel with full size containers of toothpaste, contact lens solution, and other items that hotels usually don't provide. Because I can't be bothered with the TSA-mandated 3 oz. containers, I almost always check a bag. I rely on the hotel to provide everything else (shampoo, conditioner, soap, etc.).
Given the frequency of my air travel and my predilection for renting full-size or larger cars, I can safely say that modifying shampoo consumption habits won't much matter.
May 14, 2012, 4:09 am
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Does anyone remember what the brand was or the name was of the little blue bottles of shower gel you got in various Hilton's around the world? I remember looking at the website on-line, and for the life of me I can not remember the named brand....anyone help?
May 14, 2012, 4:12 am
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hate roth toiletries! cheap and nasty and made in china if u read the small print - i like the crabtree and evelyn stuff in europe and also the ahava stuff at hilton tel aviv what a major downgrade!
the little blue bottles = sometimes large bottles in greece, germany = crabtree and evelyn
the little blue bottles = sometimes large bottles in greece, germany = crabtree and evelyn
May 14, 2012, 7:45 am
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May 14, 2012, 8:16 am
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hate roth toiletries! cheap and nasty and made in china if u read the small print - i like the crabtree and evelyn stuff in europe and also the ahava stuff at hilton tel aviv what a major downgrade!
the little blue bottles = sometimes large bottles in greece, germany = crabtree and evelyn
the little blue bottles = sometimes large bottles in greece, germany = crabtree and evelyn
May 14, 2012, 8:55 am
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I usually don't care at all what brand toiletries are at a hotel. Most are just commodity items re-branded with a name to attract attention. My problem is that I am very sensitive to scents. So, to help with that, I bring my own soap, shampoo and conditioner (look at Lush.com and their solid shampoos and conditioner - easy to travel with and NO TSA hassles). The one hotel branded toiletry package that I can deal with is the Bliss products offered at some *wood hotels.
May 14, 2012, 9:06 am
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Does anyone remember maybe 8 years ago the three bottles which were mounted on their own holder? The whole lot used to fall in the bath quite often IME! They were very long and narrow tubes of no particular brand. Those were weird!
May 14, 2012, 10:00 am
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May 14, 2012, 1:05 pm
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I travel as lightly as possible, almost always with only a carry-on. The less I have to bring the better. I'm not fussy, so it doesn't really matter to me what the shampoo/conditioner/bath gel is. I've stayed in little motels that had some pretty cheap stuff. If it's that bad, I just head down to a store to pick up something.
May 15, 2012, 12:42 am
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Same here. Call me naive, but for me the word hotel implies this. And I've stayed in some pretty crummy hotels, but they all have had at least a bar of soap and something that can be called shampoo.
May 15, 2012, 12:26 pm
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I stayed at a hotel in Prague last year that provided one bottle of liquid marked "soap/shampoo". It was a little annoying.
Jun 17, 2012, 10:28 pm
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Just had my first experience with the Peter Thomas Roth range at the Hilton Queenstown last week and they are excellent. Much prefer these to the Crabtree & Evelyn range previously used.
I usually use a combination of Dermalogica and Aesop at home so it was really refreshing to find quality bath products being provided. And the 50ML tubes/bottles are a plus for future trips too.
I usually use a combination of Dermalogica and Aesop at home so it was really refreshing to find quality bath products being provided. And the 50ML tubes/bottles are a plus for future trips too.