If you’re staying at a hotel, you probably wouldn’t want to be awakened by a SMELL. But that might change.
Holiday Inn Express is testing a new “scent-based alarm clock.” It works like a diffuser, releasing the scent of your choice when it’s time to wake up.
They’re trying out different options in different countries. In Australia and New Zealand, guests can pick from options like: Coffee, Bacon, and Blueberry Muffin. In Japan, you can also choose Nashi Pear, and in Singapore and Thailand, Mango is an option.
Unfortunately, it’s not available in the U.S. yet.
The breakfast smells are NOT a tease, the hotels are also offering free breakfast. So it’s just supposed to improve your experience by giving you a nice, pleasant smell to wake up to.
If you’re someone who could sleep through ANY smell, even an entire diner operating inside your room, they would still offer wake-up calls or knocks at the door. The “scented” alarm clocks are just a new in-room option.
(Here’s an influencer hyping it online.)
It’s a nice touch to add regional scents to the mix. And if that’s the case, what would be the special scent for YOUR area? In the U.S. in general, coffee and bacon would both be popular, but you could also imagine: Donuts, apple pie, pizza, popcorn, barbecue smoke, old leather and gasoline for the tough guys, and, yes, pumpkin spice.
(New York Post / IHG)
