How to make your home smell like a luxury hotel: 5 DIY room sprays using essential oils

Create a hotel-like atmosphere at home with five easy DIY room sprays using essential oils for personalised, luxurious scents.

Published on: Nov 27, 2025, 11:49:22 IST

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Sometimes, the best part of walking into a hotel is the reception. The air always smells so inviting and instantly lifts your mood. A signature aroma can make all the difference. Imagine your home carrying a subtle hint of jasmine or marigolds, something that lingers like a warm memory. I still remember my nani’s house, filled with jasmine, simple yet unforgettable. If you want your home to feel more premium and immersive than just decor, here are some easy DIY room sprays to give your spaces a hotel-worthy scent.

Five elegant DIY room sprays sit ready to transform any space into a fragrant, welcoming, and hotel-inspired home environment. (Ai Generated)

By Neha Ravi Khandelwal

Neha Khandelwal
Content Lead, HT Travel | Travel & Lifestyle Journalist
With over 10 years of content writing experience, Neha Khandelwal is a lifestyle journalist and the Content Lead at HT Travel. She specialises in destinations, hotels, aviation, luggage, travel gear, and practical guides that help readers plan smarter and travel better. Her work combines first-hand experience, expert insights, and extensive research to create stories that are informative, useful, and easy to follow.

Career Journey & Experience
Neha began her writing career as a freelance journalist in 2010 before entering mainstream media with The Times of India in 2022. She later joined Hindustan Times, where she has written extensively across travel, lifestyle, home, and consumer trends. Her professional background extends beyond journalism. Before moving into digital media full-time, she spent nearly a decade in interior design, managing residential projects from concept to execution. She also trained in visual merchandising with Shoppers Stop and Pantaloons and worked with women-led startups across design and operations. These experiences continue to shape her storytelling, especially in how she evaluates hotels, design-led stays, hospitality spaces, and travel experiences.

A naturally curious learner, Neha has completed beginner certifications in pottery, scuba diving, baking, creative writing, and other creative pursuits. She has read more than 2,000 books, trained in Bharatanatyam for 8 years, and ghostwritten a book on Ladakh tourism.

Subject Expertise
Travel is at the heart of Neha's work. She covers destinations, hotels, airlines, luggage, packing strategies, travel accessories, and emerging travel trends through a mix of reporting, product testing, and conversations with industry experts. A frequent traveller herself, she approaches every trip with a journalist's curiosity and a planner's mindset, focusing on experiences that readers can realistically recreate. From choosing the right cabin bag to decoding hotel openings and destination trends, her writing prioritises practical advice over promotional claims. Her background in interior design also gives her a distinct perspective on architecture, hospitality design, boutique hotels, luxury stays, and thoughtfully designed spaces.

Education & Professional Background
Neha holds a Master's degree in Interior Design. Her early experience in interior design, visual merchandising, and design operations gives her a unique understanding of aesthetics, functionality, and user experience, adding depth to her coverage of hotels, resorts, and travel spaces.

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"As an avid, research-driven traveller, my goal is simple. To answer the questions you actually have before booking a trip. I cut through the promotional noise with honest reporting and expert insights. Making travel planning seamless, smart, and reliable so you always know where to go next."

The basics: What you need

Before you start, gather a few essentials:

Spray bottle of 120 ml or 240 ml, glass recommended
Distilled water
An emulsifier, such as witch hazel or high-proof vodka, to help the oils disperse
Selection of essential oils of your choice

Essential oils are concentrated plant extracts that capture a plant’s natural fragrance and therapeutic properties.

Five easy suggestions:

Lavender for calm and relaxation
Lemon for fresh, uplifting energy
Peppermint for a cool, refreshing scent
Sandalwood for warm, woody depth
Jasmine for soft, floral elegance

Five luxury DIY room spray recipes

The Lobby Signature

Clean, welcoming, and slightly masculine, reminiscent of fresh air and wood. Perfect for living rooms or entryways.
Ingredients:

Bergamot essential oil
Cedarwood essential oil
Vetiver essential oil

The Spa Retreat

Calming and therapeutic, inspired by high-end wellness centres. Creates a relaxing, herbaceous atmosphere.
Ingredients:

Eucalyptus essential oil
Peppermint essential oil
Lavender essential oil

Mediterranean Coastal

Bright, citrusy, and refreshing, evoking sunny coastal destinations. Ideal for kitchens or sunrooms.
Ingredients:

Grapefruit essential oil
Lemon essential oil
Basil essential oil

Parisian Boudoir

Rich, floral, and slightly mysterious. Brings a romantic and intimate vibe to bedrooms or reading nooks.
Ingredients:

Geranium essential oil
Ylang ylang essential oil
Sandalwood essential oil

Fireside Library

Warm, cosy, and comforting, reminiscent of a velvet-clad reading room. Perfect for lounges or studies.
Ingredients:

Clove essential oil
Sweet orange essential oil
Patchouli essential oil

How to mix

Combine your carrier liquid (Distilled water), emulsifier (witch hazel or vodka), and essential oils in a spray bottle. Shake well before each use and spritz lightly around your home.

A signature scent can change a home in ways decor alone never does. These DIY sprays are easy to mix and make your own. Try the Spa Retreat or the Lobby Signature first and see which one really feels like your space. Now every corner of your home can carry a little piece of you.