NUMBER 24 - AUTUMN 2007

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ROOM SERVICE

From a Chopard-stocked beauty fridge and yoga mat at the Emirates Towers in Dubai to teddy bears at the W Hotels, nowadays we are looking for more than a box of peanuts and instant coffee as in-room creature comforts

  1. Why not Change The World 9 to 5? Copies of the book, produced by the charity movement We Are What We Do, are provided upon turndown on guests' first night stay at One Aldwych in London, accompanied by a note by Gordon Campbell Gray stating why he chose to stock the book. All proceeds go to charity. www.wearewhatwedo.org
  2. New York gourmet destination Dean & Deluca stocks all the in-room pantries at celebrity-filled hotels, Sixty Thompson in New York, Hollywood Roosevelt in LA and Sagamore on South Beach, Miami. Chocaholics will crave these rich chocolate bars. www.deandeluca.com
  3. You'll never be late for a rendezvous when you navigate your way through the busy Parisian streets armed with an ingenious GPS hand-held guide, provided for guest use at Hotel Le Bristol. www.hotel-bristol.com
  4. Lazy mixologists will make full use of the pomegranate- and mojito-flavoured Stirrings cocktail mixers stocked in every room bar at the Four Seasons Atlanta. Detox afterwards by gulping the multivitamin-filled, lemonade-flavoured Vitamin Water also on offer. www.fourseasons.com
  5. Banish any bovine overtones; Babington and Soho House's quirkily named Cowshed products are top of the pilfering agenda among their well-heeled guests. Pick a floral-scented bath and massage oil to match your mood: Stroppy, Lazy or Horny Cow. Men will of course go for the grapefruit Raging Bull. www.cowshedproducts.com
  6. Situated next to California Wellbeing Institute, the Four Seasons Westlake Village California helps its patrons stay on the straight and narrow by providing virtuous yet tasty treats like the chewy, organic Bumble Bar, high in Omega-3 fatty acids and rich in calcium. We love the Chai with Almonds and Lushus Lemon flavours. www.bumblebar.com

- Natasha Faruque