The Maestro's Terrace at Treville Positano
Good hotels are in the business of cherishing their guests. Hotels - at the highest end - are all about curation, which makes the products they sell in their shops particularly desirable, whether fashion, furnishings or art. Here are some presents that every mother will love.
Bonzini Mama Shelter foosball table
The French Mama Shelter can deliver a custom-made foosball table to your mom - for a price.
Having linked up with the long-standing French company Bonzini to provide table football sets (€4,990) for its first hotel (and then every other hotel in its collection) Mama Shelter can now ship them to your own home. A great gift for a soccer-loving mom, they come in pale pink and mint green, with three different sizes to choose from and are hand made in Lorraine using solid beech and beach plyboard. The options for customisation include players and kit colours.
Adare Manor Pyjamas
Created with Moon & Mellow for Adare Manor, this pyjamas are made from organic cotton.
Adare Manor, a dreamy five star hotel in Limerick, Ireland has produced some very dreamy pyjamas (€180) for moms in conjunction with Cliona O’Brien’s company Moon & Mellow. Made of organic cotton, they feature mythical Irish creatures that may (or may not) roam around the hotel and its gardens. Siren, in navy blue with bronze piping is particularly lovely.
Bill Bensley paintings
One of the world's most gifted hotel designers, Bill Bensley sells his paintings to raise funds for ... [+]
Most hotel artwork is a bit dull. Not those by Bill Bensley. One of the most celebrated contemporary hotel designers, he has been responsible for hotels as diverse as the Four Seasons Koh Samui and The Siam. At Bensley’s own Shinta Mani hotels in Cambodia, all the profits go back into the community, especially through education and wildlife conservation. Bensley’s own paintings ($195) are part of this philanthropic endeavour and can be shipped world-wide.
Treville Positano bracelet
This bracelet with a silver triton is sold at the Treville Positano hotel
Once the home of movie director Franco Zeffirelli, Treville Positano is now one of Italy’s most exclusive hotels. Perched on the Amalfi coast, this 16-room hotel has a jewel-box integrity about it which makes this lovely little silver bracelet (£175) so appropriate. A black braided cord features a silver triton - the mythical sea god that’s half human and half fish - that is the hotel’s symbol. It’s hard to think of a more subtle way to signal an upcoming trip.
Hotel du Cap Eden Roc maillot top
Mom's look good in breton stripes and this top from Hotel du Cap Eden Roc is no exception.
Not every hotel could make their staff attire desirable enough to stock in their shop but Hotel du Cap Eden Roc is in Juan Les Pins, where the ghosts of F Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald still infuse the whole peninsula with 1920s glamor. Its maillot top (£155) is simple but tres chic, with a flattering neck and made from the highest grade cotton. It looks wonderful on the waiters by the pool bar and it’ll look good on you…
Grand Hotel Tremezzo Aqua Como 1910 Eau de parfum
This perfume references the Grand Hotel Tremezzo, one of Italy's most beloved Grand Hotels.
Lake Como is Italy's most beautiful and romantic Italian and Grand Hotel Tremezzo one of its most beguiling hotels. Owned by Valentina de Santis’s family since 1973, it is packed with personality and passion. This has now been distilled into an Eau de Parfum Aqua Como 1910 (€190) with a location-apt breezy floral scent that is 100ml of la dolce vita.
Beverly Hills Hotel sarong
The Beverly Hills Hotel has produced a silk sarong in honour of its hotel's decor.
A chance to really blend into your surroundings - in the most elegant way possible. A artist Alexandra Nechita, Shhh Silk and The Beverly Hills Hotel, this sarong ($175), made from pure mulberry silk, is perfect to wear around the Beverly Hills Hotel pool or in the Cabanas and then to other destinations ($175)
Belmond Villeggiatura book
Villeggiatura is a book by Assouline that celebrates some of Italy's most famous hotels.
A chance for moms to plan their next vacation with an extravagant look at Belmond’s collection of hotels in Italy. All of them have legendary status, including the Hotel Cipriani in Venice, the Caruso in Ravello and the Splendido Mare and this book ($105), published by Assouline with words by Cesare Cunaccia.
