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Offering High-End Gifts (From page 28) clothing. “We use one company for all our apparel, and it’s really well-made,” she said. Nearly all the merchandise at the 400-square-foot gift shop is name-dropped with the Grand Bear logo, which helps it sell despite higher price tags.

One exception: Pajamas and undies from the Lazy One line, which aren’t name dropped but have cute sleep-related sayings and come in matching patterns for resort. That’s why upscale novelties from the Sonoma Lavender line, as well as Aveda toiletries, are top-selling mementos at the spa boutique at the 1886 Crescent Hotel and Spa in Eureka Springs, Ark. adults, kids and babies. “They’re kind of pricey, and they definitely sell better for kids than for grown-ups,” Adams said. “And around here, people will buy anything with the Bigfoot print. He’s a hot item.”

At the 400-square-foot retail outlet in the spa lobby, Assistant Spa Director Jordan Little said guests love Sonoma Lavender’s $100 robes, $50 plush animals, and accessories like neck rolls and eye masks, which cost from $30-70. All of the brand’s products are infused with essential oils in aromatherapy fragrances like eucalyptus and lavender.

And since the spa features an Aveda salon, products from that luxe line, as well as cosmetics from BareMinerals, are also customer favorites. “These products cost a little more because they’re made from quality materials, the fragrances aren’t synthetic, they’re made with natural lavender or flax oils,” explained Little.

Of course, sometimes guests just want to take home a reminder of the pampering they experienced at the

Most importantly, these items will bring back memories of that spa vacation long after it’s over. “When people have been able to experience these products firsthand, and been educated by stylists on how to use them, they are more likely to take them home,” Little explained. “You’ve already had that sensory experience.”