Sidling Up to the Mini Bar

First there were hip hotels. Now there are hotels with hip mini bars. Overpriced salted cashews are no longer enough to entice jaded travelers into in-room binging. So hotels are attempting to tempt guests with a new crop of “necessities.” Here are some of the en suite offerings:

THE MERCER, NEW YORK CITY

Mini Bar Highlights: Ricola Honey Herb Throat Drops, $2.25; Macallan single-malt scotch whiskey, $8

What to Watch While You Indulge: The Weather Channel

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FIFTEEN BEACON, BOSTON

Mini Bar Highlights: Boston Baked Beans, $3; L’Occitane Aromachologie Candle, $12

What to Watch While You Indulge: The Eddie Murphy version of “The Nutty Professor”

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BLAKES, LONDON

Mini Bar Highlights: Oxygen canisters, $29

What to Watch While You Indulge: “Apollo 13”

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THE RITZ-CARLTON, ATLANTA

Mini Bar Highlights: Black socks, $6; pantyhose $6

What to Watch While You Indulge: “To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar”

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HOUSE OF BLUES HOTEL, CHICAGO

Mini Bar Highlights: Harmonica, $17; Terra Blues Potato Chips, $3

What to Watch While You Indulge: Anything, with the volume turned way up

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THE STANDARD, WEST HOLLYWOOD

Mini Bar Highlights: Vaseline, $3; potted cactus, $25

What to Watch While You Indulge: The scene at the pool

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W NEW ORLEANS

Mini Bar Highlights: Voodoo doll, $7

What to Watch While You Indulge: “Angel Heart”

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HOTEL PALOMAR, SAN FRANCISCO

Mini Bar Highlights: Intimacy kit with two prophylactics, two obstetrical towlettes, lubricant jelly and spermicide, $5.

What to Watch While You Indulge: Snoop Dogg’s new Hustler video.

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HOTEL GIRAFFE, NEW YORK CITY

Mini Bar Highlights: Double Chocolate Walnuts by Mashuga Nuts, $5; Kendall-Jackson white wine, $18

What to Watch While You Indulge: The bathroom scale

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HOTEL METROPOLIS, SAN FRANCISCO

Mini Bar Highlights: Hansen’s Functional Energy Drink with ginseng, $2.95; Balance Bar, $2.

What to Watch While You Indulge: Power yoga video