Design Hotels™ is offering a range of special shopping packages that combine luxury travel with some serious retail therapy.

Design Hotels™ is offering a range of travel options that combine luxurious accommodation with unsurpassed shopping facilities in three of the world’s most cosmopolitan cities.

Four members of Design Hotels™ cater to guests with special offers, gifts and, most valuable of all, crucial insider knowledge on the best retail haunts in London, Paris and Helsinki.

With Mayfair, Bond Street and Knightsbridge within walking distance, the Metropolitan in London offers guests a day of non-stop shopping in London. This package includes a £50 voucher to spend in nearby Selfridges; store guides Independent London and VERY style guide, and a tote shopping bag.

Upon return, there await various après-shopping treats from a bottle of chilled Pink Champagne to COMO Shambhala aromatherapy oils to refresh the senses.  For dinner, guests have priority reservations in the hotel’s Michelin star-rated restaurant Nobu and access to the famous members-only Met Bar.

Across the Channel and alongside the most famous French and international fashion brands in the exclusive Latin Quarter of Paris, is the Bel Ami. Taking retail therapy to the ultimate, the Bel Ami hotel is offering a ‘Personal Shopping Experience’ – starting off with a VIP gift from Ferragamo, Montblanc or another luxury brand.

The real experience then starts with the arrival of Anne Régent Nataf, a personal shopper from My Paris Coaching, who reveals the best boutiques in the district of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. A relaxing sauna bath or ‘Return from Shopping’ foot massage is the perfect treat to top off the day.

Again in Paris, the Artus Hotel in Saint-Germain-des-Près offers ‘The Glamour Route’, leading visitors through narrow streets with little boutiques only to finish off at Place St. Germain – home to prestigious brands like Armani and Dior. ‘The Perfumes and Flavours Route’ gives lovers of luxury the opportunity to taste famous French wines as well as sample perfumes. Guests will not have to worry about being weighed down by bags since all boutiques will deliver purchases to the hotel for free.

The ‘Bon Vivant’ package at the Artus Hotel also offers unlimited use of the sauna, a bottle of wine upon arrival, a special welcome gift, a chocolate tasting experience, a selection of chocolates from ‘Cacao et Chocolat’ as well as a 10% discount in their boutique, just across from the hotel.

The last in the Design Hotels™ group is in Helsinki, Finland, home to some of the most forward-thinking Scandinavian designers. With the ‘Urban Getaway Package’ at Klaus K, guests can book personal shopping time at the lifestyle stores ‘My o My’ and ‘Rehab’, and buy the latest fashion lines of renowned Scandinavian and international designers such as House of Dagmar, Lagerfeld and Tom Ford.

Into the evening, guests can enjoy a glass of champagne and then head to Klaus K’s Toscanini Restaurant for an exclusive Italian style dinner, followed by access to the hotel’s Club Ahjo, all part of the shopping package.