The Path Partnership
Create a tea ritual guests remember
and your team can actually deliver.
Sip Tea turns tea service into a property-specific guest experience: a focused tea collection, presentation direction, concise staff language and digital guest continuity. It complements coffee rather than competing with it, creating memorable moments across arrival, spa, F&B, retail and in-room service.
Tell us where tea lives in your guest journey. We will recommend the right scope and next step.
One Intensive. Two Partnership Paths.
Begin with a focused paid design engagement or move directly into a custom annual partnership. Every option is founder-led, property-specific and structured around clear delivery milestones.
Ritual & Tea Bar Design Intensive
On-property strategy and design blueprint
Best for: Hotels, spas, cafés and hospitality venues ready to design or elevate a tea display, tea bar or signature service moment
- On-property discovery, guest-flow review and service-operation walkthrough
- Tea display, tea bar or service-station direction tailored to the space
- Commercial assortment direction built around black, green and botanical or caffeine-free service, with equipment, storage and presentation standards
- Staff micro-training framework plus guest ritual and Digital Academy direction
- Written Ritual & Tea Bar Blueprint with one presentation and one revision round
- $3,000 credited toward a Signature or Immersive partnership signed within 60 days
- 70% at signing · 30% before final Blueprint delivery
Signature Path Partnership
Your property's own ritual
Best for: Independent hotels, spas and cafés seeking a distinctive, launch-ready tea ritual with clear service standards
- On-property discovery included within the agreed engagement scope
- A focused tea collection developed around your property's story, service setting and guest profile, with exclusivity defined in the final agreement
- Custom tea bar, display, presentation language and packaging direction
- Complete staff enablement and suggested service moments
- Seasonal refresh option plus full digital continuity for guests
- 50% at signing · 25% after concept approval · 25% before launch
Immersive Path Partnership
Multi-touchpoint ritual development
Best for: Properties ready to carry one signature ritual across spa, arrival, F&B, retail or in-room touchpoints
- Everything in Signature plus deeper co-creation and greater exclusivity
- Multi-touchpoint ritual and tea bar design consultation
- On-property launch alignment and advanced staff enablement
- Priority support, seasonal development and content collaboration
- Potential co-marketing or case-study partnership
- 40% at signing · 25% after discovery · 25% after prototype approval · 10% before launch
Transparent Economics
Every proposal shows the complete engagement price, delivery milestones and defined scope. Where a property supplies operating data, we can also model the investment per occupied room-night, spa treatment or sellable tasting—without pretending future revenue is guaranteed.
- • Design Intensive: $5,500–$7,500 complete engagement
- • Signature Path: $9,800–$16,500 first year
- • Immersive Path: $18,500–$32,000+ first year, by scope
- • Upgrade credit: $3,000 of the Intensive applied to a partnership signed within 60 days
On-property discovery is included within the agreed engagement scope. Each proposal presents one complete investment. Expanded geography, additional locations or multiple on-property sessions are quoted as a complete custom scope.
How the Ritual Is Created
From property story to service-ready ritual—with clear scope, training and launch steps.
Listen to the Story
We begin with your property — its light, design language, coastal air, and guest profile. The ritual grows from who you already are, not from a catalog.
Create the Expression
We shape the tea collection and service language around your property, including a signature caffeine-free Botanical expression developed around its story, setting, guest profile and service moment. Any exclusivity is defined clearly in the final agreement.
Design the Full Ritual
In-room, spa, arrival, or standalone — every service moment is designed with intention, from vessel to gesture to timing.
Enable Staff in 30 Seconds
Introduction language so brief and natural any team member can deliver it with confidence — no scripts, no friction, just presence.
Extend Through Digital
Guest ritual cards can connect to the Digital Academy, extending brewing guidance, cultural context and the property story beyond the service moment.
Reorder & Refresh
Reordering and seasonal refresh options keep the program current while the property reviews usage, guest response and operational fit.
Three Expressions
Botanical · Green · Black
Every Sip Tea hospitality ritual is built around three intentional expressions: Botanical, Green and Black. The Botanical expression is the customizable caffeine-free signature. We shape its ingredient and flavor direction around the property's story, setting, guest profile and service moment rather than pulling a generic blend from a catalog and changing the label.
Caffeine-Free Ease & Property Expression
The Botanical Experience
Aromatic and expressive, with color and flavor shaped by the blend — floral, citrus, herbaceous, softly spiced, fruit-forward or rooibos-led — and naturally caffeine-free by design
Intention: Arrival pause · spa transition · evening caffeine-free ritual
Best fit: Independent hotels and spas seeking a signature caffeine-free expression tailored to place, guest profile and service moment
Explore the Botanical experience
Fresh Presence & Living Energy
The Green Experience
Bright jade liquor that glows against white ceramic; clean vegetal and oceanic notes — cut grass, sea air, a whisper of toasted nut; an alert, clean calm that lifts without tightening
Intention: Morning clarity · post-treatment integration · living freshness
Best fit: Coastal and destination properties, nature-connected spas
Explore the Green experience
Grounding Depth & Classic Warmth
The Black Experience
Rich amber-copper liquor that catches low light like polished wood; notes of malt, honey and cocoa with a whisper of dried stone fruit; a substantial, smooth body that warms without weight
Intention: Evening wind-down · post-spa integration · sense of being held
Best fit: Heritage or classic independents, recovery-focused spas, strong evening culture
Explore the Black experienceSignature Tea Bar
All three paths,
one elegant pause.
A complete three-path station that brings Botanical, Green and Black together in one property-specific guest experience. Guests choose their path. The station becomes a visible, calm part of the property — not a tray amenity, but a ritual guests associate with the place itself.
Designed for lobbies, spa lounges, and wellness corners that already invite stillness — a wellness-forward, low-stimulation moment that feels native to the property, with minimal operational load on your team.
Includes — full ritual design, restrained presentation direction, staff enablement, digital continuity, and the option for on-location setup and guest-journey alignment by Michael.
Ideal for — independent hotels and spas seeking a quiet-luxury lobby or lounge moment guests choose them for.
Ask us about the Signature Tea Bar while you're at the booth.
Guests choose their path
Botanical
Ease
Green
Presence
Black
Grounding
One station. Three rituals. A pause that belongs to the place — and a reason guests return.
A guest introduction in under 30 seconds
Staff receive concise introduction language and presentation standards designed for real service conditions. Training depth, locations and team size are defined in each engagement scope.
Digital Academy continuity via QR
Guest ritual cards can link to brewing guidance, cultural context and the property story, extending the experience without asking staff to deliver a lecture tableside.
Founder-Led Delivery
Cultural story, service design and operational alignment are included according to the agreed engagement scope.
Cultural Story & Service
Sheila guides the cultural experience, service language and the human presence that makes the ritual feel genuine.
Included by engagement scope
Tea Bar & Guest Journey
Michael aligns systems, station placement and guest flow across spa, lobby, café and F&B touchpoints.
Included by engagement scope
Founder-Led Alignment
For Immersive partners, Sheila and Michael bring the complete cultural and operational ritual into alignment.
Complete custom scope
Who this is for
Independent properties where character matters more than scale.
Design-forward boutiques
Properties of light, restraint, and intentional detail.
Coastal & destination properties
Where the setting already invites a pause — we deepen it.
Classic independents
Heritage properties seeking warmth and a grounding ritual.
Spas & wellness retreats
Bookend treatments with a genuine, intentional moment.
Independent cafés & restaurants
Build a focused tea identity across hot service, pairings, tastings or zero-proof menus.
Independent hotels
Properties seeking a memorable complement to coffee across arrival, rooms, spa and F&B.
Founder-led properties
Direct relationships, high-touch, no agency layers.
Optional Growth Support
Sip Tea is the hospitality ritual partner. When a property also needs independent website, content or local-search support, SignalTide can be considered under a separate scope and agreement. The services remain distinct, so hotels can choose the ritual program without buying marketing services.
Independent Hotel Show Miami 2026
Experience the ritual live at our booth
Pull up a seat and experience Botanical, Green, or Black live. We will pour, walk you through the concise staff introduction, and talk through how a property-specific ritual could work for your property.
Begin the Conversation
Tell us about your property
Tell us where tea could strengthen the guest journey. We will follow up within two business days with the right next step—session, overview or scoped Design Intensive.