Edinburgh luxury hotel

We are conscious that the actions of each and every one of us have an impact on the environment. This is the philosophy that everyone at the hotels works with, each and every day, to ensure we're doing our bit to build a sustainable future. We identify and implement eco-friendly policies through the formation of a Green Team. We provide environmental awareness and training as part of the induction programme with on going environmental and awareness training. We work with our supplier partners to reduce their packaging and transport to our hotels. We purchase fair trade tea and ethically sourced coffee. We monitor utility consumption levels on a daily basis and aim to reduce consumption at every opportunity. We endeavour to purchase recycled goods whenever appropriate and we endeavour to use eco-friendly chemicals in the hotel.

We have won many awards such as Gold in GTBS, ITM ICARUS Environmental Award, VIBES regional winner, Major Commendation in Business Commitment to the Environment Awards, Highly Commended in National Business Awards for Scotland, The Scottish Hotel Environment Award, Gold in Keep Edinburgh Clean Award, Gold in Visit London Sustainable Tourism Award.

Our hotel was designed with many environmental initiatives in mind including energy efficient lifts, thermo graphic imaging conducted, high spec glazing, energy efficient plant room, LED lighting, building management system to control temperatures, cycle racks in place, ving keycard switches and master switches controlling lighting/air coolers. We have energy efficient windows to improve thermal performance resulting in less of a requirement for heating in winter and air conditioning in summer. Our rooms have dual flush facilities, flow regulators and aerator taps/showerheads. There is a separate walk in shower to the bath to encourage shower use.

We offer Fair trade tea, coffee and hot choc in room. Toiletries are made in Scotland and not tested on animals, toilet rolls and tissues are made from recycled paper. We have a purchasing policy in place, ensuring we purchase locally produced food and goods where possible, eco friendly chemicals, recycled products, fair trade and organic items for breakfast. Our leisure facilities with ozone pool use eco friendly ozone instead of chlorine and chemicals.

Daily activities are in place to reduce, reuse and recycle. We recycle paper, plastic, card board, glass, CDs, polythene wrappers, mobile phones, polystyrene, waste cooking oil, toner cartridges and dry cleaning coat hangers. We donate furniture and fittings after our refurbishments to local charities and businesses. We encourage car share and encourage staff to cycle to work and have provided cycle rack facilities plus cycling discounts. We encourage local transport and provide information on their facilities. We support a local community garden called Heriot Bridge Garden which won third place in Keep Edinburgh Growing competition.

We use conference call phones between properties to minimise travel and we co-ordinate in advance staff taxi journeys and pick ups to minimise the number of taxi journeys.

We provide information on walks, wildlife and parks for our guests. We work with the local community/ traders through their associations, encouraging them to be more environmentally aware, conducting jogging/walking tours from hotel, offering cycle hire info and promoting local events/shops to guests.