Kimpton Hotels put Green Hospitality First

San Francisco-based boutique hotel chain Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group Inc. is making strides in the green hospitality department. The company’s environmental program, Earthcare, enables every hotel to adopt standard environmentally friendly products and practices, such as eco-friendly cleaning supplies and recycling.
With locations nationwide, including the Hotel Monaco brand, Kimpton Hotels bring luxurious accommodations with [...]

San Francisco-based boutique hotel chain Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group Inc. is making strides in the green hospitality department. The company’s environmental program, Earthcare, enables every hotel to adopt standard environmentally friendly products and practices, such as eco-friendly cleaning supplies and recycling.

With locations nationwide, including the Hotel Monaco brand, Kimpton Hotels bring luxurious accommodations with a conscience to premier locations. It is one of the more environmentally sound hotels available today, boasting designer recycling bins in guest rooms, LED lighting and printing all corporate collateral on recycled paper using soy-based ink.

The Earthcare program has gained some real, tangible results since its inception:

• Non-toxic cleaners: Eliminated over 48,596 gallons (974 bathtubs) of toxic cleaners from our water supplies.
• Cardboard recycling: Recycled and reused over 117 tons of cardboard, which would fill 1.25 Olympic sized swimming pools.
• Organic and shade grown coffee: Preserved over 40,000 acres (18 football fields) of pesticide free sustainable agriculture.
• Recycled paper: Saved over 253 trees and eliminated 18,000 pounds of unnecessary waste by printing on recycled paper.
• Recycling coat hangers: Recycled over 52,000 coat hangers, preventing the use of over 1.8 tons of steel and metal.

Kimpton properties span across the country, including the Hotel Monaco in Chicago, Denver, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington DC, Portland, and Alexandria. Their Hotel Palomar currently has four locations in San Francisco, Washington DC, Dallas and Rosslyn, with future sites planned for Los Angeles, Nashville and Philadelphia.

Their smaller line of “independent” boutique hotels includes:

• Alexandria, Virginia: Morrison House
• Aspen, Colorado: Sky Hotel
• Boston, Massachusetts: Hotel Marlowe, Nine Zero Hotel, Onyx Hotel
• Chicago, Illinois: Hotel Allegro, Hotel Burnham
• Dallas, Texas: Hotel Lumen
• New York City: 70 Park Avenue Hotel, Muse Hotel, Vu Hotel (opening Spring 2008)
• Portland, Oregon: Hotel Vintage Plaza
• San Diego, California: Hotel Solamar
• San Francisco, California: Prescott Hotel, Serano Hotel, Sir Francis Drake Hotel, Argonaut Hotel, Tuscan Inn, Harbor Court Hotel, Hotel Triton
• San Jose, California: Cypress Hotel
• Scottsdale, Arizona: Firesky Resort and Spa
• Seattle, Washington: Alexis Hotel, Hotel Vintage Park
• Vancouver, Canada: Pacific Palisades Hotel
• Washington, DC: Hotel George, Hotel Helix, Hotel Madera, Hotel Rouge, Topaz Hotel
• Whistler, British Columbia: Summit Lodge & Spa

For more information, visit www.kimptongroup.com.