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If only more hotels were like this

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I recently satyed at a hotel in Brussels and was pleasently surprised at their environmental policy which was made clear through a brochure in the bathroom.
The main things that stand out, as apposed to the usual towel policies you get are:

"when leaving newspapers and/or magazines on the floor next to the waste basket- these will be added to the paper waste."

"batteries can be left at reception for recycling"

"if you close the windows when air conditioning is in use, it will save on energy"

"please inform housekeeping if you wish to keep you bed linen"

the toilet had a flush cut out on it, rather than a two step flush.

They had a "green team" comprise of 10 people from different departments.

I found it pleasing that a hotel would take a pro-active outlook on the environment as there is too much waste in the hotel industry.

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  • Seakay
    Seakay Posts: 4,269 Forumite
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    Was this part of a chain, or an independent?
  • Skiduck
    Skiduck Posts: 1,973 Forumite
    Seakay wrote:
    Was this part of a chain, or an independent?

    I don't think it was a chain:
    http://www.leplaza-brussels.be/uk/navigation.php

    I'll try and find out
  • black-saturn
    black-saturn Posts: 13,937 Forumite
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    I've had that in every hotel I've stayed in recently. Even in Vietnam and in the hilton.
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  • Skiduck
    Skiduck Posts: 1,973 Forumite
    I've had that in every hotel I've stayed in recently. Even in Vietnam and in the hilton.


    :rotfl: I must get out more, just thought it was different than the usual info given
  • savvy
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    Skiduck wrote:
    :rotfl: I must get out more, just thought it was different than the usual info given
    I haven't seen it to that degree before (I like the Green Team!) and haven't seen it anywhere I've stayed this year, like Serbia, and they certainly could've done with it in Venice!

    The only place I've anything near that was in all the Travelodge's we've stayed at.
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  • gromituk
    gromituk Posts: 3,087 Forumite
    The hotel I stayed in in Amsterdam this year had got worse than last year. They replaced the towels every day even though I hung them up, and they replaced the half-used bottles of soap and shower gel too.
    Time is an illusion - lunch time doubly so.
  • ina hotel i stayed in in paris, there was atimer for teh shower it went off after 5 mins nioce.
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