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Bournemouth’s Environmentally Friendly Hotel
We are proud of our sandy beaches and are trying to scale down our footprint on our planet with the ultimate goal of being an environmentally friendly hotel. We are honoured to do our part to contribute and collaborate with our community in an effort to preserve Bournemouth’s natural beauty. When you choose to stay at Hotel Collingwood, you're doing your part to help. Find out more about our aspirations to lead the charge in sustainability for Bournemouth tourism.
How We’re Becoming A Green Hotel
Our goal is to become one of the greenest hotels in Bournemouth and demonstrate to other hotels that reducing their carbon footprint is achievable. In light of this goal, we’ve taken the following measures:
- Installed solar panels on the entire roof of the hotel.
- Added EV charging points in the carpark.
- Installed signage encouraging guests to save on water and laundry.
- Added additional recycling bins throughout the hotel.
- We now use environmentally friendly Ecolab detergents.
- Switched to green energy suppliers for utilities.
- Working towards our accreditation with the REST scheme
- Partnered with like minded organisations with a unified aim of achieving the same goals.
Going Green together
HOUSEKEEPING
Housekeeping service every 3 days. Extra cleaning is available on request at reception.
power
Please switch off all electrical devices when you are not in the room. We use renewable energy where possible and have over 90 solar panels on our roof.
water
Did you know a 6 minute shower uses roughly half the amount of water of a bath? We use water-saving devices where possible.
bed linen
To conserve resources our practice is to refresh bed linen every fifth day, but we will change them as often as you wish.
Towels
If you are happy to use your towels again, please hang them up, otherwise leave used towels in the bath or shower and we will replace them with fresh. Swimming pool towels- re-use them during your stay where possible.
Pillows
There are two extra pillows in protective cases in the wardrobe. This is to avoid unnecessary laundering. Please feel free to usethem if you wish.
Sauna
To conserve energy, we will turn the sauna on when requested. Please ask at reception.
chemical-free cleaning
We are now using Eco friendly cleaning products where-ever possible in collaboration with our local suppliers.
Recycling
To minimise our impact on landfill, please leave recyclable items on the desk and we will dispose of them correctly.
CLEANER OCEANS
Our range of toiletries are provided for your use in environmentally friendly refillable bottles. By cutting down on our use of single-use plastics, we are helping to keep our oceans sparkling, as well as you.
no smoking
We are committed to a smoke-free room policy. A £150 Room-recovery fee will be charged for smoking in guest rooms.
GREEN TRANSPORTATION
Our sponsored Beryl Bike station is located next to the car park entrance, or catch the bus (bus stop opposite the Hotel) to explore nearby attractions.
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bottles of house water
House Water, in-house filtered refillable drinking water bottles. Just £3 to refill your bottle with still or sparkling water throughout your stay from the bar. At the end of your stay return the bottle or pay £5 to take it with you. Proceeds go to the Coacoara Foundation dedicated to cleaning up our oceans.
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Schemes
With our unwavering commitment to achieving our sustainability goals we have actively searched for schemes that can help us along the way. Where possible, we will always use organisations in the local area, as to support our community even further.
We intend to leave the REST behind
As part of our ongoing plans and to demonstrate our commitment to being green we’re working toward to gaining accreditation in the Responsible, Ethical, Sustainable Tourism (REST) scheme. Working with the support of their team and reviewing the findings of their investigations, we intend to improve our work practices, ethics and general approach to sustainability as per their advice. See how together, we asses REST’s cornerstones to achieve our goals.
Environmental and economic management
Assesses our waste, pollution, energy consumption, water, carbon footprint, sustainable developments, sustainable practices, provenance and much more.
Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
Measures our relationships with the local community, charitable commitments, and our activities which go beyond the day-to-day.
HR and ethical employment
Includes legal compliance, alongside staffing policies, unique initiatives and incentives, plus feedback from our staff.
Supplier practices and business compliance
Looks at the way in which we source and work with our suppliers; how we select them initially, in addition to the ways we work together to improve co-sustainability.
What is REST?
After listening to increasing consumer demand for a seperate quality mark to asses and measure the hospitality, leisure and tourism sector, REST was designed. REST is an initiative, the first of its kind. A team of experts with an in-depth understanding of the practices that affect hospitality and tourism businesses, they offer objective investigations, recommendations and support. An objective approach is taken to each of their four cornerstones, Environmental and economic management, Corporate social responsibility (CSR), HR and ethical employment and Supplier practices and business compliance, they are then fairly measured to ascertain an accurate assessment.
Our Green Policy
Our recycling policy has been brought to the forefront of our efforts for all waste. We encourage our guests to recycle their refuse responsibly in our provided bins. Sometimes there’s just no more room for pudding and we’ve taken this into consideration by including food composting to our policy. We’re cutting down on our overall refuse by composting our leftovers so nothing is truly wasted.
What else are we are doing?
Alongside the changes we’ve made in the hotel, we actively encourage our guests to take our green policy home with them and adopt a greener lifestyle.The changes we make today will improve our planet for generations to come, using less water and making better choices in the products we use is just the beginning. We hope that if by encouraging change and leading the charge across Bournemouth hospitality and tourism businesses our town will in turn become leaders in creating a greener planet.
Partnerships
We know that our goals cannot be achieved alone; we are stronger together. That’s why we’ve chosen to work with some great organisations in the hope that as a team our job will become easier. We are always looking for ways to work smarter for our environment and creating new partnerships is in our future plans.
A Greener Bournemouth Community
We’ve developed a partnership with Coacoara foundation, a non-profitable foundation and great local environmentally minded organisation. The Coacoara foundation provides alternative biodegradable and eco friendly household products to reduce plastic usage and we’re honored to announce that we now feature some of their products in our rooms.
Coacoara also organise beach clean ups every Sunday in Bournemouth and Poole to reduce the amount of plastic and refuse that remain on our beaches and enter the ocean. We’ve participated in these beach cleans and are looking forward to cleans in the future!
Coacoara shop
Coacoara Foundation has an online shop which sells many eco-friendly products, ranging from household necessities to products for pets. Some of these products are sold here at the hotel which are listed below - please enquire at reception.
- Bamboo Biodegradable Toothbrush£1.49
- Compostable Doggy Bags£3.99
- Eco Towels£5.00
- Recycled Plastic Beach Towel (Various Colours)£22.00
- Recycled Plastic Pet Towel£22.00
- Adult Eco Sandal£24.99
Donate a tree while you eat Al Fresco
We've partnered with 'We Do Ethical.' A local organisation dedicated to increasing sustainable development and reducing pollution for a greener planet.
The proceeds from every 'sharing dish' sold from our Aperitivo menu will be donated toward the pledge a tree initiative in Africa. This helps smallholding farmers out of poverty and hunger, helping them to grow fruits and vegetables.
In addition each pledge helps to create a bio-diverse environment for natural wildlife to flourish also producing cleaner air for us all to enjoy.
The incredible project is only made possible by the support of the communities around the world, including ours.
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Contact us on 01202 557 575 or send us a message for more information.
