Hotellet, der kan gøre dig til et bedre menneske

Se, hvordan vi hver dag omfavner essensen af Jordens Dag gennem skribenten Sarah Beauchamps øjne. Sarah bor i New York City, og hendes arbejde er blevet omtalt i Nylon, The Daily Beast, Vanity Fair, The Huffington Post, Paste Magazine og O, The Oprah Magazine.

"Jeg besøgte 1 South Beach hotel i Miami i Earth Day-weekenden, hvor hotellet fejrede sine mange miljøvenlige resultater. Glasdøre fra gulv til loft førte mig ind i den udendørs lobby, hvor der var frø, som man kunne tage med hjem og dyrke sine egne tomater, solsikker og persille. Hotellet har en smuk minimalistisk stil, som ejeren Barry Sternlicht kalder "luksus af nok". Hele stedet dufter af den varme, røgede duft af Le Labo Santal. Hvert af de 426 værelser har senge med Keetsa-madrasser af økologisk bomuld og 100 procent økologisk sengetøj, lavenergipærer, håndvaske med Triple-Clear-vandfiltre og endda yogamåtter og meditationsguider. Ved hjælp af armaturer med lavt vandforbrug og brusebadstimere sparer hotellet 5 millioner liter vand hver dag og genbruger 231.000 liter med deres program til opsamling og genbrug af regn.

After having a drink at the roof-top bar, 18 stories above crystal blue water, I embarked on the Earth Day activities, including sunset yoga by the beach, a bike tour of Miami’s historical and cultural sites, and a tree planting ceremony. I enjoyed fresh calamari with fresno chili, bucatini with sea urchin, and purple cabbage kimchi at their open-air, farm-to-table restaurant Beachcraft, helmed by chef Tom Colicchio. All of the restaurants in the hotel avoid 395 tons of food waste daily by controlling portions—even if I wasn’t able to control mine. It was comforting to know that as a guest I only produced about five pounds of waste, compared to the worldwide average of 15 pounds. The hotel provides a transparency report on their website to give everyone access to their energy-saving statistics, and post-stay surveys have shown that 40 percent of all guests leave the hotel more conscious of their lifestyle practices than when they arrive. What they’re doing with that consciousness is up to them, but at least 1 Hotels is starting a conversation about how we can have the best of both worlds: ultimate luxury and the guilt-free benefits of helping the earth.”

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