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Table of content

Introduction………………………………………………………………………………….2

Characteristics of Eco hotel………………………………………………………………3

Selected domestic hotel…………………………………………………………………..4

Selected international hotel………………………………………………………………8

Comparisons of international and domestic hotel…………………………………..11

Recommendation…………………………………………………………………………..11

Reference……………………………………………………………………………………12

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Introduction

“Eco” Hotel or “Green” Hotels are environmentally-friendly properties whose

managers are willing to introduce programs that save water, save energy and decrease

concrete waste while saving money. Eco Hotels are participating in recycling programs, linen

changing programs, installing energy efficient lighting, and getting their message out to their

guests and how they are doing their part in protecting the planet.

Moreover, the guests are encouraged to continue doing good things for the

environment and they can add more value to their journey and vacation during their stay in

the hotel/resort.

Why hotel should be Green or Eco

As more and more hotels embrace going Green it is so important that they all get on

moving to the same direction. By reducing waste reduction, water and energy in an effort to

be environmentally friendly is remarkable. Hotels should take the necessary steps for

energy-saving cost-saving, water-saving and time-saving environmental practices wherever

possible. The bottom line is hotels use up an massive amount of energy, collect an massive

amount of waste, and use a tremendous amount or water don’t you think it is time to protect,

recycle, and reduce the impact on our planet. 

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Characteristics Of Eco-hotel

Green hotels follow strict green guidelines to ensure that their guests are staying in a safe,

non-toxic and energy-efficient accommodation. Here are some basic characteristics of a

green hotel:

■Housekeeping uses non-toxic cleaning agents and laundry detergent

■100% organic cotton sheets, towels and mattresses

■Non-smoking environment

■Renewable energy sources like solar or wind energy

■Bulk organic soap and amenities instead of individual packages to reduce waste

■Guest room and hotel lobby recycling bins

■Towel and sheet re-use guests can tell housekeeping to leave these slightly used items to

reduce water consumption

■Energy-efficient lighting

■On-site transportation with green vehicles

■Serve organic and local-grown food

■Non-disposable dishes

■Offers a fresh-air exchange system

■Gray water recycling, which is the reuse of kitchen, bath and laundry water for garden and

landscaping

■Newspaper recycling program

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Selected domestic hotel

Name of the hotel

Six Senses Hua Hin

Location

Six Senses Hua Hin is located at Pranburi approximately 23 kilometres south of Hua Hin town

and 230 kilometres from Bangkok. It is set amoungst 10 acres of beautiful landscaped tropical

garden. Traveling time by car from Hua Hin town is 30 minutes or from Bangkok approximately

three hours.

Mission

Create innovative and enlightening experiences that refresh the guests’ love of SLOW LIFE*.

Concept

Six Senses Hua Hin identifies the private pool villa category of the Six Senses Brand: where

attention to detail and focus on the reality of the destination is the driving force, together with an

steady commitment to the environment. Service levels at Six Senses Hideaways are very high,

with pool villa butlers represent the personal attention offered to every guest. Dining and

refreshment alternatives cover international and locally-inspired cuisine and an impressive

selection of vintages from around the world. A Six Senses Spa is a key component of Six Senses

Hua Hin. Six Senses accommodations provide generous personal space and present an

uncompromised standard of luxury offering elegantly designed architecture and natural

furnishings, positioned with an image supporting the Six Senses theme – Redefining

Experiences.

Accommodation

Six Senses Hua Hin offers just 55 luxurious pool villas designed with a focused commitment to

the environment. As each large villa has its own personal pool in a walled, landscaped garden,

guests enjoy the highest in privacy. In addition, each villa type, with the exception of the Duplex

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Pool Villas, offers a private spa option. These villas have a shower and steam room plus a

treatment area.

Dining Facilities

Diverse restaurant choices further expound the Six Senses theme of Redefining Experiences by

providing guests almost limitless choices for private dining, whether at the beach restaurant, on

their villa terrace, in the impressive wine cellar, or at The Living Room that offers a selection of

local and international dishes in an al fresco environment overlooking splendid lotus ponds.

Especially designed Balanced Cuisine dishes use fresh ingredients from the resort’s own organic

herb and vegetable garden.

Policy on environmental and social sustainability

The Evason Hua Hin, Six Senses Hua Hin and Six Senses Spas are committed to improving the

ecological and carbon footprint from activities associated with resort and spa activities namely

providing accommodations, dining, excursions, spa, sports and aquatic activities. The core

purpose is to Create Innovative and Enriching Experiences that Rejuvenate Guest’s Love of

SLOW LIFE (S-Sustainable, L-Local, O-Organic, W-Wholesome, L-Learning, I-Inspiring, F-Fun,

E-Experience). They are committed to developing a sustainable by using the indicators set out by

Agenda 21 and Green Globe Benchmarking format highlighted below. They continuously monitor

their performance and sustainable activities against the target and goals set by Green Globe

Benchmarks, which will be adjusted, amended and acted upon wherever appropriate, and will

continue to submit performance data on an annual basis to Green Globe. To support the

environmental and social sustainability activities they have developed policies and procedures in

line with the Green Globe standard. These policies and procedures will be renewed at least

annually to ensure that they are always current in their approaches. They are committed to

comply, wherever possible improving upon, Thai and international legislative environmental

requirements, such as environmental, public and occupational health and safety, hygiene and

employment legislation. they shall, wherever possible and feasible, give preference to the

employment of persons living in Hua Hin or nearby areas, local products and services which do

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not adversely affect the resort's operational activities, viability and environmental and social

impacts.

Hotel Housekeeping ‘s operation

Housekeeping and laundry are areas where a large amount of water and energy are used:

energy to heat the water, run the machines, dry and iron the clothes. They use sunlight to heat

and dry towels, reducing electricity consumption from using a dryer. There are guidelines for all

hosts to follow to help better the environment.

 Switch off all equipment when leaving offices (air condition, computer screen, etc.).

 Turn off air conditioning and lights during lunch.

 Replace efficient light bulbs under coconut trees around resort by using 20 watt light bulb

instead of 120 watt. Old 60 watt bed side lamps were replaced by 40 watt.

 Using recycled paper, use of envelopes is not encouraged

 Increase recycling - we can save 2,400 pounds of carbon dioxide per year by recycling

just half of household waste.

 Closing the walk-in freezer door properly in main kitchen. Walk into the freezer room less

to take food out where possible.

 Adjust thermostat - adjusting the thermostat down 2 degrees in winter and up 2 degrees

in summer, can save about 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year with this simple

adjustment.

 In guest's room, if the door is not closed properly after 5 minute the air conditioner will be

turned off automatically by an energy efficiency thermostat.

 Reduce the use of air-conditioning at staff canteen and library.

 Always close and switch of lights and air conditioning when not in use.

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 Turn off electronic devices - simply turning off television, DVD player, stereo and

computer when not in use will save thousands of pounds of carbon dioxide a year.

 It takes a great deal of energy to heat water. Use less hot water by using a low flow

showerhead (350 pounds of CO2 saved per year).

 Re-used cooking oil for the purpose of flambeau and fixing mud walls.

 Each room, villa, and outlet provides natural ventilation.

 Avoid leaving water taps running, especially hot-water taps. Heating water causes a

great deal of pollution because it requires much energy.

Awards

=Condé Nast Traveller - UK Readers’ Spa Awards 2009

Winner of Favourite Overseas Hotel Spa for Asia & the Indian Subcontinent - Six Senses Earth

Spa at Six Senses Hideaway Hua Hin, Thailand

=Condé Nast Traveller - UK Readers’ Spa Awards 2009

4th Place The World’s Top 25 - Six Senses Earth Spa at Six Senses Hideaway Hua Hin, Thailand
=Conde’ Nast Traveller - UK Readers’ Travel Awards

8th Best Spas in Overseas Hotels - Six Senses Earth Spa at Six Senses Hideaway Hua Hin,

Thailand

=AsiaSpa Awards 2007

Eco-Spa of the Year - Earth Spa by Six Senses, Evason Hideaway at Hua Hin, Thailand

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Selected international hotel

Name

Longitude 131°

Location

Longitude 131° lies at the gateway of the dual World Heritage listed wilderness of Uluru-

Kata Tjuta National Park, Australia

Mission

To ensure that they Corporate Responsibility (CR) goals are fully integrated into their

business.

Vision

Focused on providing guests with incredible, memorable experiences, which they would not

be able to enjoy anywhere else in Australia.

Philosophy

Supporting the local communities and protecting and enhancing the culture and

environment at these locations. They are therefore committed to behaving morally and

operating in a sustainable manner that continues to enhance economic, societal and

environmental values.

Accommodation

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At Longitude 131° you will find unprecedented solitude and serenity. The luxurious tent is a

private place to rest, relax and refresh. No cost has been spared in ensuring staying with

them is a special experience which nurtures body, stimulates mind and liberates spirit.

A white dome roof and flowing fabric draped from the centre create the illusion of camping.

But unlike the early pioneers and explorers, guests revel in sublime comfort. The flick of a

bedside switch is all it takes to raise the blinds and watch the fantastic moods of Uluru at

sunrise. Carefully designed to remain cool in summer and warm in winter, guests have

reverse cycle air-conditioning for complete control over their personal climate.

Facilities

Dining and entertaining in the Dune House Restaurant and Bar

 24 Hour Bar

 Communal dining facilities

 Outdoor pool

 Guest library

 Touring included

General amenities

 Number of rooms: 15

 Reception hours: 24 hours daily

 Dry cleaning service

 Shop/boutique

 Doctor on call

 Non-smoking rooms

 Fire extinguishers/fire hose

 Smoke detectors

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 Phone message and Fax/photocopy service

Policy on environmental and social sustainability

They are dedicated to conserving the unique environmental values surrounding all resorts

and properties that they manage. It is their goal to ensure that the locations where they

operate will be protected for future generations to enjoy and experience. Their key

commitments to the environment include:

 Compliance with all relevant environmental legislation

 Minimising environmental impacts through comprehensive assessment of all

developments

 Continual development of our Environmental Management System and site

Environment Management Plans

 Efficiently using resources including energy, fuel and water, and minimise waste to

landfill through reduction, reuse and recycling initiatives

 Promote with respect, the cultural values of indigenous people.

They are therefore committed to behaving ethically and operating in a sustainable

manner that continues to enhance economic, societal and environmental values.

They commitment is detailed in their Corporate Responsibility Policy which promotes

economic development whilst also improving the quality of life of the staff, the local

community and society at large.

The hotel has passed the qualification and is

consider as an Eco/Green of Australia hotel industry.

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Comparisons of international and domestic hotel/resort

Comparisons between these two selected hotels from the general information shows;

international hotel and domestic hotel are focus on earth and environmental friendly. But

there is some difference between these two hotels is; domestic hotel has concerned more

about sustainable while international hotel has focused more on economic and societal.

Six senses Hua Hin is a fully sustainable hotel because they have promoted and

practiced their own ecosystem in the hotel based on locally and environmental. Six senses is

concern more in decreasing waste and saving energy while Longitude 131 focuses on

providing guests with incredible, memorable experiences.

Six senses has focused on adding value to guests during their stay in the hotel.

There are encouraged to be a part of responsible to the nature resource regarding to adding

value of a journey. Longitude does not concentrate much about sustainability because they

do not have the curtain sustain regulation but mainly adding incredible, memorable to their

guest.

Recommendations

Longitude 131 should establish the curtain policy of sustainable in order to be a fully

Green/Eco hotel. They should choose concern more in reducing waste and energy saving as

well. Because I think that this is also an important factor of being eco-friendly hotel.

Conserve the natural resource and building the slow life trend to the guests more not just

selling the attraction and activities. Eco/green hotel should has the characteristics of Eco

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hotel as the information above. Concern and manage more in Housekeeping session

because it is the largest area of wasting water and energy.

References

a) http://www.sixsenses.com/SixSensesHuaHin/Environment

b) http://www.topcanadianhotels.com/what_is_a_green_hotel.html

c) Ric Garrido. “what does a green hotel really mean?”

<http://boardingarea.com/blogs/loyaltytraveler/2010/03/24/what-does-a

%E2%80%9Cgreen%E2%80%9D-hotel-really-mean/>

d) http://www.longitude131.com.au

e) http://www.voyages.com.au

f) www.wikipedia.com

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