When San Francisco’s boutique Hotel Spero debuted its $16 million renovation in April, it did so with sustainability as a top priority. The following is a list of the key green initiatives, some of which are quite unique:
- Reusable Water Bottles and Water Stations: Upon check-in guests are provided a custom Hotel Spero water bottle.
- BeeKind In-Room Shower Products: Hotel Spero is providing its guests with eco- and skin-friendly products from BeeKind, whose formulations are free of artificial colors, dyes, and parabens. BeeKind also supports honey bees and sustainable pollination research at the University of California at Davis’ Entomology Department by donating a portion of the proceeds from the sales of the BeeKind Collection to UC Davis’ Honey Bee Research Program.
- Soap Recycling: The hotel is donating all slightly used bars of soap and bottles of shampoo, conditioner, and lotions to Clean the World, a social enterprise with the mission of saving millions of lives around the world. Clean the World leads a Global Hygiene Revolution to distribute recycled soap and hygiene products from 5,000+ hotel and resort partners to children and families in countries with a high death rate due to pneumonia and diseases such as cholera.
- In Room Water Saving Initiatives: The property has installed low-flow showerheads, faucets, and toilets throughout the entire property.
- Tersano Cleaning: Hotel Spero’s housekeeping team uses Tersano’s chemical free “Stabilized Aqueous Ozone” (SAO) for a simpler, safer, and more sustainable way to clean and sanitize. SAO has kept over 200 million liters of toxic chemicals from damaging the environment.
- Giving Rack: The hotel welcomes guests to leave gently used clothing items in their guestrooms for the hotel to donate to local nonprofits.
- Fido Funds: Pets are always welcome at Hotel Spero! In fact, the hotel will donate $5 to the San Francisco SPCA for each reservation made with a furry friend.
- Housekeeping Credit: Guests can receive a $5 credit by declining housekeeping.
- Compost Program: Seventy-five percent of leftover food is composted.
