SEDONA, ARIZ.—The Kings Ransom Sedona Hotel is following in the responsible footsteps of its sister property, the Kings Ransom Inn, by converting 95 guestrooms into EcoRoom Accommodations. The positive guest reviews, good corporate citizenship and savings from reduced utility and waste costs convinced the owners it was the proper path to follow.
Both properties are located amongst the stunning red rock beauty of Sedona, Ariz. In an effort to assist in the protection of that environment, the hotels have contracted Green Suites Hotel Solutions, a leading supplier of environmental products and programs, to convert each guestroom with standard amenities into EcoRoom Accommodations, featuring more than a dozen environmental products. They include compact fluorescent light bulbs; water efficient showerheads and sink faucets; L.E.D. nightlights (according to a study at Livermore Laboratories, 40 percent of all travelers leave bathroom lights on as nightlights); nontoxic cleaning chemicals; a linen reuse program; and Natura brand liquid soaps, lotions and shampoo products offered in shower and vanity dispensers.
Additionally, materials in each room explain the environmental impact of the guests’ stay with the property. Each dispenser states that use of it may “eliminate over 1,000 amenity packages a year from entering our landfills,” adding that the liquid products are biodegradable, hypoallergenic and not animal tested. On the towel reuse card one “EcoFact” states, “replacing 80 percent of the showerheads in the United States with water efficient ones would save a million gallons of water per day (two times the flow of the Colorado River).”
Back in December of 2009, Sedona’s Kings Ransom Inn launched the EcoRoom Accommodation Program, converting each of its 53 guestrooms into the healthier, more environmental “EcoRooms.” They were the first property in the area to do so.
Active Recycling Program
The EcoRoom Accommodations further highlight a series of environmental initiatives by the Kings Ransom Sedona Hotel. Sedona’s Kings Ransom Sedona Hotel prides itself in being a nonsmoking hotel and uses recycled office supplies such as ink toner and printer paper. In addition, all cardboard packaging, cans and bottles for both the hotel and the restaurant, Elote Café, are recycled. Individual recycle bins are placed in each room to encourage guests to do the same.
“Last year we decided to partner with Green Suites Hotel Solutions to implement a ‘green hotel’ transition in our sister hotel, The Kings Ransom Inn,” said Amy Bertorelli, president of the Kings Ransom Sedona Hotel. “This was a trial to determine how our guests would respond. Their comments were overwhelmingly positive. Our housekeeping staff is also enthusiastic as we now use earth-friendly cleaning products which they love. We didn’t hesitate to move forward to implement these same initiatives in our larger Kings Ransom Sedona Hotel. We believe it is vitally important for individuals and businesses to be mindful of our planet’s health and contribute to sustaining that health by implementing green practices daily.”
Dan Bornholdt, president of Green Suites Hotel Solutions, estimates the Kings Ransom Sedona Hotel will save 30 percent to 70 percent on the cost of amenities, 20 percent to 40 percent on water, 30 percent to 70 percent on energy, 10 percent on waste and 10 percent on labor. He bases these numbers on the 3,000 hotels his company has supplied.
Due to their participation in the EcoRoom Accommodation Program, Sedona’s Kings Ransom Sedona Hotel has also received a 4-leaf rating as part of the Green Suites Certification Program. This program aims to recognize hotels for the positive green initiatives they’ve performed, while simultaneously challenging the hotels’ competitors to step up their environmental performance.
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