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The Casa Madrona Hotel & Spa
Breyanna Brisbine
The
Casa Madrona Hotel & Spa was created with you in mind. This hotel offers
some of the best services around yet most of what they do is green! Even being
a member of the Green Hotels Association, they made sure to do their research
and pick sustainable, eco-friendly products to use in their space. Although not
all products were “green”, they are still playing a huge roll in helping our
environment as well as setting expectations for future hotels being built
and/or restored. With this hotel being one of which was restored, they made a
lot of changes to modernize the look as well as the technology. They could have
gone the easier route and used random, varies products that may not do their
best in helping the earth, but they did. Taking their time to go through the
necessary steps to a greener facility, Casa Madrona is worth visiting!
Many
of the products they used such as the Toto dual-flush toilets use less water as
they flush, the sensory lights aren’t ever left on, and you can’t forget that heir
paint contains low VOC as well as the carpet. They are making sure that we are
wasting less, and staying healthy! Concerned for their guests, they also are
concerned for the environment. They want to make sure your stay is as
comfortable as they can make it as well as clean and efficient.
A
few other renovation changes they made in order to become more eco-friendly
were the use of natural quartz counter tops and some granite that can be reused
when the hotel is no longer in service. These products will last a long
lifetime, rarely stain and are the most durable out of many stones they could
have chosen. No matter when this hotel
calls it quits, many of their products will be used for other buildings or they
too will be restored with the next renovation.
Along
with durable products and ones that use less energy, this hotel also used
recycled glass for their shelving and tried to refurbish all that they could,
such as the original bamboo flooring that they removed and renewed. They use
reusable bottles in their spa and always recycle. They don’t ever use any products that aren’t
biodegradable, recyclable or give back to the community. They even used local artist’s
art to hang up in the hallways rather than buying paintings or photos from any
other vendors. Giving back to the community as well as the earth.
Although
this hotel does a lot to help with sustainability, renewability, and the ability
to reuse products, the most interesting aspects of their contributions to the
environment are their public transport and laundry systems. Regarding the
transport system, the company employees use commutercheck.com/Home.aspx to carpool
to work rather than each individually take a car. Also as a guest you are
offered online packages that include ferry tickets and bicycle rentals so you
don’t have to drive around when exploring the beautiful city! This means a lot
less fumes from the cars people aren’t using!
Lastly,
what I believe to be the best aspect of how this hotel is contributing to a
healthier earth is the use of their ozone friendly laundry system which kills
germs without bleach and instead of chemicals leaving residue, this
biodegradable, germ killing product that turns right into oxygen! Using only a
third of the water they originally used and not using harsh products such as
detergents or bleach. Plus, drying time is nearly cut in half, which in fact
uses a lot less energy! And the best part is you gain back all the money spent
on the system, in just 6 months!
Casa
Madrona is one of the most beautiful hotels in Northern California and has gone
through some of the best eco-friendly renovations to help with our environment.
Thinking of all aspects including renewable, reusable and recyclable materials
I believe they did a great job. It is incredible to me that one hotel can make
that much of an impact. Just think, how can our world possibly change its fate
with the intelligence and awareness that we are now equipped with. If every
commercial building went through the steps and procedures that Casa Madrona
has, the difference would be astonishing. Help save the earth and give back as
well as reuse, renew and recycle!
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Free (855) 249-1926 (Ozone Laundry Support Systems, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL)
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4 comments:
I love the brightness of the rooms here, which can help lighten the mood on a foggy day which is very typical of Marin, or even brighten up a beautifully clear sunny day. The design is very clean and modern and definitely pulls in the blues from the outside bay views. I also really like the shingled enclosed patio seating area which is typical of the Bay Area style architecture. The telescope is a nice touch to look across to the Easy Bay.
Great view ! The hotel looks so bright and minimal. I love how they use sustainable products for the hotel. Go green !
I like the ocean view that you can see through your window,and the room looks warm. It is good that they use sustainable material for the hotel.
Great description of all of the ways this hotel is eco-friendly. I like the personal touch of using local artists.
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