A Green Hotel in Urban Bangkok: Yes, It's Possible

Where: 609 Pra Sumen Road, Bangkok , Thailand, 10200

March 17, 2008 at 2:49 PM | by amandak | Comments (0)

Gone are the days when being a green hotel meant guests slept in tents in the middle of a forest: these days you can be green even in the middle of a bustling metropolis like Bangkok. The Old Bangkok Inn is a small ten-room place that's got a number of neat strategies going to be environmentally friendly.

The owners of the hotel decided from the outset that they wanted to be environmentally sound and from the renovation of the original house to the hotel you see today, there were many decisions made to stay low impact. For example, only salvaged wood was used in the renovations and all the fixtures, linen and curtains were locally produced.

Today, the hotel has many ways of encouraging guests to be green as well. From suggesting guests take a man-powered boat instead of a taxi (which often turns out to be quicker anyway), to room sensors that automatically shut down all lights and appliances when guests leave a room, and of course the now-obligatory re-usable towel and linen program, there are energy savings made all over the hotel and beyond.

But the best one sounds like the solar energy system--it heats all of the hot water needed for the whole hotel. Something that works especially well in a sunny country like Thailand, of course. And the extra good news is that a night at the Old Bangkok Inn usually costs around $97, so you can save the earth and your back pocket at the same time.

[Photo: Clementine_Ka]

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