The Eco Friendly Hotel Monaco Portland
Portland is well known for respecting Mother Earth and its forward-thinking ways to enact social responsibility. Hotel Monaco Portland, an eco-friendly Kimpton Hotel, reflects this culture through our innovative approach to environmental sustainability. Hotel Monaco recently received the Green Seal™ Silver Certification, one of only a few Portland hotels to enjoy this distinction and one of only a handful of hotels across the country. We continue to gather awards for the many eco-friendly practices that we incorporate into our daily operations, some of which include:
- Cleaning Supplies: All rooms cleaned with environmentally friendly cleaning products
- Soy Inks: All corporate collateral is printed on recycled paper using soy based ink
- Recycled Paper: Property wide printing on recycled paper
- Organic Beverages: All complimentary lobby coffee is organic, shade grown and/or fair trade
- Towel/Linen Reuse: Guests have the opportunity to do their part to reduce energy and detergents required for daily washings
- Recycling: Back of house recycling programs address glass, bottles, paper, cardboard, etc.
- Energy Conservation: Back of house lighting retrofitted and audited to ensure energy efficient bulbs are in place
- Water Conservation: Implementation and auditing of low flow systems for faucets, toilets, and showers
- Best Practices: At any hotel you may find environmental activities such as recycling of coat hangers, elimination of Styrofoam cups, paperless check-ins/outs, eco friendly dry cleaners, discounted hybrid car parking, and more…
- In-room designer recycling bins: Guests are encouraged to participate in reducing our environmental impact
- Honor bar with organic food and beverage options: Honor bars include organic snacks and beverages
- Donation programs: Instead of being thrown away, unused amenity bottles are donated and used by local charities
- Shop Kimpton Style for eco-friendly products like organic bedding and recycled glassware
We are proud to meet the EarthCare standard of all Kimpton Hotels. Our EarthCare program is a wholehearted, creative endeavor where comfort and sustainability go hand-in-hand. We believe our commitment to eco-friendly practices and products makes a difference toward creating and maintaining healthy people and a healthy planet.
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Our awards and recognition:
- Corporate Citizen of the Year. The award was part of the HotelWorld Global Hospitality & Design Award Ceremony which was created to "truly celebrate the design and hospitality excellence shown by industry leaders over the past year." This is an internationally recognized award with applications submitted from around the globe.
- Portland BlueWorks Award
- Kimpton's First National Environmental Award: National Geographic Traveler and Travel Industry Association of America (TIA), 2006 National GeoTourism Award
Our Top 10 Green Travel Tips
At Hotel Monaco Portland – we gathered together the following top 10 Green Travel Tips to help make your trip more enjoyable and eco-friendly.
- Walk & Ride: Make it a car-less vacation. Walk, ride a bike or hop on public transportation to get around. You'll actually save money while experiencing more of the city.
- Bring a bag: Just like at home, bring a reusable bag for shopping!
- Tote a travel mug: Spare the landfills by carrying your own coffee mug or refill your water container.
- One soap at a time: Most hotels give multiple soaps that all do the same thing. Reduce waste by opening one at a time.
- Keep your shower short
- Shut off the water while brushing your teeth.
- When leaving the room, turn off the air conditioning, heat, television, lights or other electric devices.
- Reuse linens and towels instead of having them changed daily. At the Hotel Monaco, hanging towels neatly signals you will reuse them. When in doubt, write a note for housekeeping.
- Recycle: The Hotel Monaco Portland provides in-room recycling bins for glass, plastic and paper. If you're at a hotel with no recycling center, consider taking your empty bottles home to recycle.
- Taking home memories: Avoid disposable cameras – bring a digital one!
Carless Vacation Package
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Explore Portland – the 'City of Roses' – with this unique package offer including:
- Historic Bike Tour of Downtown Portland including 2 bike rentals
- Tri-Met (light rail) reimbursement
- Two $10 dining vouchers for Red Star Tavern & Roast House
Interested in exploring the Rose City?
Get to know Portland the eco-friendly way with these popular and healthful walks – all easily accessible from Hotel Monaco Portland:
- 10 Minute Walk Suggested Itinerary (includes Pioneer Courthouse and downtown architectural highlights)
- 30 Minute Walk Suggested Itinerary (includes Portland's cultural highlights, South Park Blocks and Portland State University campus)
- 60 Minute Walk Suggested Itinerary (includes a walk along the Willamette River, Skidmore Fountain and the Japanese American Historical Plaza)
