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Taking orders: Winnie’s café & bar

30 September 2024

Championing both flavour and sustainability, this neighbourhood café and bar in the heart of Chiswick is redefining the Great British brunch. Abigail Spooner visits to try out the eco-conscious menu.

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This incoming York hotel will be totally net Zero

30 September 2024

Having made waves in London and Belfast, eco hometel brand room2 is officially coming to one of the UK’s oldest, most storied cities.

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19 of the best budget hotels in London under £200

04 July 2024

If you want somewhere to stay with eco-friendly credentials, look no further than Room2.

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Are these London's most sustainable hotels?

02 July 2024

The pretty Arts & Crafts-inspired suites with Granby Workshop and Maiden Marbling details and fishing-net-upcycled carpets are pleasing to the eye and ethics.

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Destination report: a design-led guide to Belfast

14 February 2024

Boasting a central, desirable location, the vibrant, elaborately-designed APARTHOTEL is the city’s first out-and-proud ecohotel, with sustainability a core tenet of the project from design to day-to-day operations.

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A luxury hometel in Belfast city centre

01 February 2024

Tucked away in the heart of Belfast, the first 'hometel' of its kind comprises 175 rooms, four collaborative event spaces, a trendy restaurant and bar and even its own art gallery.

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The UK’s hottest new hotel openings for winter

19 January 2024

From a storied Whitehall building reborn as one of London’s most opulent spots to sibling properties opening in Norfolk and Surrey, these are the coolest new hotels for a winter stay, says hotel expert Ianthe Butt.

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How to spot greenwashing when booking a hotel

11 November 2023

Some hotels are still hiding behind labels such as ‘eco-hotel’ or ‘planet-friendly’ despite being far from sustainable. Here’s how to tell the genuinely-adapting accommodation from the bluffers…

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Environmentally friendly ‘hometel’ with 175 rooms opens in Belfast city centre

16 October 2023

A new sustainable ‘hometel’, courtesy of an award-winning eco-friendly real estate firm, has opened in Belfast — marketed as the first of its kind in Northern Ireland.

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Sneak peek inside the latest room2 opening in Belfast

10 October 2023

Sustainable design meets awe-inspiring art in the highly-anticipated eco hometel room2 Belfast, the latest property from real estate investor and developer Lamington Group.

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The most high-tech hotels in Europe

12 July 2022

Robot butlers! Smart bathrooms! Massage beds! Yasmin Rufo looks at the best futuristic upgrades in travel.

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The best new UK hotels that have opened so far in 2022

12 May 2022

Explore the best new UK hotels that have opened so far in 2022.

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Five London hotels with eco ambitions

24 March 2022

Five London hotels with eco ambitions.

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The world’s coolest carbon-neutral hotels

16 March 2022

“Eco-friendly” has become the buzzword for hotels around the world, but only a handful of properties are carbon-neutral. Follow us as we take a peek inside the world’s greenest boltholes.

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Eliminate & Rethink: Closing the Loop on Waste

30 July 2025

Lamington Group’s award-winning room2 hometels is pioneering the integration of circular economy principles into hospitality operations. By challenging convention and rethinking our systems, we’re giving waste new life and upholding our industry-leading commitment to sustainable hospitality.

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Brewing New Value

30 July 2025

As Plastic Free July comes to a close, discover how our Circular Design Studio is giving used coffee grounds a second life, transforming waste into functional products for our hometels, all year round.

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Lamington Group | Net Zero Carbon Roadmap 2020 - 2025

06 September 2021

Lamington Group committing to putting sustainability at the heart of our business, with the implementation of our Net Zero Carbon Roadmap, which uses science-based targets to reach net zero by 2030, 20 years ahead of the Paris Agreement.

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Team Planet 2021 - 2022

08 March 2022

Team Planet is a internal campaign to engage all employees in sustainability. Employees get points for making sustainable choices in their personal lives and at work. These are incentivised through a team financial bonus at the end of the year and an award ceremony.