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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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Sustainable design meets awe-inspiring art at room2 Belfast, Ireland’s latest eco-friendly opening

01 October 2023

Meet the sustainable design teams and artists behind room2 Belfast, set to open this October

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Team Planet 2022

14 April 2023

Team Planet is our internal campaign to engage all employees in sustainability. Employees get points for making sustainable choices in their personal and work lives, with a reward at the end of the year. The campaign consists of monthly interactive events and regular communications. We won Gold at the Global Good Awards 2022 for Employee Engagement.

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Lamington Group Conference 2023

24 March 2023

Take a peek at the Lamington Group company conference 2023.

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This is Our Home

22 November 2022

We created this video with award-winning director and producer Alfie Dale to inspire, reflect and encourage everyone to take action against climate change.

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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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CBS News interviews room2 Chiswick the world's first Whole Life Net-Zero hometel

09 May 2022

On International Earth Day, room 2 Chiswick, the world's first whole life net zero carbon hometel was featured on CBS News. In the interview that was broadcasted across America our founders, Robert and Stuart Godwin spoke with CBS News, discussing the carbon reduction methods room2 has implemented throughout the hometel. Sharing our knowledge and leading the way for others in the industry to make a change.

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Lamington in Nicaragua – Meeting Our Offsetting Partner

19 April 2022

Lamington Group’s CEO Robert Godwin went to visit our offsetting partner in Nicaragua to get a deeper understanding of how the project absorbs carbon from the atmosphere and the local impact it has.

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Lamington Group Conference 2022

24 March 2022

Take a peek at the Lamington Group company conference 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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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.

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Room2 Chiswick Video

24 October 2021

Whilst room2 Chiswick sets new sustainability benchmarks for the industry, no compromise has been made on style and guest comfort.

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room2 Chiswick | Ground Source Heat Pump

04 October 2021

To heat and cool our building we use heat pumps. 200m long loops extract heat energy from the earth and draw it to heating, and hot water. Reversing this process cools the building. Overall it’s 36% more efficient than a typical hotel.