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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.

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Tour of room2 Chiswick - The world's first Whole Life Net Zero hometel

30 September 2021

Welcome to the world's first whole life net zero carbon hotel! Here's a sneak peak at all of the sustainability features included in the building.

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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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Meet the room2 Southampton team!

03 September 2020

Say hello to our fantastic team at our flagship hometel in Southampton! Hear what they've got to say about being a roommate in the world's first hometel.

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The story of the world's first hometel brand - room2

27 August 2020

Storytime! Not many know of our journey, and here's Robert Godwin, one of our founders talking you through how the room2 hometel brand came about.

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Developers introduction to room2 hometels

05 August 2020

Hometels are proven to deliver a more resilient alternative to standard hotels with higher levels of guest satisfaction.

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Investors introduction to room2 hometels

05 August 2020

Hometels better serve the demands of today and tomorrows travellers. It is a proven and resilient business model, which puts guest experience first and delivers market-leading performance.