07 July 2008
Jo Abbie
466 Bush Street, San Francisco, California, USA.
+1 415 399 9807.
The first Californian hotel built to US Green Building Council standards – and officially approved by the City of San Francisco as a Green Business – opened in late 2006 at a cost of $US25m ($25.8m). It uses chemical-free cleaning products, recycled paper and soy-based inks, has a 100 percent tobacco-free environment and is the first San Francisco hotel to use a guestroom key-card energy-control system. Sustainable, seasonal and regional food is available at Roots, the hotel’s contemporary restaurant.
Source: Qantas the Australian Way February 2008
Updated: July 2008