The 11 Most Sustainable Hotels in London, UK

A Sustainability Ranking in partnership with niood

You’re planning a trip to London and you’re trying to be as ethical and sustainable as possible?
ETIC Hotels lists you the 11 most sustainable hotels in London:

1. The Zetter Townhouse
Clerkenwell, London, United Kingdom

From $200 per night
ETIC Hotels Green Score: 9.5/10

What makes The Zetter Townhouse Clerkenwell sustainable?
The Zetter is committed to integrating leading environmental practices in to our business and to continually exploring new ideas for improving our environmental performance.
We are focusing on practices aimed at:
– Energy Management – To reduce our consumption of energy year on year (and we’ve made a 20% saving in the last year!)
– Waste Management – To reduce the overall volume of waste as well as maximize recycled proportion.
– Supplier Management – To work with suppliers that share our sustainability commitment.
– Staff – To raise environmental awareness and make sustainability part of our staff culture.
– Guests – To raise awareness and actively promote and encourage green tourism initiatives.

2. The Zetter Townhouse
Marylebone, London, United Kingdom

From $230 per night
ETIC Hotels Green Score: 9.5/10

What makes The Zetter Townhouse Marylebone sustainable?
The Zetter is committed to integrating leading environmental practices in to our business and to continually exploring new ideas for improving our environmental performance.
We are focusing on practices aimed at:
– Energy Management – To reduce our consumption of energy year on year (and we’ve made a 20% saving in the last year!)
– Waste Management – To reduce the overall volume of waste as well as maximize recycled proportion.
– Supplier Management – To work with suppliers that share our sustainability commitment.
– Staff – To raise environmental awareness and make sustainability part of our staff culture.
– Guests – To raise awareness and actively promote and encourage green tourism initiatives.

3. Treehouse London
Marylebone, London, United Kingdom

From $230 per night
ETIC Hotels Green Score: 9.5/10

What makes Treehouse London sustainable?
Just like its parent, 1 Hotels, Treehouse takes sustainability seriously, and has incorporated elements of “biophilic” design in the form of verdant living walls of foliage.
Reclaimed wood and composting are heavily used, and a clear commitment to keeping single-use plastics to a minimum.

4. Artist Residence London
Chelsea, London, United Kingdom

From $230 per night
ETIC Hotels Green Score: 9.5/10

What makes Artist Residence London sustainable?
Artist Residence London uses eco-friendly cleaning products, room lights switch off when guests leave, and waste is recycled.
Furthermore, furnishings are made of reclaimed and salvaged materials.

Review of Artist Residence London in London, England - Fathom

5. The Lanesborough
Knightsbridge, London, United Kingdom

From $800 per night
ETIC Hotels Green Score: 9.5/10

What makes The Lanesborough sustainable?
Our Back of House team works in close collaboration with an external company to sort our waste, with a priority to food waste whereby we contribute to circular economy of food waste. Our food waste becomes soil, which is then used to compost new crops.

As a guest at The Lanesborough, you have the choice to change your room linen daily or every other day. This action is part of our desire to protect the environment and enables significant savings in water and energy.

6. The London EDITION
Soho, London, United Kingdom

From $600 per night
ETIC Hotels Green Score: 9.5/10

What makes London EDITION Soho sustainable?
The London EDITION Soho has taken steps to reduce its carbon footprint by stocking rooms with eco-conscious amenities such as bamboo toothbrushes, paper straws and compostable coffee cups.
Decor includes wood-panelled walls, faux-fur throws and forest-green rugs.

7. One Aldwych
Westminster, London, United Kingdom

From $600 per night
ETIC Hotels Green Score: 9.5/10

What makes One Aldwych sustainable?
Since its inception in 1998, One Aldwych has had the environment and sustainability at its core, innovating in energy saving features, heat reclaim and water efficiency, famously having the EVAC drainage system installed throughout the hotel.

One Aldwych is a responsible hotel and considers the environment, its employees and the local community in all of its operations. These efforts have resulted in the hotel being awarded the Luxury Eco Certification Standard (LECS) in association with The Leading Hotels of the World and also continues to maintain the Gold accreditation from Green Tourism Business Scheme.

Our responsibility in action:

New rooftop beehives and a bee-friendly garden to support the health of urban bees.
A chlorine-free swimming pool, which uses a mineral based cleaning system.
A comprehensive recycling policy with a focus on reduce, reuse and recycle at all times, for example participation in an upcycling scheme which turns cooking oil to bio diesel.
Removal of all plastic straws and stirrers from the hotel.
A glass crusher on-site to crush all bottles and food containers. Crushed glass is transformed into ‘glassphalt’ (an alternative to conventional bituminous asphalt) and concrete.
The EVAC drainage system – a highly efficient vacuum drainage system which uses 70% less water than conventional flushing systems, for example toilets use only one litre of water per flush.

8. Blakes Hotel
South Kensington, London, United Kingdom

From $330 per night
ETIC Hotels Green Score: 9.5/10

What makes Blakes Hotel sustainable?
The Blakes Hotel is trying to reduce chemical and water use with a towel- and sheet-washing service on request only.

9. Ham Yard Hotel
Soho, London, United Kingdom

From $730 per night
ETIC Hotels Green Score: 9.5/10

What makes Ham Yard Hotel sustainable?
Ham Yard Hotel is awarded the BREEAM Excellent rating. BREEAM is a methodology to assess the sustainability and environmental performance of buildings and it was launched by BRE in 1990. BREEAM is one of the first sustainability assessment tools established in the world and it was later used as a basis for LEED green building certification programme. BREEAM reviews building performance in different categories and compares them with the established benchmarks. Ham Yard has an Excellent Energy Performance Rating which exceeds the standards of its time by more than 40%.

10. Charlotte Street Hotel
Soho, London, United Kingdom

From $500 per night
ETIC Hotels Green Score: 9.5/10

What makes Charlotte Street Hotel sustainable?
Firmdale Hotels is an award-winning industry leader committed to minimising its impact upon the environment. Firmdale endeavours to promote the principle of sustainable development by adhering to and, where possible, exceeding current legislation and best practice guidelines.

Firmdale Hotels’ Social Responsibility commitment encompasses working with a specified number of charities per year, one of which will always be within the local community, by offering support through the skills of its employees and the Company’s own resources. The chosen local charity benefits from the direct involvement of Firmdale Hotels’ employees who undertake a paid day of charitable work per year, allowing them to see the direct impact of their involvement.