We have committed to only build and operate net zero hometels. That means all the carbon emissions from construction, operation and through to the end of the building’s end life are all equal to zero. We are the first hotel company in the world to set this standard, but hopefully not the last.

For our unavoidable emissions, we offset our footprint with our nature based reforesting partner in Nicaragua. room2 Chiswick is the first hometel in the world to offset both operational and embodied carbon to zero, taking into account the full picture of our presence. We believe in taking care of our global communities as much as our local ones.

Click here to view the video of our visit to Nicaragua.

To heat and cool our building we use heat pumps that go 200m below the hometel. The loops extract heat energy from the earth and draw it to the heating and water system. This also works in reverse, cool huh?

The building runs on electricity only, all the energy needed comes from renewable sources. We maximised renewable energy on site with solar panels and ground source heat pumps, we buy the rest comes from wind, solar and hydro offsite.

100% of our loose bespoke furniture is manufactured within 10 miles, using only natural, recycled, or reclaimed materials and FSC certified wood. 4,462 trees were planted to offset the carbon of all the furniture in the hometel.

Under the 'Green' roof, is a 'Blue' roof. It catches and retains up to 50,000L of rainwater, slowly releasing it to the drainage system to reduce the chances of local flooding.

We didn’t like the look of bins in the market so we went about designing and manufacturing our own 3-in-1 recycling bins. They separate general waste, mixed recycling, and food waste in one easy place.

The lighting and heating systems only work when someone is in the room. So despite what your parents told you, you now no longer need to turn lights off when you leave the room.