London’s green hotels

When choosing accommodation in London, you can still find luxury without the cost to the planet. Book a sustainable stay in one of these green hotels in London. 

The Londoner
Environmental sustainability is in The Londoner’s DNA. With an ‘Excellent’ rating from BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method), The Londoner meets and exceeds requirements for energy and water use, health and wellbeing, pollution, transport, materials, waste, ecology and management processes. 

Treehouse
Retreat into the (reclaimed) wood walls of this cloud-brushing bolthole and you’ll encounter a green paradise in every sense of the word. Fabricated around the concept of sustainability, Treehouse London has minimised single-use plastics and committed to a recycling and composting scheme. Locally sourced products are also dotted around the rooms, while Mexican restaurant Madera lives up to the eco-conscious hype with an array of organic ingredients. 

Charlotte Street Hotel
The hotel also preaches an eco-conscious approach in every aspect – recyclable RikRak products from the mind of Kit Kemp sit in the bathrooms, disposable cutlery is made from biodegradable Vegware and even the coat hangers are fashioned from reclaimed wood. 

The Lanesborough
At the heart of the gilded hotel is an eco-conscious mentality: a fleet of hybrid vehicles reduces emissions during airport transfers, a ban on single-use plastic has resulted in an influx of sustainable amenities, and there is the option to book a green stay and have a tree planted in Hyde Park on your behalf. There’s an equally thoughtful approach in Michelin-star restaurant Céleste, where you can peruse extensive vegan menus under diamond chandeliers, and in the decadent gold spa which uses completely natural and all-organic treatments. 

Locke at Broken Wharf
This naturalistic aesthetic reflects their green initiatives, which include ordering only 100% recyclable paper, minimising plastic usage and partnering with Green Tourism to continuously strive to be more sustainable. Mornings are best spent tucking into New York-style bagels at Deli Cat & Sons, before connecting with mind and body at one of the regular yoga classes in the riverside fitness studio. 

Ham Yard Hotel
Standing tall in Central Soho, Ham Yard Hotel has wholeheartedly embraced the blossoming green movement. Commended for its excellent sustainability, they have implemented energy-saving solar panels and insulation, alongside a living rooftop that is home to a bucolic vegetable garden and beehives. 

Good Hotel London
Fuelled by a green and generous mindset, the Good Hotel seeks to do their part by providing sustainable funding for their charity partner, Niños de Guatemala, with a portion of every booking going towards education for low-income families. Fresh and minimalistic, rooms stick to sleek wooden furnishings and crisp, white bedding with prismatic mint-coloured throws. Breakfast made from locally sourced ingredients is served in the Living Room, a contemporary space for socialising and work furnished with communal tables and trendy neon signs. 

One Aldwych
An impressive Edwardian building situated in the heart of the West End, One Aldwych is an opulent family-friendly – and now dog-friendly – luxury hotel. As for social responsibility, the hotel states that it has had “the environment and sustainability at its core” since its 1998 beginnings, and has since been awarded the Luxury Eco Certification Standard as well as the Green Tourism Business Scheme’s gold accreditation. Effective measures include sustainable food sourcing, bio-degradable packaging for hotel room amenities, whilst food waste is composted on a farm in Kent – in fact, the same farm in which the hotel sources its own vegetables. The hotel even has its very own rooftop beehives and bee-friendly garden. 

Dukes London
Elegantly styled rooms and suites are just as exceptional, as is the food at GBR, the hotel’s all daydining restaurant which serves up “traditional British dishes with contemporary twists”. In terms of sustainability, the historic establishment has implemented numerous initiatives to protect the environment, from responsible, local and seasonal food sourcing to a comprehensive recycling scheme. The hotel also uses biodegradable cleaning products, energy efficient boilers, and has replaced travel-size amenities with eco-friendly dispenser bottles. You won’t find any unwanted plastic in the hotel either; any disposable plastic has been removed and replaced with an ecoalternative, from drinking straws to recyclable glass bottles.