Caring Luxury in Practice

Several Small Luxury Hotels require either a deposit or a credit card guarantee to secure a booking. You are advised of this information as well as the cancellation terms at the time of booking. If you need to cancel a reservation please advise us in good time and definitely within the hotel's cancellation period.

Environmental

Support of Environmental Projects- such as the planting of vegetation on Toowoon Bay Beach to prevent sand erosion and also the protection of an endangered species- the White Tailed Pygmy Possum. (Kims Beach Hideaway - Australia)

Developed Ecotourism programs with the Forest Department (Lighthouse Hotel - Sri Lanka)

Members of Blue Flag of Europe and Hellenic Society for the protection of Nature (Eagles Palace - Greece)

We have an environmental policy with action points for each department in the hotel (Rufflets Country House Hotel - Scotland)

The Hotel's installations include systems such as the recycling of seawater used in the thalassotherapy activities for the building's heating and cooling systems. (Hotel RA Beach - Spain)

We are working with the local community to protect lands for subsistence lifestyle "Malama Aina"- Hawai'an value of caring for the land and natural resources. (The Lodge at Molokai Ranch)

Ecosystem inventory detailing the native plant and animal species to guide reforestation initiatives. (Punta Islita Hotel - Costa Rica)

Villas are designed to maximise natural wind and light for cooling and lighting (Banyan Tree Bintan - Indonesia)

Social/Cultural

We offer various packages with tickets included to local attractions such as Skipton Castle and Harewood House. (Devonshire Arms Country Hotel - UK)

We have actors and singers from the theatre participating in the Hirschgasse restaurant Le Gourmet as surprise guests during a culinary event. (Hotel die Hirschgasse Heidelberg - Germany)

Several partnerships have been set up with local museums, wine merchants as well as the city's cultural services. (Chateau De L'ile-France)

We organise cultural stays, discovery stays and horse riding in the closeby Camargue region. (Hotel Jules Cesar - France) We make sure the guest can experience a local food selection served during buffets and in any of our restaurants. (Soneva Fushi Resort - Maldives)

We invite Sasak artists (wood carving, music and dance to perform in the hotel. (The Oberoi Lombok - Indonesia)

The resident naturalist introduces and guides guests through activities such as Traditional Handicraft Tour, Chef morning market, Cooking classes, Ramadan Bazaar and Dungen Night Market. (Tanjong Jara Resort - Malaysia)

Local Festivals and traditional events such as renowned annual Boat Races are promoted vigorously by us. (Kumarakom Lake Resort - India)

Economic

We run local village tours which include purchases from local vendors; we also have an arrangement with a local family which hosts the guests for dinner for a fixed fee. (Coco Palm Resort - Maldives)

We are developing guests visits to paddy fields, village homes, etc. (Lighthouse Hotel & Spa - Sri Lanka)

We advise guests on shops to visit-many local ones or small independent traders who offer a more unique selling experience selling unusual or hard to find items away from the main shopping areas. (The Howard - Scotland)

We organize excursions and guided visits to local wine producers. Same with local farms and cheese refiners. (Villa Crespi - Italy)

We take all our guests on a complimentary to all the local handicraft markets. (Hemingways Resort - Kenya)

Our chef is cooking a lot of local food. He is going to the local market or is visiting local producers. (Chateau Eza - France)

We have local maple syrup in our kitchen and promote local crafts in the gift shop and our rooms include local arts and crafts. (The Manor on Golden Pond - USA New Hampshire)