The Palácio São Silvestre - Boutique Hotel has a great concern for the current and future generations, therefore we have integrated a sustainable hotel project in the Unit. This sustainability project has total respect and concern for society and the environment; aiming for continuous improvement through practices and ethical principles, such as:
- • Adoption of a three-hourly tariff;
- • Application of flow reducers on taps;
- • Professional development and personal fulfilment of all company employees (training);
- • High thermal insulation of the building;
- • Choice of environmentally friendly and biodegradable products;
- • Appropriate structure for disabled guests (access inside and outside the premises and in the parking spaces);
- • Waste management with licensed companies that collect and recycle materials such as glass, plastic, cardboard, oils, etc.
- • Waste management, such as glass, toners, paper, corks, cooking oil and organic waste;
- • Implementation of a maintenance plan with routines, to check the efficiency of all equipment;
- • Encouraging occupational health and safety, in all activities;
- • Encouraging guests to save water resources by reusing towels during their stay;
- • Elaborate menus and attention to dietary restrictions that feature options for people with special dietary needs: vegetarian, vegan, lactose or gluten intolerant, among others;
- • Promotion of the local economy;
- • Promotion of low impact mobility with the use of bicycles for all guests, which can be used in the surrounding areas;
- • Requalification of the hotel unit, allowing a reduction in the impact in construction terms, and with the choice of solutions that boost energy efficiency and reduce the ecological footprint;
- • Automatic power control system in the rooms, through key-card;
- • Automated internal and external lighting system, regulated according to the availability of natural light;
- • Use of low energy lighting (LED);
- • Use of solar panels
