Justine and Mahery did a HopTrip at the Abbey Guest House. This is one of the document they made. It includes some tips to cut costs on water and energy and some HopSolutions (good practices for a more responsible tourism) that could be implemented.

1. [Save money being more eco-friendly]
What are the (almost) investment free improvements you could make to save (a lot!) of money?

2. [Savings]

3. [Energy]

4. Light bulbs
LEDs can cut your lighting cuts by up to 85%
Insulation
Avoid thermal bridges (windows, doors,…)
[Cut costs-Energy]
Thermostat
Turn it down by just a degree and slash 10% of the
energy used heat the guest house.
Domestic appliances
 Chose models of class A+ or A++
 Run your fridge between 3 to 5°
 Turn down hot water to 60°
 Set you washing machine to 30 to 40°
[Tips]
[Products] LED bulb
Verbatim LED Classic 9W
£6.45 – last 20 000 hours
Even if you use it 4 hours a
day, you save up to £8.94
Energy saving bulb are twice as energy
consuming than LED.

5. Hansgrohe Croma 100 Vario hand
 £26.45
 9L/minute flow rate
 Spray pattern : rain, normal, shampoo,
massage.
Neoperl Male or Female
 £4.96
 3.5L/minute flow rate
 Measure your tap diameter to pick the
right one.
[Cut costs-Water]
Ecosmart Shower
They reduce water usage by more than
60%. This will help you save both water
and energy.
Tap aerator
This will reduce the amount of water you
use by more than 60%.
Older taps can flow up to 18L a minute.
With the aerator, this goes down to 3,5.
Quick payback.
Monitoring the water consumption
It allows to detect abnormal consumption due to a leak for example, detect excessively low consumption that could reflect a
counter failure, measure the savings you made thanks to the system you implemented.
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6. Soft mobility
Promote public transport
instead of private car for
your staff and guests.
More info:
http://hopineo.org/en/ince
ntives-soft-mobilities/
Minimize tumble
drying
When possible, don’t use
tumble drier.
More info:
http://hopineo.org/en/solar
-dryer/
Table Napkins
Sew the room numbers
on them (or a specific
drawing) so you don’t
have to wash them every
day if the guests are
staying several nights.
Local recruitment
Staff knows better the
area, and spend less
carbon going to work!
More info :
http://hopineo.org/en/local
-recruitment/
3 R’s
Always keep those three
words in mind : reduce,
reuse, recycle. An hold
sheet can become napkin,
old napkin can become
rag.
Less housekeeping
Offer you guests a
discount or a free beer in
the closest pub for
examples if they don’t
need you to make the
room every day,
Bulk
Prefer bulk products than
individual (for ketchup
and HP sauce for
example): way less
expensive and a lot less
waste.
Dishwasher
Most of them have a
drying function that uses
quite a lot of energy.
Instead of using it, open
the door after last rinse,
that works as well.
Repair leaks
A leaking tap is 4L/h,
35000L/year. A leaking
flush is 219000L/year. To
spot leaks in the flush, put
some food coloring in the
tank.
Minimize flush
If you don’t have double
flushes, another option is
to put a full bottle of water
in the flush tanks so less
water goes away with
each flush.
Light policy
Define with your staff a
light policy (in the rooms
and in common areas):
when should it be on,
when should it be off and
dust off the bulbs often.
[Easily doable]

7. AGH branded
products
Sell guest house branded
products like towel,
bathrobe, slippers, or your
homemade natural
cleaning products !
Gift cards
Encourage your guests to
refer new customers by
giving them the
opportunity to acquire a
gift card for friend or
family.
Make meringues
What to do with you egg
whites? Meringues for
your guests.
http://hopineo.org/en/recy
cling-egg-whites-
meringues/
Bicycle available
Offer your guest bicycles
to get to town (Abingdon
or Oxford-40 minutes)
http://hopineo.org/en/bicy
cle-availability-cleaner-
transport/
Training center
Become a training place
where people from other
guest houses, or other
institutions can learn all
about your ‘access to all’
policy.
Visual fire alarm
Because the hearing-
impaired might not hear
the fire alarm…
http://hopineo.org/en/fire-
alarms-for-the-hearing-
impaired/
The Shower Timer
An hourglass in the
shower to raise
awareness.
More info :
http://hopineo.org/en/the-
shower-timer/
[To go further]

8. This document has been made for Abbey Guest House, Abingdon, England.
What is missing? Let’s improve it all together !
YOUR
TURN !
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9. Together, towards a better tourism
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@HopineoTrips
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contact@hopineo.org
Sources :
Hoteleconews.com
Hopineo.org
Savemoneycutcarbon.com
Photo credits :
Liliane Clément Photography
K.H.Remchert