sustainable hospitality
At the Black Boy Inn, we have made a conscious commitment towards sustainable hospitality. We are working towards providing for the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
To date the Black Boy Inn has taken the following environmentally sensitive steps to...
save energy
• We have key cards for all
of our bedrooms which
operate the electricity.
• We use low energy light
bulbs throughout the inn.
• The public upstairs
hallways have sensor
operated lights.
save water
• We have small cisterns
with dual flushes on
toilets.
• We have a 'towel and
linen change' policy
whereby guests are
asked to request new
towels or fresh linen as
they need it.
• This one policy has
significantly cut down the
amount of water and
energy being used, and
also minimises our
detergent use.
help the environment
• In our restaurant, we
strive to make best use of
local seasonal produce.
• The majority of our
kitchen deliveries now
arrive in reusable crates.
• We are constantly
reducing the amount of
waste we send to landfill.
• We try to recycle what
we can.
help our community
• We have a 'buy local'
policy which governs the
process by which we
purchase items for the
inn ensuring that we are
promoting local
businesses and putting
money back into our local
economy.
• We aim to buy a
minimum of 70% of all
food from local suppliers.
