Meet the Accommodation Partners of the Smart, Safe, Sustainable Summit

We are so pleased to spotlight our official Accommodation Partners for the Smart, Safe, Sustainable Summit. These hospitality partners have each played an invaluable part to help support our three-month Summit series and our commitment to making the hospitality industry more smart, safe and sustainable. They are also playing host to some special guests for the grand finale events on May 12th!

This cross-sector collaboration concludes in London during our in-person event which will be filled with thought-provoking discussions, immersive tours, and much more. Find out what to expect on May 12th, here, and request to attend by emailing Summit@altovita.com

Continue reading as we get to know more about our Accommodation Partners and their ongoing sustainability initiatives.

Bob W.

Bob W.’s ‘exceptionally cool apartments’ cater to the 21st-century traveller who wants it all: the consistent quality of a hotel and the authentic flair and affordability of a short-stay rental.

They combine the best of both worlds in climate-neutral properties, which are currently available in Finland, Estonia, Spain, and the UK – with expansion across Europe and beyond. Backed by Europe’s top real estate investors and venture capitalists, they are building technology to give every guest a local, contactless five-star experience at scale.

Flying Butler

Flying Butler Apartments offers an expansive UK portfolio of stylish and spacious serviced apartments to SMEs and multinational corporations alike. With almost 25 years’ experience, their buildings are renowned for prime locations, conveniently positioned by key business hubs and transport links. In addition, their apartments are perfectly equipped with the furnishings, features, and amenities that matter most to corporate travellers.

Across all departments, they are also working hard to establish new ways of improving their sustainability processes and environmental impact. For example, by opting for eco products and swapping to electric vehicles for maintenance staff, amongst other practices. They also only work with interior design companies which prioritises sustainability, with polices in line with the UN’s 17 sustainable development goals and a dedicated ReUse-Recycle-Donate programme.

Looking sector-wide, Flying Butler’s Green Ambassadors have signed up to a collaborative ‘Sustainability Forum’ led by ASAP and CHPA to identify best practices, support industry-aligned standards, and share strategies in order to make impactful progress on sustainability efforts.

Edyn

Edyn was founded in 1997 as SACO Apartments and operates three brands: SACO, Cove, and Locke. Their purpose is to create sanctuaries by providing soulful hospitality through the traveller journey, and offering spacious, high-quality, clean apartments that are designed to be lived in, not just slept in. Since its beginning, Edyn has always had a strong awareness of the importance of sustainability and the environments within which they operate.

Recently, Edyn made the decision to accelerate this mission by launching a dedicated Sustainability Programme. Working with sustainability consultants, they have formulated a strategy and roadmap for the next three years, setting out ambitions within each area of Environment, Social and Governance. The strategy also aligns to three UN Sustainable Development Goals that resonate with their purpose and vision: Good Health and Wellbeing, Sustainable Cities and Communities, and Responsible Consumption and Production.

The Gate

Combining the characteristics of both a luxury boutique hotel with the enhanced amenities of longer-stay residences, The Gate aparthotel provides every guest with their perfect home in central London.

Each of their 189 apartments have been carefully designed to create a beautiful space that radiates style and is complete with carefully considered details that make each day feel luxurious. The Gate invites guests to make themselves at home with beautiful bathrooms, a fully equipped kitchen, state-of-the-art technology (include a modern tech-enabled gym), and Hypnos beds so comfortable you’ll never want to leave. Local British contemporary art brand, Maddox Gallery, brings the eclectic ambiance of street art into the confines of this cutting-edge apart-hotel.

Since opening during the pandemic, The Gate has reached a #1 ranking for Speciality Lodging in London on TripAdvisor, with 95% five-star reviews.

Staycity

Staycity Group was founded in 2004 by entrepreneurs Tom Walsh and his brother Ger. Having spotted a gap in the market for short-term lets in central city locations, the pair set up a website advertising an apartment Tom owned in Dublin’s Temple Bar. When bookings snowballed Tom and Ger began looking for further suitable properties – and the Staycity concept was born. 

The award-winning, Dublin-based Staycity now offers contemporary quality self-catering accommodation in France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, and the UK across 30 properties – over 5,000 apartments. Staycity’s ambitious European expansion plans will take that number to 15,000 apartments by 2027. Staycity offers fully equipped, stylish, comfortable studios and one- and two-bedroom apartments for short or long stays under two brands –Staycity Aparthotels and the premium Wilde Aparthotels by Staycity.

Find out more about Staycity’s sustainable practices, here, which includes their sustainability roadmap and three key areas of focus.

Beyond Apartments

Beyond Apartments is a sanctuary in the heart of central London, offering a range of apartments in different locations with fully equipped kitchens, king sized beds and luxury bathrooms.

They design and operate healthy spaces that are carbon neutral and low impact. From using ZERO single-use plastic across all their cosmetic and cleaning products to the organic coffee and tea plastic free packaging, everything they do is to honour their ZERO promise. This includes ZERO waste to landfill, as all rubbish generated from guests is collected by ZERO emissions vehicles to be either recycled or used to generate electricity. All these by-products will then be used to create materials for construction.

At Beyond, they also use ZERO chemicals across their laundry services and have teamed up with relevant suppliers to help ensure guests are not exposed to toxic substances that can affect health and energy levels, whilst looking after our planet.

The apartments use 100% renewable efficient energy. throughout their daily operations, even their roof is packed with solar panels. They also offset any carbon that is produced, qualifying them as a Net Carbon Zero site.