One of the world’s first purpose-built environmentally friendly hotels is set to open as part of Battersea’s new Falcon Wharf Development in December.
The five-star, 65-bedroom Rafayel hotel will aim to reduce guests’ carbon footprints through the latest technological advances including LED lighting, which claims to reduce overall electrical costs by 80 per cent.
The hotel will also feature 15 apartments, a bar, lounge, coffee shop, spa, gym and pool, meeting and conference facilities and two restaurants offering indoor and outdoor dining. The 120-cover waterfront Banyan Riverside restaurant will make Asian-Italian fusion cuisine served in a ‘French style’ available throughout the day.
Ike Latif, developer of Rafayel, said he hopes the hotel will be the first of a branded product that embraces technological advances but is ecologically aware.
“There is no need to return to Stone Age living,” he said. “Being green should be our overall goal, but without compromising on the luxury that the modern age offers us. The concept of the hotel is a key step forward in formalising the intellectual renaissance of Battersea.”
The Rafayel hotel is due for completion in December, and will reduce the average guests carbon footprint from 70kg to 17kg per night.