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14.03.2024 - 16:17 / forbes.com
When you enter 1 Hotel San Francisco’s brick building, the city’s noise fades quickly. The lobby, adorned with verdant plants, rich wood and organic stone, immediately envelops you in a sense of tranquility.
While it may not conjure up typical images of San Francisco, the 200-room property mirrors the city’s forward-thinking and sustainably minded spirit while injecting an understated, cool design and vibe.
Here are five reasons to check into the San Francisco hotel:
The Eco-Friendly Ethos
1 Hotel San Francisco opened in 2022 as one of the city’s most sustainable hotels. Like its sister properties in Miami, Nashville and Toronto, it goes beyond just ditching plastic straws and bottles to show off its ecological bona fides. It adopts thoughtful and thorough eco-friendly practices that touch on almost every part of your experience.
In our room, green wine bottles were refashioned as cups and a carafe — filtered-water-filling stations reside on each floor’s hallway. There isn’t any paper in the rooms (a small chalkboard for notes is next to the phone and the “do not disturb” sign is replaced by a rock that reads “not now”) except for the welcome note we received — which was embedded with flower seeds and meant to be planted back home. Hangers are made of recycled paper. The Nespresso machine comes with recyclable pods. At least 30% of the minibar items are sourced locally (like 9th & Larkin chocolate bars). Showers have timers. A program encourages overpackers to leave any unwanted clothing to be donated to a local charity.
Elsewhere in the hotel, the lobby offers complimentary imperfect but still delicious fruit from the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market that would otherwise be thrown away. The gym’s rubber floor is made of 80% recycled materials. The hotel maintains a small herb and vegetable garden and an apiary. An electric Audi e-tron is the house car, and e-bikes are available to guests.
The Design
The lifestyle hotel goes all in on a biophilic and sustainable design. Its timber was salvaged from the Old San Francisco Bay Bridge, barns and other buildings. Native greenery fills everything from the lounge areas to the rooms. Natural and recycled materials are used wherever possible.
In the neutral-hued lobby, the thick wood check-in desk fronts a stunning moss wall that provides a focal point. Above, sculptural white light fixtures by artists Tomoe Matsuoka and Doug Johnston consist of coiled cotton and nylon cords. Hand-woven area rugs made of plant fibers and recyclable wool dot the space.
In Terrene restaurant, ferns and other greenery hang from the ceiling, framing the light fixtures with their dangling leaves and branches. These preserved plants, which use less water and don’t get dusty like
As the largest carrier at Sonoma County Airport since 2007, Alaska Airlines now offering service to seven nonstop destinations.
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