DON’T MISS OUR GREAT EARTH DAY EVENTS

The Hotel Felix is excited to wish everyone a Happy Earth Day! We hope you take the time to stop by this afternoon and enjoy several of special Earth Day events.

• 360SEE Gallery display in the lobby
• Allen Christian’s Elmer the Art Car & Loren the Doorman
• Tesla Roadster on display and ready for a test drive
• TreeTini -portion of this cocktail’s proceeds goes towards planting new trees

check out what's happening at the Hotel Felix!

HAPPY EARTH DAY

photo by flaivoloka

The Hotel Felix isn’t just committed to being green on Earth Day, we are green every day, all day!

The words green, eco-friendly, and sustainability are tossed around casually by some, but at the Hotel Felix, we take being green seriously!  Sustainability isn’t just a word to us, it’s a choice and one we are proud to make.

But what does sustainability and being green mean? As Chicago’s first Silver LEED certified hotel, that means the U.S. Green Building Council inspected the hotel structure and rated it based on several categories: water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, and indoor environmental quality. We are also one of fifteen hotels in Chicago to be awarded the Green Seal Environmental Standard for Lodging - Silver.  The Green Seal certification process reviews several procedures: waste management, energy conservation and management, pollution prevention, and organizational commitment.

At the Hotel Felix you will find:

• compact fluorescent & LED lighting
• natural northern exposure which brings in sunlight and help keep our guests warm in the winter
• use of recycled carpet
• bamboo flooring
• revamped plumbing system
• low flow, high pressure shower heads
• on site recycling program
• organic and/or recycled artwork

You can read more about the green initiatives at the Hotel Felix here.

EARTH DAY IS ALMOST HERE!

We’re bursting at the seams, we’re so excited for Earth Day tomorrow.  If you’ve been proactive (and we know you have been!) and already sipped a TreeTini while admiring the 360SEE Gallery art in the hotel lobby and taken the Tesla Roadster for a spin, you may be wondering what else you can do for Earth Day?  Well, the Hotel Felix has got you covered, covered in paint that is…OK sort of!

Elmer the Art Car will be on display outside the hotel starting tomorrow April 22 until April 24.  Elmer is 1966 pick-up truck decorated in recycled materials and uniquely painted by sculptor Allen Christian.  Once you’re outside, go enjoy the sunshine and check out some of the other Earth Day events in the neighborhood.  You can find a listing of local events here.

High-End, Sustainable Art a Highlight in Earth Month 2010

Earth Month 2010 is underway and the Hotel Felix is happy to have 360SEE Gallery’s art on display in the lobby.  Check out what’s on display at 111 W. Huron or take a sneak peek here….

Hotel Felix in the News

Chicago Chef Week Diary - Hotel Felix’s Elate:

http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/thestew/2010/03/chicago-chef-week-diary-elate.html

Hot Tesla Test Drive Package at Cool Hotel Felix Chicago:

http://www.examiner.com/x-11782-Destinations-and-Lodging-Examiner~y2010m3d24-Hot-Tesla-Test-Drive-Package-at-cool-Hotel-Felix-Chicago

Check it out and hope to see you soon!

Earth Day Celebrated

When we decided to celebrate Earth Day & partner with GoGreen Management, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Opening an eco-friendly hotel has been exciting to say the least. And while Earth Day has been around since 1970, would others celebrating the day with us at LePassage be just as enthralled with the Hotel Felix? I’m happy (naturally) to report they were indeed.

The biggest question of the night; how can a hotel say they are eco-friendly? Sure, they said, you recycle in the office & you don’t change linens unless asked….but doesn’t everyone do that? The answer…..yes, we do all that but so much more. We encourage staff to live a healthy life by walking, biking to work (we have an indoor bike rack & showers for the staff) or taking public transportation. We don’t use bleach at the property & all of our cleaning chemicals are Green Seal Certified. Our rooms have motion-sensored thermostats so that fossil fuels are not burning to heat/cool the room when no one is there. While many places just recycle in offices, we have an in-room recycling program and ask our guests to sort their trash as well. After cleaning, all “trash” is placed in our recycling room until pick-up. So we aren’t just made from sustainable, recycled materials, we walk an eco-friendly lifestyle by making every day Earth Day.

(JB)