LONDON’S GREENEST HOTEL

In line with the growing demand for sustainability in hospitality, London’s Greenest Hotel is always looking to see how it can stay ahead of the curve. In an exclusive interview with The Corner London City’s Executive Sales Manager, Germaine Joseph, we highlight some interesting green initiatives and learn about how sustainability is in the venue’s DNA.

Marketed as The Greenest Hotel in London, The Corner is on the footsteps of what is the city’s most lively square mile with some of the best street food, art galleries, boutiques, creative businesses and nightlife, all glued together with local people who make it more than just a tourist spot.

In 2021, RBH Hopsitality Management were appointed to operate the former Qbic Hotel where they refurbished the venue and re-launched as The Corner London City, continuing to build on the hotel’s DNA which is made up of a plethora of sustainable initiatives, drawing in guests from all over the world.

Germaine explained that the rebrand wasn’t so much of a change of concept, “it was more keeping the notion but switching to different hands.”

Germaine revealed how Qbic was built with Scandinavian, minimalism in mind and the simplicity of design, including repurposing of materials and this has been continued through the shift in becoming The Corner London.

The bedrooms are unique in design, featuring an all-inone, cube-shaped pod, which includes the bed and the bathroom. Sustainably built, in-line with their green title, the rooms feature Super-King beds with comfy organic handmade hypoallergenic mattresses.

Each en-suite bathroom has a powerful rain shower with water-saving technology, a steam-free mirror and organic toiletries.

“The reason why we didn’t change much of the concept is because the venue was built upon viable products as it was and it didn’t make sense to deviate from that”, added Germaine. In line with the eco-friendly grounds the hotel