Week before last, we had a group from Hospitality Services over at our resort and one of the activities requested involved a visit to a nearby establishment. Noting that the purpose of the session was more for the exposure benefit of the participants, I suggested The Frangipani Langkawi Resort & Spa, nestled in Pantai Tengah. A few introductory emails and calls later, the resort's GM graciously granted us a visit to their property.
It turned out to be a lovely session, mainly due to the perfect handling of our small group by the resort team.
We arrived fairly early by 8.30 a.m and was immediately received by Frangipani's EAM, FO Manager, Housekeeper and Environment Officer. After a short welcome speech by the EAM Mr Bennet, we were quickly split into 3 smaller groups and taken for a guided tour and expalanation of our target department's activities.
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| Welcome note and pre-briefing! That gigantor in black would be me! :P |
Throughout the session, it was very evident to me of the level of love and care the Frangipani team had for the property. And what made it even more interesting was the fact that this hotel/resort is one of the few in Malaysia to be able to claim having implemented Green initiatives.
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| Them awards! |
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| Even the sign is made from available resource - reduce, reuse & recycle indeed! |
There were touches of Green everywhere, low wattage lights, solar panels, rainwater saving tanks, recycle bins, creative reuse of glass bottles. In fact, the hotel actually encourages interdepartmental "Best Garden" contests. In fact the resort even collects used cooking oils and grease from staff and exchange them for new! How cool is that?
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| Glass bottles used as part of the wall decor, lets in colorful light into the guest rooms |
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| Disposal & Recycle collection bins |
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| Signboard made from reused floor panels! |
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| Blings! |
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Air-conditioning condensation collection. Apparently, during hi-season they can capture
up to 1000 liters of water this way and used for watering nearby plants by the Landscape team. |
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| Month old herb garden |
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| Herb garden |
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| Note the liberal use of bottles as garden edging. |
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Winter-melon vines. These are grown the green way, organically,
with fertilizers taken from their in-house compost
(which is fed by any organic wastes the resort produces - leaf trimmings, kitchen scraps, etc). |
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| Reused bottle lampshade |
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The Environment Officer giving us a run down on benefits of capturing rainwater to be used as greywater
(water for flushing, plant watering, etc - not for shower & consumption) |
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Every single room is equipped with a solar powered heater.
This saves the resort some 10K a month in heating bills! |
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Even the in-room amenities are Green conscious!
The electrical equipments and A/C are switched on only upon guest entering the room (by the resort personnel). |
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It was really inspriring to the see such conviction towards making their resort Green. The efforts by the Frangipani surely deserves applause.
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| Yup, I am still huge! |
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| A big thank you to The Frangipani Langkawi Resort & Spa team |
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