HOTEL CONCEPT OF THE MONTH | THE GOOD HOTEL
MONTH IN REVIEW
Hotel Concept of the Month:
The Good Hotel
A floating hotel originally from Amsterdam and currently docked at the Royal Victoria
Docks in London offers more than just rooms for guests as part of a socially responsible
quest to prove that THE GOOD HOTEL is more than just a name
T
he 148-room floating Good Hotel was
first launched in Amsterdam in 2015
and was the first Good Hotel to open
worldwide. After staying a year in Good
Hotel’s hometown, the hotel continued its
journey In October 2016 when the floating
8 million kilos concrete structure was
transported by a submersible barge over the
North Sea Canal, on the River Thames and
through the King George V lock to its current
location the Royal Victoria Docks, London.
HOTEL DESIGN
The design of the three-star hotel was hotel claims that “conversations are better”
undertaken by two young Dutch designers with the design of its open plan living room
Remko Verhaagen, art director and Sikko downstairs allowing for lots of room and
Valk, lead designer. The hotel is designed seating to encourage openness and sharing.
to have a “pure premium” style. The Good
Hotel finds luxury in simplicity and originality SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
much like you would see in a Dutch home. Good Hotel is not just a hospitality business,
The design features classics by Lensvelt it is a social business with the aim of
and Moooi with everyday design from Hema benefiting the local community of where
and the items also designed by the Good it is situated. The Good Hotel reinvests its
Hotel themselves. profits to support its NGO charity partner
The design incorporates a blend of
Niños de Guatemala and to further its
the industrial and the natural, showing the in-house Good Training programme. Niños
construction and sturdiness of the building. de Guatemala provides underprivileged
Unlike traditional luxury hotels in this day and children with an education, running two
age guest rooms come without TVs as the primary schools and a secondary school
which house over 500 Guatemalan children
that would otherwise not have been able to
go to school.
Furthermore with its Good Training
programme, the hotel takes in long-
term unemployed individuals in the local
community and help them to re-skill and
reintegrate into society. Additionally
the Good Hotel tries to support local
tradespeople. Where possible, ingredients,
materials and labour are all locally sourced
from small business owners and craftsmen.
The hotel also attempts to be sustainable
and environmentally friendly.
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August 2018