We also enjoy showing people Richmond, the city we love. Full of history, culture, arts, great restaurants, and great shopping, Richmond is a wonderful place to live, and we know you will enjoy visiting. You can learn more about us and Maury Place by visiting the Maury Place blog, and by signing up for our newsletter.
Green Lodging
Maury Place is certified as a "Virginia Green Lodging" by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. We make every effort to provide green lodging and are committed to implementing and continually improving our business practices to provide sustainable and eco-friendly accommodations with the same or higher level of service and amenities that you would expect to find at any hotel. We understand the importance of being environmentally friendly and hope our efforts will lead others to live in a way that will benefit the world in which we live.
Here are some of the practices that you will find during your stay at Maury Place:
- Optional linen change service in guestrooms
- Offering recycling opportunities to guests
- Practicing water and energy conservation
- Preventative maintenance of drips and leaks
- High efficiency HVAC using natural gas and individual thermostats
- EnergyStar appliances
- Insulation and storm windows
- Minimization of impervious surfaces
- Lawn areas replaced with low maintenance beds
- Use of native vegetation
- Use of glasses, dishware, metal cutlery, and cloth napkins instead of disposables
- Paper, cardboard, can, bottle, and newspaper recycling
- Newspaper and magazines in library rather than automatically delivered to the room
- Use of environmentally friendly cleaners
- Effective food inventory management
- Water efficient washers
- Energy efficient dryers
- Environmentally friendly detergents with minimal use of bleach
- Purchase of energy efficient equipment
- Extensive use of electronic documents and records
- Purchasing from local vendors with commitment to the environment
- Preventative maintenance on all vehicles and equipment
- Reuse or donation of unused materials
- Reused building materials (original flooring, doors, fixtures, and other materials)
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