Sustainability

The hotel is now close to 100% LED and compact fluorescent energy saving lights. We use photocells to ensure our outdoor lights are only on when needed and sensors in many areas too. We are working to ensure our hotel lighting is totally low energy.

We use 100% renewable electricity throughout the business and we have installed two combined heat and power systems and array of solar thermal units. We use Ultra Violet filteration for our swimming pool to reduce our chlorine usage. Throughout the year we organise beach cleans for all our staff and run regular beach cleans for the Marine Conservation Society, providing data for their marine litter research.

Watergate Bay is a Tesla charging destination. We have two Tesla tethered charge points available, one in the main hotel car park and one in the village car park. We also have a universal type 2 tethered charge point which is compatible with any vehicle with type 2 charging. If you would like to charge your vehicle during your stay, please contact us ahead of your visit. These charging points are also available to those dining in The Living Space or Zacry’s.

We have reduced both our gas and water usage by a third and run an environmental management system to monitor our progress. Recycling rates have increased from 30% to 50% and are aiming to improve this to 80%. Already we recycle 100% of our glass as well as 100% of our food waste, which goes to an anaerobic digester.