Hotel Les Matins de Paris & Spa earns first Green Globe certification

Hotel Les Matins de Paris & Spa in Paris has received its inaugural Green Globe certification after a long preparation period that pushed the property to fold sustainability into daily operations. The hotel says the changes are reshaping purchasing, energy use, waste sorting and community donations while keeping guest comfort and financial performance in view.

Why it matters: - The certification formalizes a broader shift at the Paris 9e hotel: sustainability is now part of how the property evaluates every new decision. - The changes affect operations that guests can feel, including energy use, sourcing, waste handling and the hotel’s role in the local community. - The hotel is using the certification process to balance environmental impact with customer satisfaction and financial considerations.

What happened: - Hotel Les Matins de Paris & Spa in Paris 9e earned its first Green Globe certification. - Juliette de Villepoix, the hotel manager, said the certification process was demanding and served as a learning experience for the team. - The property is overlooking the city and has 33 rooms with terraces or Parisian balconies, an arty-studio feel and bright design.

The details: - The hotel now systematically factors environmental impact into planning for new projects. - Envirotel software is used to monitor energy consumption and adjust usage based on occupancy. - Hotel staff regularly review the data to spot usage patterns and identify ways to cut consumption. - The hotel says the goal is to reduce environmental impact while maintaining guest comfort and operational efficiency. - Organic waste sorting in the kitchen has reduced food waste. - Packaging waste had already been separated for several years, and the hotel expanded sorting to more waste streams. - The hotel uses collection points provided by the City of Paris for organic waste. - Some food leftovers are given to Maria, the head housekeeper, to feed her chickens. - The hotel collects about 70 kilograms of organic waste per month and is trying to increase that amount. - Lost property that guests do not reclaim is sorted, washed and donated to local groups, including Halle Sainte Didier and Maison de la Vie Associative et Citoyenne of the 9th arrondissement. - The same reuse approach applies to other everyday items and tableware. - In December 2025, staff collected warm clothes, books, festive snacks, beauty and hygiene products, and Christmas cards for gift boxes. - The team wrapped nine gift boxes and donated them to La Fabrique de Solidarité, which supports vulnerable people in the community. - The hotel reviewed its supplier list to favor organic, certified and locally sourced products, plus small local businesses. - Breakfast honey comes from beehives in Paris. - The hotel also works with Wanderworld, a local business that makes personalized travel notebooks given to children.

Between the lines: - The certification appears to be changing the hotel’s internal culture, not just its compliance checklist. - The strongest signal is operational: sustainability is being tied to purchasing, waste and energy decisions rather than treated as a standalone initiative. - The community donations and local sourcing point to a model that blends environmental goals with neighborhood relationships.

What's next: - The hotel plans to keep balancing sustainability, guest experience and financial performance in future projects. - Staff are continuing efforts to increase organic waste sorting and further reduce consumption. - The purchasing policy is likely to keep emphasizing organic, certified and local suppliers as the property deepens its sustainability work.

The bottom line: - Hotel Les Matins de Paris & Spa is turning Green Globe certification into a day-to-day operating model, with sustainability now embedded in how the property buys, wastes, uses energy and supports its community.