In the Granville hotel we are committed to minimising waste produced and energy consumed whilst maining or improving standards of comfort, service, safety and productivity through the implementation of best international practices where practible. We recognise that our buisness has an imporant role to play in protecting and enhancing the environment for future generations.
We are proud members of Green Hospitality
Our aims as a company are:
To minimise the use of energy, water and materials
To minimise our waste and to reduce, reuse and recyce the resources consumed by our business whereever practicable
To reduce our pollution to a minimum
To work in partnership with suppliers and contractors to improve our environmental performance
To provide all employees with the training and resources required to meet our targets
To openly communicate our policies and practices to employees, contractors and patrons
To monitor and review our performance against targets on an annual basis to enable continuous improvements
We have changed to only using LED lightbulbs
All of our invoices are now paperless
Guests are encouraged to have a receipt emailed when checking-out rather than printed
Sugar packets have been replaced with sugar cubes in the restaurant
Paper towels have been removed from the washrooms with the exception of the accessible toilet
Have begun to install eco-friendly bulk toiletries in guest bathrooms
Installation of bulk milk dispensers
Bike hire is included in our Granville Greenway Package and other guests can rent our bikes free of charge during their stay
Plunkett Train Station, Waterford is located on the North Quay, approximately 10 minutes walk from the Granville Hotel. There are regular train services to Waterford from Dublin, Rosslare and Limerick. Iarnrod Eireann timetables and route planners can be accessed on the Irish Rail website.
Bus Éireann is a bus and coach operator providing services throughout the Repulic of Ireland. The bus station is located 2 minutes walk from the Granville Hotel on the Quay in Waterford City. Bus Éireann timetable and route planners can ve accessed on the Bus Éireann website.
CAR:
If travelling by car, there are EV Chargers just 500m from our hotel.
Bike hire is available from Waterford Greenway Bike Hire for exploring the wider Waterford region such as the Waterford Greenway. For more local bike travel, the TFI Shared Bike Scheme has also made its way to Waterford City. More information can be found here.
