Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York Hotel will turn off its lights and light up more than a thousand candles in support of the World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF), Earth Hour. Guests will have the opportunity to partake in this global initiative by participating in the hotel’s “green” inspired activities when the lights go out for 60 minutes beginning at 8:30 p.m on Saturday, March 27th, 2010.
The Fairmont Royal York’s neon rooftop sign will go dark, signaling the hotel’s “Green Team” to power down the exterior, awning and canopy lights in unison with millions of Earth Hour participants worldwide. Inside the hotel, the team of over 30 eco-cautious colleagues will light the lobby with candelabras and hundreds of tea lights to be placed throughout the hotel for Earth Hour.
On Saturday, March 27, The Fairmont Royal York’s Library Bar will welcome guests to a unique candlelight service and bring back the popular Earth Hour inspired drink menu featuring: The Polar Cap, a cool vodka drink in a highball glass; The Organic Globe, an icewine martini; and The Carbon Footprint, a mindful drink featuring local honey, apples and single malt in a rock glass.
The hotel’s health club invites guests to experience relaxation in a different light. Unwind in the hotel’s whirlpool or take a swim in the pool, illuminated by the glow of surrounding candles. The special candlelight swim is offered exclusively to hotel guests from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, March 27, 2010.
Guests are also encouraged to participate in the environmental activities by turning the lights out in their rooms by way of a book mark accompanying their key cards and at the evening “turn down.”
Earth Hour is a global event created by the WWF to help raise awareness and assemble millions of people to take action on climate change. In 2008, The Fairmont Royal York was the first hotel in Toronto to register its Earth Hour participation. The event will mark the unification of The Fairmont Royal York hotel with an expected 30 million people worldwide in over 4000 cities.