More hotels are going green, and it’s not just to save water or money

At the Intercontinental Hotel in Los Angeles, succulents, (below) instead of leafy plants, will be grown in planters outside balconies so as to save water.

Through measures like conserving water and electricity, and planting drought-tolerant plants, some hotels are doing their bit for Mother Earth.

IN the hotel industry, being green sometimes means ripping out the greenery. The Intercontinental Los Angeles Century City Hotel is removing draping ivy plants from the balconies of all 361 rooms, replacing them with drought-tolerant succulents.