If you hadn't heard about it until now, it's for good reason. The Green Hotel is tucked away from the busy city of Mysore, and rarely advertises. We want to provide tourists a home, and not a hotel,'' says Stan Thekaekara, a Director at the hotel. The Palace provides us an opportunity to combine all three,'' says Thekaekara. True to its name, The Green Hotel is extremely eco-friendly.
Energy consumption is kept to a bare minimum.
It heats water using solar energy, and traditional washermen do all the laundry. Better still, all the vegetables used in cooking are organically grown. Last year, the money generated from the hotel was used to fund health clinics for tribals in Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu. This year, the foundation plans use profits for improving the living conditions in slums in and around Mysore. The e-financial services firm's high decibel campaign has got it the consumer's ear.