La Residence Hotel & Spa along the Perfume Rive has just installed a rooftop solar system to reduce room energy consumption.

(TRAVPR.COM) HUE, Vietnam - September 28th, 2014 - Five star Hue hotel La Residence Hotel & Spa has just installed solar system to implement the first phase of a green energy initiative this month when the acclaimed riverfront property turned the valve on a rooftop hot water system that continuously heats 4,000 liters of water, serving 39 rooms. The hotel expects to save as much as 60% on electrical consumption by those rooms. Next year, the hotel continues the expansion of the system to the rooftops of the hotel’s other two buildings, mitigating costs across all 122 rooms of the historic, 1930-built art deco property. The hotel’s engineering crew spent six weeks installing the six panels manufactured by SolarBK, based in Ho Chi Minh City.

ABOUT LA RESIDENCE

Set on a two-hectare site with 200 meters of frontage on the fabled Perfume River, the five star Hue hotel La Residence (http://www.la-residence-hue.com) celebrated its grand opening in December 2005 after a painstaking restoration of the former colonial governor’s residence. The hotel’s distinctive bowed façade, its long horizontal lines and nautical flourishes are hallmarks of the streamline moderne school of art deco architecture. The hotel’s 122 rooms and suites, restaurants, lounges, bars and conference room are tricked out in complementary art-deco furnishings and décor that evoke both the 1920s and 1950s. The hotel’s fine-dining venue, Le Parfum, serves Mediterranean and French cuisine, as well as dishes from an expansive Vietnamese menu.The conference facilities, including board rooms, can accommodate 140 guests. WiFi Internet access at the hotel is complimentary.

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