Low-chemical housekeeping
Unscented, low-hazard cleaning products and no aerosols, with a product list the hotel will share.
Why it matters
In a ten-country study, weekly use of household cleaning sprays was linked to new asthma symptoms in adults. Residue and scent from cleaning also linger for the next guest.
Source: Zock et al., American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The use of household cleaning sprays and adult asthma: an international longitudinal study ()
Across the guide
None confirmed by a third party, none on the hotel’s own word, all not yet reviewed.
Nothing reviewed yet18 of 18 not yet reviewed
In the editor’s running order. Not sorted by state, so gaps stay where they are.
Santa Monica · California
Viceroy Santa Monica
Not yet reviewed.
So far, the hotel says: Housekeeping makes its own cleaning products with an in-house Electrolyzer system, and describes them as ‘non-toxic and hypoallergenic’.
Our note. Whether the products are unscented is not stated, and no product list is published, so this falls short of the criterion. Electrolyzed-water systems usually make a dilute hypochlorous solution: low-residue, but still a disinfectant.
Santa Barbara · California
Santa Barbara Inn
Not yet reviewed.
So far, the certifier says: ‘Green-certified cleaning products are used throughout the property.’
Our note. Whether they are unscented is not stated, so this falls short of the criterion.
Big Sur · California
Alila Ventana Big Sur
Not yet reviewed.
So far, the hotel says: ‘Environmentally safe cleaning products used throughout the resort.’
Our note. The products, and whether they are unscented, are not named, so this falls short of the criterion.
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