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About
Balmoral House is one of the most preferred Hotel-alternative accommodation establishment situated in the heart of the historic Downtown St. John's, providing quality and comfort with unique experience to visitors from around the world, since 1994. Balmoral was the
first bed and breakfast establishment officially licensed by the City of St. John's
and the provincial authorities of Newfoundland.
Balmoral is a Victorian townhouse with spacious rooms and spectacular views of the old St. John's, Signal Hill, Cabot Tower and the magnificent Atlantic Ocean. The building was constructed in the late 1800's as a private residence of a British merchant family.
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Completely restored to its original condition the structure retains its original features, ornate glass windows, wood trim, plaster moldings, hardwood floors, very high ceilings and an unusual circular wall. Antique furnishings and local art work, enhances the comfortable and elegant ambiance of the house.
With its central location, competitive rates and quality bedding, Balmoral House remains an excellent choice of Bed and Breakfast accommodation.
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See our Earth-Care Commitment:
Balmoral House have made a life-long commitment to environmental responsibility. Being environmentally responsible is not a one day job. It is a commitment and one that Balmoral House is dedicated to for life. Every three months, new products and practices are introduced to Balmoral House Earth-Care, furthering our goal to reduce our impact on the environment. Of course, all the while, we protect the high quality hotel alternative experience our guests expect.
Whether you are an activist or active, hippie or hip, or simply hope to do good in the world while doing something good for yourself - we invite you to enjoy a Balmoral House boutique hotel alternative experience. You'll sleep easy if you do.
Here are just a few of Balmoral's Earth-Care efforts:
- Cleaning Supplies: All rooms cleaned with environmentally friendly cleaning products.
- Soy Inks: All corporate collateral is printed on recycled paper using soy based ink.
- Recycled Paper: Printing on recycled paper.
- Organic Beverages: All complimentary coffee is organic, shade grown and/or fair trade.
- Towel/Linen Reuse: Guests have the opportunity to do their part to reduce energy and detergents required for daily washings.
- Recycling: Back of house recycling programs addressing glass, bottles, paper, cardboard, etc.
- Energy Conservation: Back of house lighting retrofitted and audited to ensure energy efficient bulbs are in place.
- Water Conservation: Implementation and auditing of low flow systems for faucets, toilets, and showers.
- Best Practices: We conduct environmental activities such as recycling of coat hangers, elimination of Styrofoam cups, paperless check-ins/outs, organic flowers, and more...
- Recycling bins: Guests are encouraged to participate in reducing our environmental impact.
- Organic food and beverage options: Organic snacks and beverages.
- Supplies: Eco-friendly products like organic bedding and recycled glassware.
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