Selecting a venue that prioritizes sustainability for your meeting or event reflects a critical commitment to environmental responsibility, and further, ensures a positive, lasting impact on both attendees and the local community.
Eco-friendly venues like The Lake House on Canandaigua in New York’s Finger Lakes region ensure that your program will not only minimize waste and conserve energy but is able to offer cost savings through these efficiencies as well.
It’s no secret that hosting a green event appeals to socially conscious attendees helping boost attendance, but the gesture also supports local communities and small businesses that partner with and surround the venue, creating a positive and lasting impact resulting in healthy and thriving community members and local districts.
The Lake House works daily with local small businesses to source products and services including stunning floral arrangements to construction projects and seasonally fresh local ingredients. These partnerships not only help support the local economy but also reduce transportation emissions and allow for stricter quality control measures ensuring guests receive exemplarily one that is locally and culturally immersive.
Canandaigua (Can-ann-day-gwah), named by the Seneca tribe, means “The Chosen Place” and carries with it a rich and vibrant history, one that has been shaped by many generations. Canandaigua was settled in 1789, although French explorers first visited the region in 1669, the town would late become an important railroad junction and home port for several steamboats that operated on the lake. The shire town of the original county of western New York, Canandaigua was the site of the trial of Susan B. Anthony in 1873 on charges of voting illegally because only men were allowed to vote at the time.
The Lake House is situated directly on the shores of Lake Canandaigua and shows deep respect for the area’s history and environment in every aspect of their daily operations by blending luxury and responsibility. The hotel has effectively eliminated single-use plastics, opting instead for reusable and biodegradable alternatives. The water refill stations found on every floor and throughout the property ensure guests stay refreshed while reducing waste.
Even more impressive is the hotel’s commitment to green energy, evident in the use of geothermal heating and electric vehicle charging stations-small yet powerful steps toward lowering both guests and the property’s carbon footprint.
The Lake House and its picturesque backdrop are used to enhance the overall guest and meeting attendee experience through its use of thoughtfully cultivated landscaping. Herbs, flowers, and botanicals grown on-site find their way into spa treatments, craft cocktails, and restaurant dishes, offering a true farm-to-table and garden-to-body experience. Meanwhile, composting happens daily which serves to enrich the very soil that sustains this cycle, creating a seamless loop of renewal.
Every sustainable initiative The Lake House executes is a testament to its dedication: a promise to honor the Earth while providing an unparalleled, guilt-free experience for both guests and meeting attendees.
To learn more about the impactful efforts benefiting the environment at The Lake House on Canandaigua in upstate New York’s Finger Lakes region, and to embark on a fun virtual tour of the property tap here.
