The Dark Side of the Fairmont Royal York is Revealed During WWF’s Annual Earth Hour

TORONTO, Ontario, March, 2010- Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York hotel will turn off its lights and light up more than a thousand candles in support of the World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF), EARTH HOUR. Guests will have the opportunity to partake in this global initiative by participating in the hotel’s “Green” inspired activities when the lights go out for sixty minutes beginning at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 27th, 2010.

The Fairmont Royal York’s neon rooftop sign will go dark, signalling the hotel’s “Green Team” to power down the exterior awning and canopy lights in unison with millions of EARTH HOUR participants worldwide. Inside the hotel, the team of over 30 eco-minded colleagues will light the lobby with candelabras and hundreds of tea lights to be placed throughout public areas of the hotel for EARTH HOUR.

On Saturday, March 27, The Fairmont Royal York’s Library Bar will welcome guests to a unique candlelight service and bring back the popular EARTH HOUR inspired drink menu featuring: the Polar Cap, a cool vodka drink in a highball glass; the Organic

Globe, an icewine martini; and the Carbon Footprint, a mindful drink featuring local honey, apples and single malt in a rock glass.

The hotel’s health club invites guests to experience relaxation in a different light. They will unwind in the hotel’s whirlpool or swim in the pool, illuminated by the glow of surrounding candles. The special candlelight swim is offered exclusively to hotel guests from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, March 27, 2010. Guests are also encouraged to participate in the environmental activities by turning the lights out in their rooms by way of a bookmark accompanying their key cards and at the evening “turndown.”

Guests wanting to make an earth hour into a full night may take advantage of the Ontario and Quebec Residents rate. This rate includes a one night accommodation in a Fairmont guestroom starting from $129 CAD per night (exclusive of taxes and gratuities). The Ontario/Quebec Resident’s rate requires a non-refundable one night deposit and is available on Thursday through to Sunday until March 31, 2010. Proof of Ontario residency must be provided at check-in. For reservations please contact 1-800-441-1413 or visit, http://www.fairmont.com/royalyork/HotelPackages

Earth Hour is a global event created by the WWF to help raise awareness and assemble millions of people to take action on climate change. In 2008, The Fairmont Royal York was the first hotel in Toronto to register its EARTH HOUR participation. On Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 8:30 p.m., all 60 of Fairmont’s world-class hotels around the planet will participate by turning off their lights for one hour. The event will mark the unification of The Fairmont Royal York hotel with an expected 30 million people worldwide in over 4000 cities.

March 10, 2010   Posted in: Canada