Business meetings just got a whole lot greener, thanks to the Crowne Plaza Hotel and their 'living grass floors.' These grass floors are designed to help "stimulate creative thinking."
I think these ‘living grass floors’ are a great idea. How often have you wanted to fall asleep during a business meeting in a stuffy old office? Putting grass on the floor is the perfect way to simulate being in a beautiful park or public place. Currently these meeting rooms are only available in Crowne Plaza Hotels in the U.K. Let's hope that they expand the concept of the living grass floors stateside.
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The Crowne Plaza Hotel Offers ‘Living Grass Floors' to Spark Cre
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