# Sustainable Hotel Designs 1 Hotel Nashville Just Opened its Doors By Grace Mahas | Published 2022-07-13 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/1-hotel-nashville References: [newswire](https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/1-hotel-nashville-is-now-open-851338539.html)  The [sustainable luxury lifestyle hotel brand](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hotel-shilla) 1 Hotels, founded by hospitality visionary Barry Sternlicht, recently announced the opening of its Nashville property. The new hotel features stunning architecture with tangible textures and touches of reclaimed wood-paneled walls. Among the sustainability-themed touches are wooden room keys, in-room chalkboards to reduce paper use, closet hangers made of 100% recycled paper, and in-room carafes made from recycled wine bottles. In addition, guests can leave beyond gently used clothing items that the hotel will donate to local organizations. Moreover, the 1 Kitchen Nashville kitchen features [innovative farm-to-table dining](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zero-acre-farms) from Culinary Director and Top Chef alum Chris Crary. "With the opening of 1 Hotel Nashville, we celebrate our brand's entry into this dynamic and culturally rich region," said Barry Sternlicht, 1 Hotels Founder, Chairman, and CEO of [Starwood Capital Group](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/starwood-hotels). "We're excited to bring a tangible demonstration of our overarching mission, vision and purpose -- including a commitment to luxury sustainability, communities, holistic health and wellness, and natural design -- to an iconic city, admired for its positive energy, devotion to live music, down-home hospitality, festive food and family fun." Image Credit: 1 Hotel Nashville ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.7/10 - Popularity: 93% | Activity: 96% | Freshness: 12% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Sustainable Hotel Designs:** The trend of incorporating sustainable practices in hotel design and operations is gaining momentum, creating opportunities for innovative and eco-friendly solutions. - **Farm-to-table Dining:** The farm-to-table dining trend is becoming increasingly popular in hotels and creating opportunities for partnerships with local farmers and culinary experts. - **Circular Economy:** The circular economy trend is driving hotels to implement sustainable practices in all areas, such as recycling, upcycling, and waste reduction, creating opportunities for innovative solutions and cost savings. ### Where This Applies - **Hospitality Industry:** Hotels are increasingly incorporating sustainable and eco-friendly practices in their operations and design, creating opportunities for green innovation in the hospitality industry. - **Culinary Industry:** The trend of farm-to-table dining in hotels is creating opportunities for partnerships between hotels, local farmers, and culinary experts, leading to innovation in the culinary industry. - **Sustainability Consulting Industry:** As hotels work to become more sustainable and eco-friendly, there is a growing demand for sustainability consulting services, leading to disruptive innovation in the sustainability consulting industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Eco-Friendly Hotel-Home Hybrids](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hotel-homes.md) - [Carbon-Positive Dynamic Hotels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/populus-hotel.md) - [Nature-Inspired Brick Properties](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/populus-seattle.md) - [Japanese Listening Bar-Inspired Restaurants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/commune-design.md) - [Sustainable Hotel Cocktails](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fairmont-hotels-resorts.md) - [Sustainable Heritage Evoked Hotels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-pilgrm-hotel.md) - [Comprehensive Hotel Rebrands](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/starwood-hotels.md) - [Sustainable Hospitality Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/casa-neos.md) - [Minimal Environmental Footprint Hotels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shorebreak-hotel.md)