We care about our neighbourhoods and aim to make positive contributions to our local communities through fundraising activities, employment opportunities, volunteering, and local resourcing partnerships and charities.
The SDG that all these activities are linked to is:
The recent openings of art’otel London Hoxton in 2024 and art’otel Rome Piazza Sallustio in 2025 have added hundreds of jobs in their locations.
Since September 2022 we support the charity Just a Drop through our Ecological Programme. With this programme, guests staying for at least two nights have the option to forgo all housekeeping services, thereby reducing the amount of water, energy and detergents used to clean linens. The hotel then donates €/£1 per opted-out night to Just a Drop and all the funds raised help the charity to provide essential water, hygiene and sanitation to communities in developing countries. In return, guests can also choose from a selection of rewards in recognition of their support. As of June 2025, this programme has raised over £300,000 for Just a Drop, funds that support water provision and hygiene projects in rural communities in countries in South-East Asia, South America and Africa. This fundraising achievement was also recognised at the 2025 Business Charity Awards.
In 2025 we set up new charity partnerships, such as that with The Children's Society in the UK which we support with various fundraising events throughout the year, while also continuing to fundraise for The Felix Project and StreetSmart.