IHG opens the voco Zeal Exeter Science Park hotel

IHG has opened voco Zeal Exeter Science Park, a rare new-build for voco which is primarily designed for hotels changing brands.

The hotel is IHG’s first branded net zero carbon hotel, designed to operate entirely on renewable and solar energy.

The hotel has 142 rooms and can be booked here.

To quote IHG:

“[it] has been designed to help guests truly unwind and feel at ease with the use of neutral tones and contemporary features throughout the guest rooms and public spaces. Guests staying at the hotel will have access to a mini gym, gardens, a versatile meeting space and 12 EV charging points. The hotel’s onsite restaurant and bar, ISCA, emphasises the use of locally-sourced ingredients, collaborating with regional farms and producers to offer fresh, responsible dining options.”

It is the first building in the UK that has utilised Solarlab vertical photovoltaic panels as a rainscreen cladding system. It also follows the Passivhaus standard for ultra-low energy buildings and uses adiabatic cooling and heat reversible heat pumps to reduce energy usage.

In terms of what to expect at a voco hotel, the honest answer is that you can never tell. As a (primarily) conversion brand, each hotel is different – or

“characterised by its individual charm”

…. as IHG puts it. You tend to find lots of yellow as this is the brand colour.

There are currently 29 voco hotels open across Europe with more than 20 due to open in the next three to five years.

You can find out more about voco Zeal Exeter Science Park, and book, here.

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