LEADING the way IN SUSTAINABLE HOSPITALITY

As part of our ongoing commitment to environmental stewardship, we have thoughtfully eliminated single-use plastics from the resort, including bottled water. In your guest room, you’ll find a glass carafe for your convenience, and throughout the resort, water stations offering chilled, filtered water on demand. We invite you to join us in this effort by traveling with a reusable water bottle, supporting our shared dedication to preserving the natural beauty that surrounds us.

Our Housekeeping team is committed to helping conserve water and monitor our water usage. Linens are changed every third day unless requested by the guest. 

Fairmont Sonoma is committed to purchasing local, organic, Fair Trade and sustainable food products wherever possible, including utilizing organic or biodynamic wines, local purveyors and on-site herb gardens. Some of our other initiatives include:

• Herb Garden / Colleague Educational Garden on Property
• Use of certified fresh & sustainably-sourced seafood
• Purchase locally made, biodynamic wines
• Organic eggs, butter used throughout the resort
• On-property beehives, providing honey used in our restaurants as well as allowing bees to pollinate our gardens.

Our resort gardens not only supply fresh, natural ingredients for our restaurant dishes, but they also play a vital role in sustaining local wildlife. By growing many of our own herbs, we reduce our reliance on outside sources, ensuring the highest quality in every meal. These gardens are also a haven for pollinators like hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies, allowing these local species to thrive.

We believe our role as caretakers for our local ecosystems is vital. Our guests and colleagues work and play in locations we strive to protect for future generations.

We also support our colleagues’ growth through development and education. The Fairmont Sonoma Educational Scholarship Fund supports team members and their families in pursuing high school or college education, and/or participate in extracurricular activities that assist the pursuit of further education. We believe that limitless opportunities are for everyone. Click here to learn more about this program.

By sourcing from local farmers, vintners, and producers, we not only reduce our carbon footprint but also support the health of our community. With less transportation required, we minimize pollution and contribute to a cleaner environment. At the same time, we help fuel the local economy, fostering growth and ensuring that small businesses thrive right here in our own backyard.

At Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa, sustainability begins with the extraordinary landscape that surrounds us. Resting atop a natural thermal mineral spring, the resort is uniquely positioned to embrace one of the earth's most remarkable resources. Mineral-rich water rises naturally from the spring at 115°F, providing the warmth that fills each of our six resort pools before being maintained at comfortable temperatures throughout the year.

By drawing on the earth's naturally heated waters, we celebrate a resource that has shaped this destination for centuries while creating an authentic spa experience rooted in Sonoma's natural heritage. Rich in 27 naturally occurring minerals, these thermal waters offer guests a meaningful connection to the land and a restorative ritual inspired by nature itself.

Fairmont Sonoma is proud to hold a 4-Green Key designation. This recognition, awarded by Green Key Global—the leading sustainability certification program for the hotel and lodging industry—highlights Fairmont Sonoma’s national leadership and commitment to environmental stewardship. The hotel has established comprehensive programs involving management, employees, guests, and the community, which have delivered significant and measurable results.

In support of Sonoma’s Silver-level recognition from the national Charging Smart program, Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa offers electric vehicle charging for guests as part of our ongoing commitment to environmental stewardship.

Charging Smart is a national initiative led by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council in partnership with Cool The Earth and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Vehicle Technologies Office.