Earlier this autumn, there were reports of a war being waged over the fate of the humble hotel slipper. The battle was centred around the slippers’ environmental impact, given how the majority of hotel slippers are single use. Symbolism aside, not everybody is comfortable taking a walk in someone else’s slippers.
And so, a slew of hotels ditched their disposable slippers. Rockliffe Hall in County Durham informed guests they were moving to a “barefoot” spa offering, and Thornton Hall in the Wirral put in place reminders for guests to bring their own slippers or flip flops in order to help the environment. It was starting to seem like the hotel slipper was on its way out.
