Andaz Delhi offers a highly personalized yet stylish oasis set between the bustling metropolis of Delhi and Gurugram. Reflecting the unique culture of Delhi, the hotel offers local inspirations throughout. Here, you get to discover guestrooms that feature their own original piece of art representing one of 
401 reasons to fall in love with Delhi; consciously sourced ingredients and produce from local artisans in the hotels’ restaurants and bar; and stunning art installations in creative spaces that tell a story of this evocative city at every turn. The hotel also offers more than 3,400 sq m(36,597 sq ft) of meeting and event spaces that are ideal for small-scale business meetings, large conferences, or 
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Continuing on its sustainability commitments and initiatives, Andaz Delhi has adopted sustainable glass water bottles, replacing plastic water bottles for their rooms. It is estimated that this move will save about 145 tonnes of plastic waste and 435 tonnes of carbon emissions over the next five years. This is the same amount of energy required to run a 60 watt light bulb for 7,384 years. To initiate the same, Andaz Delhi has joined hands with the technology partner, Swajal WaterCube, a WaterTech startup based out of Gurgaon, India.
Swajal is a WaterTech impact-focused startup based out of Gurgaon. Swajal uses technology and innovation to develop a new generation of water technology that makes drinking water equitable and 
sustainable. Swajal has an in-house R&D centre based in Gurgaon that is DSIR accredited. This R&D centre has already churned out over seven patents and design trademarks in water technology. The R&D center is led by former IIT professors and researchers with a deep understanding of technology and science.
“We have an in-house DSIR accredited R&D lab with multiple patents. We are a technology-first startup in water,” says Dr. Vibha Tripathi, IIT alumnus and CEO of Swajal. She further added, “We have worked on innovation and research specifically designed to work for the hospitality segment. For example, there is an inbuilt inventory management system and operations management system. WaterCube is the only system in the world that is designed specifically for hotel glass water bottles for end-to-end automated solutions.”
Each glass water bottle works on the Zero-Mile Water
concept where glass bottles are recirculated within the hotel premises. This drastically reduces carbon footprint by removing the need to transport these bottles back and forth from a central plant. With Zero-Mile Water, the water is carbon-free and plastic-free, thereby delivering only high-quality, ultra-premium alkaline mineralized water.
Swajal WaterCube has a proprietary IoT platform that monitors the quality of each drop of water in real-time. The IoT platform allows the system to be monitored remotely. Andaz Delhi is the first hotel to run Swajal WaterCube’s latest GenX5 platform allows for a completely automated system where each bottle is sanitized, washed, sterilized, and filled. With GenX5 Hospitality solution, Swajal WaterCube aims to bring hyper-automation and deep Tech, like AI, into the water segment worldwide.
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