Copenhagen Hotel Uses Guest Pedal Power

No more singing for your supper. It is time to pedal your way to a free lunch.
Copenhagen Hotel Uses Guest Pedal Power
Charlotte Cuthbertson
4/19/2010
Updated:
4/19/2010
No more singing for your supper. It is time to pedal your way to a free lunch.

In its attempt to be greener, the Crowne Plaza Hotel Copenhagen Towers in Denmark encourages guests to get on their special bikes and generate power for the hotel.

The hotel’s calculations suggest one guest cycling at 30 kmph (about 18.6 mph) for one hour will produce around 100 watt-hours of electricity, meaning that reaching the threshold for the meal should take only six minutes, according to The Guardian.

The scheme is a pilot project that will run for a year, and if successful, could be rolled out to all 21 Crowne Plaza hotels in the U.K., the Guardian reported.