Client's business sector: Hotel Eden is set in the heart of Rome, allowing guests to discover the cultural allure of the city. Hotel Eden is part of Le Meridien group, the internationally renowned brand that belongs to Starwood Hotel and Resorts Worldwide Inc.

Country: Italy

Challenge: Fluctuating electricity and gas prices are particularly significant costs for the hotel industry, Hotel Eden decided to contract M&C Energy Group in 2004 to look into potential savings in these areas.

M&C Energy Group's Strategy: M&C Energy Group's analysts have worked hard to stablilise the costs of Electricity and Gas. Through monitoring suppliers and their tariffs on a regular basis, coupled with price negotiation, our experts have been able to identify and secure the best prices possible for Hotel Eden.

Result: Hotel Eden has benefited from reduced costs on Electricity and Gas, amounting to savings of €10,600 per annum.

Peter Dippel, General Manager of M&C Energy Group AG said, "It was a smooth and perfect collaboration. Hotel Eden gave us confidence and significant assistance that in turn contributed to this saving achievement."

Comment: Dottor Andrea Peana, Administrative Director of Hotel Eden, Rome commented, "Despite the complexity of the energy market and the variability of costs, with the advice of M&C Energy Group we have succeeded in streamlining the decision-making process, bringing the energy suppliers to formulate bids homogeneous and easy to compare, looking at the same time as option for a solution, which allows us the choice of supplies of renewable energies and maintaining the costs."