Water treatment solution solves scale problems at Key West luxury hotel.
In the 1930s and 1940s, Ernest Hemingway’s home away from home was a favorite, old-world hotel located in the heart of Key West, Fla. Tennessee Williams lounged in the lobby. Al Capone and Harry Truman enjoyed their stays at the tropical paradise as well.
Today, Crowne Plaza La Concha’s seven-story, 160-room structure is still known for its iconic character and charm. The hotel is a stone’s throw from where gulls and belted kingfishers hop along sandy beaches. After a morning swim or shopping trip, guests from La Concha can return to their rooms for a nap or to relax under shady palms.
Yet, as the song suggests there can be trouble in paradise. The most essential natural resource for enjoyment of Crowne Plaza La Concha’s finest amenities is water - clean, pure water needed for hydration, mixed drinks, luxurious rainfall shower fixtures, bathing and laundry. Otherwise, Key West can be a salty, sweaty purgatory.
But the hotel’s water supply has presented a major challenge in recent times, measuring more than 180 mg/L of minerals - almost off the charts for measurable hardness.