Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills Goes Green with PPH Bio Key Cards

PrintPlast is proud to announce our collaboration with Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills, one of the most iconic luxury addresses in the world. For their guest key card program, we have produced bespoke PPH Bio RFID key cards that pair a striking gold aesthetic with genuinely sustainable materials, delivering a first impression that is unmistakably Beverly Hills.

Nestled on Doheny Drive at the gateway to Beverly Hills, Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles has been the destination of choice for Hollywood's elite, international travelers, and discerning business guests for decades. The property's legendary service, award-winning Culina restaurant, and serene rooftop pool have made it a landmark of California luxury. With these new PPH Bio key cards, that commitment to excellence now extends to one of the most personal touchpoints in the guest journey: the key card placed into a guest's hand at check-in.

Hollywood-Worthy First Impressions in Gold

The design of the Four Seasons Los Angeles key card captures the glamour and warmth of Beverly Hills in a single, elegant object. The card is finished in a rich champagne gold tone that immediately communicates luxury and refinement. Across its entire surface, a sweeping wave-like embossed pattern creates depth and movement, turning the card into something guests instinctively want to touch and examine.

At the center, the iconic Four Seasons tree logo sits in quiet confidence, with "FOUR SEASONS HOTEL / LOS ANGELES AT BEVERLY HILLS" printed below in clean, understated typography. There is no visual clutter, no excess. The design speaks through texture and tone rather than complexity, a philosophy that perfectly mirrors the hotel's own approach to elegance.

The wave embossing technique is particularly distinctive. Rather than a flat printed surface, the card features a three-dimensional tactile pattern that catches light at different angles, creating a shimmering, almost liquid effect. For guests accustomed to the highest levels of aesthetic attention, this card immediately signals that every detail at Four Seasons Los Angeles has been carefully considered.

The gold bio fiber material itself contributes to the premium feel. Unlike standard plastic cards, PPH Bio has a natural warmth and subtle grain that is perceptible to the touch, lending the card an organic quality that feels entirely appropriate for a hotel in sun-drenched Southern California.

PPH BioBoard: The Science Behind the Sustainability

Beneath the golden surface lies a material that represents the future of hotel key card production. PPH BioBoard is manufactured from biodegradable wood pulp fibers, creating a card substrate that is entirely free of conventional plastics. When the card reaches the end of its useful life, it breaks down naturally, leaving no persistent microplastics or synthetic residues behind.

This is not a marginal environmental improvement. It is a fundamental rethinking of what a hotel key card can be. Traditional PVC key cards persist in the environment for centuries. PPH Bio cards return to the earth. For a property like Four Seasons Los Angeles, where guests are increasingly mindful of their environmental footprint, the choice of biodegradable key cards is a statement that resonates far beyond the lobby.

Critically, the shift to bio-based materials involves no compromise on performance. PPH BioBoard cards are fully compatible with standard RFID hotel lock systems, offering the same reliable read range, chip durability, and encoding flexibility as their plastic counterparts. Guests experience seamless room access, elevator control, and facility entry, the only difference being that the card they carry is genuinely kind to the planet.

The manufacturing process for PPH BioBoard uses significantly less energy than conventional PVC card production, and the raw materials are sourced from responsibly managed forestry operations. From sourcing to disposal, every stage of the card's lifecycle has been designed with environmental impact in mind.

Beverly Hills: Where California Luxury Meets Environmental Leadership

Los Angeles has long been at the forefront of environmental consciousness in the United States. California's rigorous sustainability legislation, from plastic reduction mandates to ambitious carbon neutrality targets, has created a culture where guests not only appreciate but actively expect eco-friendly practices from the brands they patronize.

Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles sits at the intersection of this environmental awareness and world-class luxury. The property's Beverly Hills location places it among the most prestigious addresses on earth, surrounded by the boutiques of Rodeo Drive, the creative energy of West Hollywood, and the natural beauty of the Santa Monica Mountains. Guests who stay here, whether for the Oscars, a business summit, or a private retreat, carry with them an expectation that luxury and responsibility can coexist.

By adopting PPH Bio key cards, Four Seasons Los Angeles joins a growing movement of leading hospitality properties that refuse to treat sustainability as an afterthought. In a city where image matters and every detail is noticed, a biodegradable gold key card is more than a practical choice. It is a conversation piece, a social media moment, and a tangible demonstration of values that today's travelers hold dear.

California's hospitality industry is being watched by the world, and properties like Four Seasons Los Angeles are setting the standard for what luxury hotels everywhere will eventually adopt. The key card is just the beginning.

PrintPlast's Approach to Bio-Based Hotel Key Cards

At PrintPlast, we understand that a hotel key card is never just a card. It is a brand ambassador, a sustainability statement, and a functional security device, all compressed into a single 85.6 x 54mm rectangle. Our approach to every project begins with understanding the client's brand identity, their environmental goals, and their technical requirements.

For Four Seasons Los Angeles, that meant developing a card that captures the golden warmth of Beverly Hills while being entirely biodegradable. It meant perfecting the wave embossing technique to ensure consistent depth and light reflection across every card in the production run. It meant ensuring flawless RFID performance across the hotel's entire lock infrastructure, from guest rooms to the spa and pool areas.

Every card that leaves our production facility undergoes rigorous quality control, including tactile inspection of the embossing pattern, functional testing of the RFID chip, and color consistency verification against the approved gold standard. This attention to detail is what allows us to partner with brands like Four Seasons, where anything less than perfection is simply not acceptable.