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Hotel ibis Dublin

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Hotel classification :

Number of rooms: 150

Hotel location:
Suburb

Main point of interest:
DUBLIN
(15.00 km)

Services

CERTIFIED SUSTAINABLE-ISO 14001
Wi-Fi at the hotel ³
Wi-Fi in your room ³
WIFI access ³
Wi-Fi in the communal areas ³
Bus/coach parking area ³
Private outdoor parking ³
Private enclosed outdoor parking ³
Ramp access
Wheelchair access
Reduced mobility facilities
Bathroom doors 32 inches wide
Reduced mobility rooms: 7
Pet allowed ²
100% non-smoking hotel
Hair dryer in bathroom
Meeting:1
CAFE
ibis innovation : new bedding for absolute comfort

Contact

Red Cow Roundabout
Monastery Road , Off Naas Road
Dublin
22 - DUBLINIRELAND

Tel :
(+353)1/4641480
Fax :
(+353)1/4641484

General informations:

H0595@accor.com

How to reach the hotel

GPS: N 53° 19' 5.19'' W 6° 22' 20.69''

Access map

Hotel >Access >

Hotel location

Discover the hotel ibis Dublin

Patrick Le Henaff, the manager of the ibis Dublin hotel, would like to welcome you.

Ibis Dublin is located at the Red Cow Junction 9, M50/N7,off Naas Road, on Monastery Road. Dublin Intl. airport T1-T2 is 15 km from the hotel. "Dublin Coach"operates outside the hotel and is a 20 minute trip from Ibis to the Airport (24/7, EUR 5 per person each way). Luas Tram Station is a 7 minute walk from the hotel. Dublin City Centre is 20 minutes by Tram. The hotel has 150 bedrooms with Wifi, Satellite TV, and free guest car park.The Restaurant serves until 10pm. Snack 24/7.Residents Bar.

Modern large hotel, ideally located at Red Cow Junction 9, M50 and N7. Luas Tram Station is 5 minutes walking distance. Access to airport by "Dublin Coach".Familly rooms with 2 double beds, restaurant, bar, conference, FREE WIFI, free large car park.

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ibis Dublin location and access map

ibis Dublin located at the Red Cow Junction 9: Coach, to/from airport: "DUBLIN COACH" (COACH CAR PARK), hourly 24/7, 1 way: 5 EUR. 20 min to "Red Cow Luas Station" + 7 minutes walk to hotel.

Distance from the hotel to the city center:DUBLIN CENTRE (15.00 km)
GPS: N 53° 19' 5.19'' W 6° 22' 20.69'' Hotel location

- Railway Station
- CLONDALKIN TRAIN STATION (3.22 km / 2.00 mi)
- CONELLY STATION (9.66 km / 6.00 mi)
- HEUSTON (12.00 km / 7.46 mi)
- HEUSTON STATION (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- TRAMWAY RED COW STATION (0.30 km / 0.19 mi)
- Airport
- DUBLIN (9.66 km / 6.00 mi)
- DUBLIN (9.66 km / 6.00 mi)
- Ferries
- DUBLIN PORT (9.66 km / 6.00 mi)
- DUN LAGOHAIRE (9.66 km / 6.00 mi)
- DUN LAOGHAIRE (17.00 km / 10.56 mi)
- IRISH FERRIES (8.00 km / 4.97 mi)
- STENA LINE (18.00 km / 11.19 mi)
- Highway exit
- JCT 10 BALLYMOUNT IND EST (1.61 km / 1.00 mi)
- JCT 11 TALLAGHT BASKETBALL ARENA (2.41 km / 1.50 mi)
- JCT 13 DUNDRUM SHOPPING CENTER (6.44 km / 4.00 mi)
- JCT 14 LEOPARDSTOWN (7.24 km / 4.50 mi)
- JCT 6 N3 BLANCHARDSTOWN (4.83 km / 3.00 mi)
- JCT 7 N4 LIFFEY VALLEY (1.61 km / 1.00 mi)
- JCT 9 N7 RED COW ROUNDABOUT (0.16 km / 0.10 mi)
- Parking
- Bus/coach parking area
- Private outdoor parking
- Private enclosed outdoor parking

Public transport
	Line	Station
Bus	51B OR 69	MONASTERY ROAD
Tramway	RED LINE	RED COW STATION

Rooms >Breakfast and catering >

Enjoy the ibis Dublin hotel rooms

Number of rooms: 150
Number of rooms for people with reduced mobility: 7
100% non-smoking hotel
Total number of family rooms: 69

Inviting, modern and cosy, with a comfortable bed and a functional bathroom. The ibis room has got everything you need for a pleasant stay. Hotel 100% non smoking

List of rooms

Standard room for 1 or 2 people

Modern and inviting, the new ibis room boasts all the features you want most: an ensuite bathroom, modern decor, cosy bedding, hairdryer, tea/coffee facilities, Internet, and a flat-screen TV with all the best channels.

Family room with 1 double bed + 1 extra bed

Modern and inviting, the new ibis room boasts all the features you want most: an ensuite bathroom, modern decor, cosy double + extra beds, hairdryer, tea/coffee facilities, Internet, and a flat-screen TV with all the best channels.

Twin room with 2 beds

Modern and inviting, the new ibis room boasts all the features you want most: an ensuite bathroom, modern decor, 2 cosy beds, hairdryer, tea/coffe facilities, Internet, and a flat-screen TV with all the best channels.

Family room, sleeps up to 4 people

Modern and inviting, the new ibis room boasts all the features you want most: an ensuite bathroom, modern decor, 2 cosy double beds, hairdryer, tea/coffee facilities, Internet, and a flat-screen TV with all the best channels.

Room fittings

Wi-Fi in your room
Operator wake up call
Automatic wake up call
RJ 11 outlet
RJ 45 outlet
Iron at reception
Coffee/tea making facilities
High-speed Internet in your room

Bathroom fittings

Shower
Hair dryer in bathroom

breakfast and catering of the ibis Dublin hotel

All-you-can-eat breakfast buffet

The ibis breakfast is an 'all-you-can-eat buffet' served between 6.30 and 10 am, combining all the elements of a traditional continental breakfast. Wherever you are in the world, you'll find ibis breakfasts also include local specialties for you to enjoy.

CAFE

Air conditioning
Non smoking area

Type of cuisine : International

Opening hours : 18:30 TO 22:00

Opening days	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Lunch	closed	closed	closed	closed	closed	closed	closed
Dinner	open	open	open	open	open	open	open

Hot snack is served 24/24. International menu. Sit down, enjoy a drink or a meal in a friendly place. What could be simpler!

BAR

Opening hours : 24 hours

Opening days	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Midday	closed	closed	closed	closed	closed	closed	closed
Evening	closed	closed	closed	closed	closed	closed	closed

The Bar: a friendly place to get together at any time of day.

Services >Meetings and Seminars >

ibis Dublin services & leisure activities

Wi-Fi at the hotel ³
Wi-Fi in your room ³
WIFI access ³
Wi-Fi in the communal areas ³
Ramp access
Wheelchair access
Reduced mobility facilities
Bathroom doors 32 inches wide
Reduced mobility rooms: 7
Pet allowed ²
Bus/coach parking area ³
Private outdoor parking ³
Private enclosed outdoor parking ³
All-you-can-eat breakfast buffet ²
100% non-smoking hotel
CAFE
Meeting:1

Parking

Bus/coach parking area ³
Private outdoor parking ³
Private enclosed outdoor parking ³

Facilities for disabled

Ramp access
Wheelchair access
Reduced mobility facilities
Bathroom doors 32 inches wide
Reduced mobility rooms: 7

Info and business services

Multimedia access
Wi-Fi at the hotel ³
Wi-Fi in your room ³
WIFI access ³
Wi-Fi in the communal areas ³

Business services in hotel
High-speed internet
Fax machine
Internet connectivity
Safe deposit box at reception

Shopping and services

Laundry
Shoe shine machine

Security features

Audible smoke alarms in rooms
Smoke alarm in room

Quality Labels

Meeting rooms at the ibis Dublin hotel

Room capacity according to layout

Room name	Theatre	U-shape	Boardroom	Classroom	Banquet	Height	Surface
JOYCE	35	25	20	20	0	2.50 m	50 m²

Equipment available on request

Audio and video equipment
WIFI access
Overhead projector
Number of meeting rooms

Tourist info >Sustainable development >

Weather in Dublin

ibis Dublin Tourist info

Direct access to city center, Temple Bar, Abbey Street, Heuston & Connolly train Stations. Access to Croke Park via Connolly station.

Main point of interest
DUBLIN (15.00 km)

Distance from the hotel to the city center
DUBLIN CENTRE (15.00 km)

Distance from the hotel to the train station
TRAMWAY RED COW STATION (0.30 km)
CLONDALKIN TRAIN STATION (3.22 km)
HEUSTON STATION (8.05 km)
CONELLY STATION (9.66 km)
HEUSTON (12.00 km)

Distance from the hotel to the airport
DUBLIN (9.66 km)
DUBLIN (9.66 km)

History and national heritage

- Historic monument
- CHRISTCHURCH (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- DUBLIN CASTLE (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- KILMAINHAM JAIL-GAOL (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- MOLLY MALONE (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- SPIRE (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- ST PATRICK CATHEDRALE (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- TRINITY COLLEGE (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- Museums
- DUBLIN CASTLE (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- GUINESS STORE HOUSE (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- MUSEUM OF IRELAND (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)

Culture and theatre

- Art and Culture
- GUINESS STORE HOUSE (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- JAMESSON DISTILLERY (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- Concert hall
- 02 THE POINT (10.00 km / 6.21 mi)
- CITY WEST (2.41 km / 1.50 mi)
- CROKE PARK (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- GAITY THEATER (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- LANDSDOWNE STADIUM (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- LEOPARDSTOWN (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- MALAHIDE CASTLE (12.87 km / 8.00 mi)
- OLYMPIA THEATER (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- POINT DEPOT THEATER (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- PUNCHESTOWN (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- RDS (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- THE ACADEMY (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- THE MARQUEE - PHOENIX PARK (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- Entertainment/theatre district
- POINT DEPOT (14.00 km / 8.70 mi)
- Entertainment and theatre
- CITY WEST (2.41 km / 1.50 mi)
- CROKE PARK (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- GAITY THEATER (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- LEOPARDSTOWN (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- MALAHIDE CASTLE (12.87 km / 8.00 mi)
- OLYMPIA THEATER (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- POINT DEPOT THEATER (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- PUNCHESTOWN (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- RDS (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- THE ACADEMY (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- Opera/symphony/concert hall
- CITY WEST (2.41 km / 1.50 mi)
- CROKE PARK (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- LANDSDOWNE STADIUM (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- LEOPARDSTOWN (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- MALAHIDE CASTLE (12.87 km / 8.00 mi)
- POINT DEPOT THEATER (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- PUNCHESTOWN (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- RDS (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- THE MARQUEE PHOENIX PARK (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)

Parks and leisure

- Amusement park
- BOWLING TALLAGHT (4.02 km / 2.50 mi)
- KARTING (1.61 km / 1.00 mi)
- Beach area
- BLACROCK (19.31 km / 12.00 mi)
- MALAHIDE (22.53 km / 14.00 mi)
- PORTMANOCK (22.53 km / 14.00 mi)
- Botanical gardens
- JAPANESE GARDEN (32.18 km / 20.00 mi)
- WICLOW MOUNTAINS (24.14 km / 15.00 mi)
- Lake
- BLESSINGTON (9.66 km / 6.00 mi)
- BLESSINGTON (POULAPHOUCA) (26.00 km / 16.16 mi)
- GLENDALOUGH (9.66 km / 6.00 mi)
- Mall and Shopping Centre
- ABBEY STREET (9.66 km / 6.00 mi)
- ARNOTTS (9.66 km / 6.00 mi)
- BLANCHARDSTOWN (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- BROWN THOMAS (9.66 km / 6.00 mi)
- CLERYS (9.66 km / 6.00 mi)
- DUNDRUM (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- GRAFTON STREET (9.66 km / 6.00 mi)
- IKEA (5.00 km / 3.11 mi)
- JERVIS (9.66 km / 6.00 mi)
- LIFFEY VALLEY (3.22 km / 2.00 mi)
- SQUARE TALLAGHT (4.83 km / 3.00 mi)
- THE MILLS CLONDALKIN (1.61 km / 1.00 mi)
- Shopping centre/mall
- ABBEY STREET (9.66 km / 6.00 mi)
- ARNOTTS (9.66 km / 6.00 mi)
- BLANCHARDSTOWN (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- BROWN THOMAS (9.66 km / 6.00 mi)
- CLERYS (9.66 km / 6.00 mi)
- DUNDRUM (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- GRAFTON STREET (9.66 km / 6.00 mi)
- JERVIS (9.66 km / 6.00 mi)
- LIFFEY VALEY (6.00 km / 3.73 mi)
- LIFFEY VALLEY (3.22 km / 2.00 mi)
- SQUARE TALLAGHT (4.83 km / 3.00 mi)
- THE MILLS CLONDALKIN (1.61 km / 1.00 mi)
- Shopping district
- ABBEY STREET (9.66 km / 6.00 mi)
- DUNDRUM (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- GRAFTON STREET (9.66 km / 6.00 mi)
- LIFFEY VALLEY (3.22 km / 2.00 mi)
- Zoo
- DUBLIN (9.00 km / 5.59 mi)
- DUBLIN ZOO (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- DUBLIN ZOO - PHOENIX PARK (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)

Sports

- Golf course
- BALLYMANA GOLF COURSE (3.22 km / 2.00 mi)
- CITY WEST GOLF COURSE (3.22 km / 2.00 mi)
- FINSTOWN GOLF COURSE (3.22 km / 2.00 mi)
- GLENVILE GOLF COURSE (3.22 km / 2.00 mi)
- GRANGE CASTLE GOLF COURSE (3.22 km / 2.00 mi)
- HAZEL GROVE GOLF COURSE (3.22 km / 2.00 mi)
- HERMITAGE GOLF COURSE (3.22 km / 2.00 mi)
- LUCAN GOLF COURSE (3.22 km / 2.00 mi)
- NEWCASTLE GOLF CENTER (3.22 km / 2.00 mi)
- NEWLANDS GOLF COURSE (0.80 km / 0.50 mi)
- SAGGART GOLF COURSE (3.22 km / 2.00 mi)
- Racetrack
- LEOPARDSTOWN (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- PUNCHESTOWN (25.00 km / 15.54 mi)
- Sports centre
- CLONDALKIN SWIMMING POOL (1.61 km / 1.00 mi)
- Stadium
- ARENA TALLAGHT (5.00 km / 3.11 mi)
- CROKE PARK (9.66 km / 6.00 mi)
- LANDSDOWNE STADIUM (9.66 km / 6.00 mi)

Event organizers and centers nearby

- Business & financial district
- IFSC (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- Business centre
- CITY WEST (5.00 km / 3.11 mi)
- IT PARK WEST (2.00 km / 1.24 mi)
- Company
- AIB BANK BUSINESS CENTRE (3.22 km / 2.00 mi)
- ANGLO IRISH BANK (12.87 km / 8.00 mi)
- AN POST DUBLIN MAIL CENTRE (6.44 km / 4.00 mi)
- ASHFIELD COMPUTER TRAINING (3.22 km / 2.00 mi)
- CELLULAR WORLD (4.83 km / 3.00 mi)
- COCA COLA BOTTLERS IRELAND (1.61 km / 1.00 mi)
- EDEN TRAINING (3.22 km / 2.00 mi)
- EIRCOM (3.22 km / 2.00 mi)
- EURO FROZEN FOODS LTD (6.44 km / 4.00 mi)
- FAS TRAINING & EMPLOYMENT (3.22 km / 2.00 mi)
- GALLAGHER BOXTY (4.83 km / 3.00 mi)
- GLANBIA CONSUMER FOOD (3.22 km / 2.00 mi)
- GOOGLE (12.87 km / 8.00 mi)
- GREENSTAR LTD (3.22 km / 2.00 mi)
- GRIFFINS PHARMACY LTD (4.83 km / 3.00 mi)
- HENKEL LOCTITE IRL LTD (4.83 km / 3.00 mi)
- IBM (6.44 km / 4.00 mi)
- INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS IRELAND (3.22 km / 2.00 mi)
- INGENICO IRELAND (1.61 km / 1.00 mi)
- IPASS (3.22 km / 2.00 mi)
- IRISH BROADBAND INTERNET (3.22 km / 2.00 mi)
- JACOB FRUITFIELD FOOD GROUP (4.83 km / 3.00 mi)
- JOHN PLAYER & SON (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- JOHNSON & JOHNSON IRELAND (4.83 km / 3.00 mi)
- JOHNSTON LOGISTICS LTD (4.02 km / 2.50 mi)
- KALDI COFFEE LTD (4.02 km / 2.50 mi)
- LEVER FABERGE IRELAND (4.83 km / 3.00 mi)
- MEDITEC MEDICAL (4.83 km / 3.00 mi)
- MERCEDES (4.83 km / 3.00 mi)
- METEOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS (3.22 km / 2.00 mi)
- MOR (3.22 km / 2.00 mi)
- MUSGRAVE ROBINHOD (4.02 km / 2.50 mi)
- NATIONAL BASKETBALL ARENA (3.22 km / 2.00 mi)
- NATIONAL IRISH SAFETY ORG. (3.22 km / 2.00 mi)
- NATIONAL LEARNING NETWORK (3.22 km / 2.00 mi)
- NESTLE LTD (3.22 km / 2.00 mi)
- NEW BAWN PHARMACY (4.83 km / 3.00 mi)
- NEWCASTLE LIONS PHARMACY (6.44 km / 4.00 mi)
- O2 IRELAND (3.22 km / 2.00 mi)
- QUALTEC (19.31 km / 12.00 mi)
- R&A BAILEY & CO (3.22 km / 2.00 mi)
- REPAK LTD (0.32 km / 0.20 mi)
- ROBT ROBERTS LTD (4.83 km / 3.00 mi)
- RTE (4.02 km / 2.50 mi)
- SAGGART PHARMACY (6.44 km / 4.00 mi)
- SIAC CONSTRUCTIONS (0.64 km / 0.40 mi)
- SISK (3.22 km / 2.00 mi)
- SUBARU IRL IM AUTOMOTIVE LTD (4.83 km / 3.00 mi)
- THE HEALY GROUP (4.02 km / 2.50 mi)
- TOYOTA (5.63 km / 3.50 mi)
- TRULIFE (3.22 km / 2.00 mi)
- ULSTER BANK COMMERCIAL SERVICES (1.61 km / 1.00 mi)
- UPS (4.83 km / 3.00 mi)
- VEOLIA (0.50 km / 0.31 mi)
- VHI HEALTHCARE (12.87 km / 8.00 mi)
- VODAFONE (3.22 km / 2.00 mi)
- VOLVO CAR IRL LTD (4.83 km / 3.00 mi)
- WHYATT (6.44 km / 4.00 mi)
- Convention centre
- CCD DUBLIN (8.00 km / 4.97 mi)
- CITY WEST (2.41 km / 1.50 mi)
- CITYWEST HOTEL (7.00 km / 4.35 mi)
- RED COW COMPLEX (0.80 km / 0.50 mi)
- Hospital
- ADELAIDE & MEATH (4.00 km / 2.49 mi)
- COOMBES WOMEN HOSPITAL (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- CRUMLIN (6.44 km / 4.00 mi)
- TALLAGHT (6.44 km / 4.00 mi)

In the surrounding area

- Closest major urban centre
- DUBLIN (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- Restaurant and cafe district
- TEMPLE BAR (10.00 km / 6.21 mi)

Entertainment

- Amusement park
- BOWLING TALLAGHT (4.02 km / 2.50 mi)
- KARTING (1.61 km / 1.00 mi)
- Concert hall
- 02 THE POINT (10.00 km / 6.21 mi)
- CITY WEST (2.41 km / 1.50 mi)
- CROKE PARK (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- GAITY THEATER (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- LANDSDOWNE STADIUM (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- LEOPARDSTOWN (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- MALAHIDE CASTLE (12.87 km / 8.00 mi)
- OLYMPIA THEATER (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- POINT DEPOT THEATER (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- PUNCHESTOWN (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- RDS (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- THE ACADEMY (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- THE MARQUEE - PHOENIX PARK (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- Mall and Shopping Centre
- ABBEY STREET (9.66 km / 6.00 mi)
- ARNOTTS (9.66 km / 6.00 mi)
- BLANCHARDSTOWN (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- BROWN THOMAS (9.66 km / 6.00 mi)
- CLERYS (9.66 km / 6.00 mi)
- DUNDRUM (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- GRAFTON STREET (9.66 km / 6.00 mi)
- IKEA (5.00 km / 3.11 mi)
- JERVIS (9.66 km / 6.00 mi)
- LIFFEY VALLEY (3.22 km / 2.00 mi)
- SQUARE TALLAGHT (4.83 km / 3.00 mi)
- THE MILLS CLONDALKIN (1.61 km / 1.00 mi)
- Shopping district
- ABBEY STREET (9.66 km / 6.00 mi)
- DUNDRUM (8.05 km / 5.00 mi)
- GRAFTON STREET (9.66 km / 6.00 mi)
- LIFFEY VALLEY (3.22 km / 2.00 mi)

Sustainable development

PLANET 21 is our 21 commitments to sustainable development. Health, nature, carbon, innovation, local development, employment and dialog: 21 commitments to help the world run a little more smoothly. In all our hotels, with our employees, our customers and our partners, we are working to reinvent the hotel industry, sustainably. Do you, like us, think sustainability has a future?
Welcome to our world.

Hotel certified for its commitment

CERTIFIED SUSTAINABLE-ISO 14001

Balanced dishes served in the restaurant
Faucets fitted with water flow regulators
Energy-saving light bulbs in the rooms
No endangered seafood to appear on our restaurant menus
Eco-friendly cleaning products for cleaning rooms
Recycling of food waste for compost or energy
Certified sustainable paper for hotel printing purposes
Eco-designed materials in the rooms
Recycling of glass with sorting carried out at the hotel
Recycling of paper and cardboard with sorting c
Sustainable trade products offered in the hotel
Recycling of batteries with sorting carried outat the hotel
Local food products promoted in the restaurant
Energy-saving light bulbs in the reception areas
Training for personnel on responsible actions toward the environment