Practised sustainability

We are certified class A!

Already since 2016 our hotel was certified with the highest climate efficiency class "A". 
This label was awarded by the independet certification company Viabono. 
It confirms that the hotels' management as well as the employees engage in a consequent sustainable dealing with environmental ressources. In summer 2024 our environmental carbon dioxide footprint was calculated afresh. In particular, our switchower to green energy helped to reduce our carbon dioxide emission. And we're proud of it!

Sustainability must be lived

and is a community project. The entire hotel team participates in this process and actively advocates for more sustainability in the hotel. Whether it's reducing paper consumption or prioritizing regional sourcing in our purchases. We all know - even small changes can make a big difference! Here are some measures we have implemented:

• Use of fresh and local products, such as bread and rolls from the Laquai bakery, cold cuts from Metzgerei Kempenich, honey from the Wispertal, homemade jams, and dips.
• 30% of the total offering consists of regional products (eggs, honey, cold cuts, bread).
• 50% of the total offering consists of vegetarian/vegan dishes.
• 5% of the total offering consists of organic products.
• Elimination of disposable products and single-portion packaging.
• Rental linens from GREIF are climate-neutral through the compensation of emissions via a compensation project.
• Use of recycled paper
• Use of cleaning agents with ECO label (biodegradable).
• Use of green electricity.
• Ongoing conversion to LED lighting.
• Reduction of outdoor lighting (hotel and garden area).
• Modern technical equipment such as heat pumps.
• Motion sensors for lighting control.
• Automatic climate regulation in guest rooms; when windows are opened, the air conditioning in the respective room automatically switches off.

Making a Climate Contribution Together

Sustainable action is important to us. That is why, together with VIABONO, we offer our guests the opportunity to make a voluntary climate contribution for their stay.

With just €0.45 per night and per person, you support certified climate protection projects. The entire amount is directly allocated to selected initiatives that contribute to the protection of forests and natural carbon sinks. In this way, you can easily combine your stay with an additional contribution to climate and environmental protection.

How does the climate contribution work?
Despite numerous measures to reduce our environmental footprint, hotel operations continue to generate emissions that cannot currently be fully avoided. By supporting high-quality, certified climate protection projects, we can take responsibility together and help contribute to balancing these emissions.

Every voluntary contribution helps finance further climate protection measures and supports the long-term preservation of valuable ecosystems. The more guests participate, the greater the positive impact.

Of course, only projects that are verified and certified according to internationally recognized standards are supported. Transparency, sustainability, and long-term impact are at the core of this initiative.

Thank you for joining us in contributing to more responsible tourism.

Balance 2025:
Through approximately 1,620 climate-conscious overnight stays, our guests helped offset around 14 tons of CO₂.

Our climate protection project: Sodo/Humbo – Community-managed reforestation

Nature Conservation on the Yucatán Peninsula

For the currently unavoidable CO₂ emissions generated by our hotel operations, we support a certified forest conservation project on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula: the XiCO₂e: Mexican Peninsula Forest Project.

This project protects and preserves part of Mexico’s largest remaining tropical rainforest. Across an area of more than 72,000 hectares, valuable forest regions are managed sustainably and maintained as important long-term carbon sinks. At the same time, the project contributes to the protection of biodiversity in a highly significant ecological region.

A key focus of the project is collaboration with local village communities, known as Ejidos. Through sustainable forest management, environmental education, and training programs, local people are supported in using natural resources responsibly while creating long-term income opportunities. In this way, the project effectively combines climate protection, nature conservation, and social development.

The project contributes to:

• the protection and sustainable management of tropical forests on the Yucatán Peninsula
• the long-term storage of CO₂ through the preservation of valuable forest areas
• the protection of biodiversity and endangered plant and animal species
• the strengthening of local communities through education and sustainable income opportunities
• the prevention of deforestation and illegal logging

Our understanding of climate protection

We believe that effective climate action starts with avoiding and reducing emissions. Supporting the XiCO₂e project helps offset the currently unavoidable emissions from our hotel operations while also contributing to the protection of a valuable ecosystem.

In this way, we and our guests take shared responsibility for more conscious and sustainable tourism.

Project  Partner: Ala Bool Trust SA de CV, 

Climate Action Reserve, FSC
Projekt-ID: CAR 1943, CAR1944, CAR 1945, CAR 1946
Climate Action Reserve Mexico Forest Protocol Version 3.0
Core Carbon Principles Labelled

For more information please read here.

This project contributes to the following Sustainable Development Goals

Viabono

The Viabono company has made a name for itself as a leading independent professional organisation certifying environmental sustainability in the leisure, travel and tourism sectors. Viabono offers you the enjoyment of an intact natural environment in “the most beautiful weeks of the year”. Your holiday becomes a unique quality experience.

Top Ranking in the German Sustainability Award 2024
 

We are proud to announce that our hotel achieved an outstanding result in the German Sustainability Award 2024. The expert jury ranked us among the top 3 pioneers of transformation in Germany – a remarkable recognition of our commitment to sustainable business practices and responsible action.

The award ceremony took place on Thursday, 28 November 2024, at the MARITIM Hotel Düsseldorf. Surrounded by numerous innovative and exemplary companies, we had the honor of receiving this prestigious recognition.

We are grateful and proud that the commitment of our hotel team has been acknowledged at such a high level. This award serves as a strong motivation for us to continue contributing decisively to sustainable transformation.

As part of the two-day congress accompanying the award ceremony, a wide range of inspiring presentations and discussions on transformation and sustainability took place. The event provided a valuable platform for exchange and new impulses in the field of sustainable development.

We are honored to be part of this important initiative and look forward to continuing to shape a more sustainable future.