Eco Friendly Hotel
Do you utilise any renewable energy sources to produce energy on the hotel/accommodation premises? ✔ Solar radiation
What makes your hotel/accommodation eco-friendly? ✔ Building materials from sustainable resources
✔ Written environmental policy statement in place
✔ The structure maximizes air flow to reduce the need for air-conditioning
✔ The structure maximizes natural light to reduce the need for lighting and heating
✔ Windows that block heat/cold (i.e. triple-glazed windows)
✔ Designed for minimal interference with the natural environment
✔ Engaged in eco-friendly initiatives (i.e. reforestation, wildlife conservation)
✔ Use of non-toxic cleaning products
✔ LED lighting throughout the premises
✔ Environmental manager appointed
✔ Employees are trained to follow environmental policies
✔ Carbon footprint is measured by recognised CO2 measurement tool
✔ Bicycles provided to guests
✔ Toilets flush up to 6 litres per flush
✔ Signs in the rooms informing guests that towels will only be changed upon request
✔ Toilet paper made of non-chlorine bleached paper or awarded with an eco-label
✔ Waste is separated into at least 3 categories
✔ No disposable (single use) cups/glasses, plates and cutlery
✔ Organic waste is composted
✔ Most of the ingredients used to prepare meals are locally produced
✔ A vegetarian alternative menu is proposed in the restaurant
✔ An energy audit is carried out at least once every five years
Is there anything that you would like to highlight, add or clarify?
All the eco labels in Spain require an annual subscription of 1000 euros and do not actually ask hotels to be ecological, so it is just greenwashing. We have been as eco as possible since we opened 15 years ago. Our AC only runs during the day when there is enough power produced by the sun. We use as little as possible and run the whole hotel on less than 4kw, everything is as low energy usage as possible. We are completely off grid for everything, power, sewage, water. We use wooden shutters and shading (including deciduous trees) to reduce the sun heating the buildings in the Summer and then open the shutters remove shading in the Winter so the sun warms the building in the Winter. We have windows that allow the sun to shine in and heat the buildings but do not allow heat/cold to pass through normally. Vegan and vegetarian km zero menu as standard. Bikes can be rented onsite. We include walking and biking routes with every stay. Recycling bins are available in the different parts of the hotel and we sort the room waste. We use ventilation to control the building temperatures, using warm winter afternoon air and cool Summer night time air to ventilate the buildings. Every area of the running of the hotel is altered to be as ecologic and sustainable as possible and is always being adapted as required. Suggestions on how to be more environmentally friendly as always welcome.
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