Resource Management & Pollution Mitigation
1. Energy-efficient Lightbulbs: The lights in our hallways and common areas are managed by an automatic timer and partly also motion-activated. By using those kinds of light bulbs and light systems, we are able to manage the resource energy sustainably.
2. Little to no AC: Since ACs consume huge amounts of energy only four of our rooms offer air conditioning, which allows us to further save energy. All rooms come with a ceiling fan, which is the most efficient kind of fan for air circulation.
3. Tankless Hot Water System: Only heating up water on demand is proven to be more energy efficient, which is why we chose this kind of system for our Villas.
4. No Plastic Use: Plastic will stay in our environment for a very long time and is almost impossible to be degraded. It threatens wildlife and harms ecosystems around the world. This is why we do not offer or use any single-use plastic items.
5. No Single Use Items: Sustainability means using our resources responsibly and not in a wasteful way. Therefore we eliminated all single-use items from our premises.
6. No Paper: The use of paper means deforestation, using enormous amounts of energy and water, waste problems and pollution. To be more sustainable, we moved to everything being digital; reservations, confirmations, tour and transport booking, and everything you can imagine that might use paper.
7. Reusing Glass Jars & Bottles for Plants: To minimize the waste we produce, we give most of our glass waste a second chance at life in a very simple way. We use them as plant pots! Our plants love it, it supports the circular economy and it visualizes our attitude towards a greener world.
8. Utilization of Wood By-products for Furniture: Instead of cutting down more trees to build furniture for our hotel, we buy wood by-products. Using those by-products does not require any additional logging and therefore helps to minimize deforestation.
9. Organic Fertilizer: For all the plants decorating our beautiful hotel, we only use organic fertilizer. Hereby the environment is kept intact as best as possible. Synthetic fertilizers cause a large amount of greenhouse gas emissions during the production stage and lead to environmental pollution whilst being used because the environment is exposed to their nitrogen and phosphorus components.
10. Trees for Natural Shade: Because we don’t use air conditioning in our common areas, we planted trees alongside our property to create natural shade and cool down those areas during the day.