Seezeitlodge –
your sustainable hotel in Germany

As a sustainable hotel in Germany, Seezeitlodge prioritises eco-friendly measures in all areas. An overview:

• Water from the Schwollen spring in the Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park region
• “Green Stay” – Conscious Use of Resources: We aim to carefully reduce our use of water, energy, and cleaning products—without compromising on comfort. For this reason, room cleaning generally takes place every two days. This helps us reduce the amount of laundry, cleaning product consumption, and energy use. In addition, we use a portion of the savings generated through this initiative to support a tree-planting project. We’re convinced that many small, sincere steps can, when added together, make a difference for our environment. Of course, your preference is what matters most: If you’d prefer daily room cleaning, you can request it at any time at the front desk at no extra charge.
• Electricity in the guest rooms only with inserted key card
• Reforestation in the run-up to the construction of Seezeitlodge
• Custom lighting concept to reduce light pollution
• Light motion sensors in the public toilets
• Button in the bed area to switch off power for better sleep quality
• Partnership with the Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park
• Regional and local products in the on-site hotel shop
• Focus on the sustainability of items and their packaging
• Stamp collecting for Bethel (charity for disabled and disadvantaged people)

Environmental awareness is also a top priority in the kitchen of our sustainable hotel in Germany. 

• Composting system for turning vegetable waste, green clippings, and coffee grounds into humus for our green areas
• Purchasing regional products to support small-scale producers and take a stand against factory farming
• Use of more than 65 varieties of herbs from our own garden
• Natural baking with a 24-hour fermentation process (no additives or leavening agents)
• Use of 10 bee colonies to pollinate the surrounding plants
• Game meat from neighbouring hunting grounds to promote short delivery routes
• Use of free-range or higher-welfare eggs
• Almost exclusive use of MSC-certified fish; no use of fish species on the Red List
• Use of dishwashers with energy recovery and water treatment for the pre-rinse cycle
• Use of chef jackets with the Green Choice label
• Maximum use of all ingredients (e.g. whole-animal butchery practices)

• Change of bed linen only after the 4th night
• Water-saving shower head functions with integrated aerators
• Cosmetics with natural essential oils in organic quality in the room
• Only towels lying on the floor are replaced
• A bathrobe for the duration of your stay (change only possible for a fee)
• Cleaning products in bulk packs

• Own wood-chip heating system
• Photovoltaic system
• Ventilation systems operated exclusively with fresh air
• Concrete core activation that slowly cools or heats the hotel building (instead of air conditioning in the rooms)
• Gas-powered combined heat and power unit that generates both electricity and heat
• Pool temperature maintained using heat from the combined heat and power unit and heat recovery from cooling the server rooms

• Drinks are only provided in glass bottles or dispensers
• Local and regional suppliers for coffee breaks
• Drinks bar with sustainable packaging; coffee capsules are used to produce RE:CYCLE bikes
• Use of flipchart pens with Germany’s “Blue Angel” ecolabel
• Cooperation with “Click A Tree”

• Straws made from cornstarch
• No individual portion packs (e.g. at the breakfast buffet)
• Packed lunches with biodegradable outer packaging
• Glass drinking straws
• Napkins made entirely from compostable materials, including dyes
• Cooperation with the organisation “Gudd Wunsch”
• Participation in the NABU CORK recycling campaign
• Collection of crown caps for Rotary-Hilfe-Tholey-Bostalsee e. V.

• Natural swimming pond without chemical additives
• cosmetic and skincare lines such as Team Dr. Joseph (natural products from South Tyrol)
• Regional oils from the Oberthal oil mill
• In-house production of sauna infusions using herbs from our own garden
• Signature treatments with stones and handcrafted herbal compresses
• Recyclable beverage packaging and cups in the sauna village