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 Seezeit”: guest rooms are not cleaned every day. We clean your room every other day (free daily cleaning available upon request). The money saved is used to plant trees.
• 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
• Climate-friendly shipping with the “GoGreen” eco-label from the German postal service
• 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
• Sustainable cosmetic and skincare lines such as Dr. Joseph, natural products from South Tyrol, and Thalgo – with active ingredients from the sea
• 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