Environmental action and sustainability

are important to us

Everyone is talking about environmental action and sustainability. We take this issue very seriously too. Preserving ecological diversity, using resources responsibly and thinking of our future generations. These are issues that concern each and every one of us. Even lots of small deeds can have a positive impact on the environment.

At the hotel in general

2 electric charging stations for your electric car
Energy recycling, e.g. using integrated combined cooling generators
Watering the garden with rainwater
Tap water = drinking water, as our drinking water often has better quality attributes than bottled water. Our tap water is energised using the Johann Grander water treatment method

In the family rooms

Environmentally friendly cleaning of rooms with ecological cleaning products
Coordinated hygiene concept to avoid wasting cleaning products.
Refillable dispensers in the bathroom
Effective ventilation and heating
Use of LED lights reduces power consumption
Option to voluntarily do without daily housekeeping

In the kitchen

We make a significant contribution to sustainability by using special ecological cleaning products. The large packages are returned to the supply company. Furthermore, we implement the following measures in our kitchen:

Purchasing and working together with regional suppliers
Using all food
Purchasing reusable packaging
Using the Swiss System – the innovative cooking system
Heat recovery system for cooling systems
Only cleaning the dishes in a full dishwasher; saving energy and cleaning products

In the restaurant

In the restaurant, we attach particular importance to avoiding the use of individual packaging. Furthermore, we are already implementing essential points on waste prevention.

Using reusable containers for jam, honey and Nutella
Guests cutting butter, cheese and bread themselves
Cereals and yoghurt from dispensers or bowls at the buffet
Fruit juices on tap or from dispensers
Making egg dishes to order; to avoid making too much
Coffee selection from the fully automatic coffee machine
Coffee cream from the jug
Making fresh baby cereals

In childcare

In childcare, too, we make sure we teach children about environmental action and sustainability.

Upcycling – arts and crafts competitions using packaging materials
Forest adventure days – getting to know nature

We still have a lot to do

Familotel stands for diversity and uniqueness. We are not a chain, not a franchise model, but a cooperation of individualists. Our host families are as different as our guests. That is why we want to do more.

Legal and ethical requirements are the absolute minimum we can do, not the maximum. All principles that fall under the quality “responsible” guide us like a compass. We live the paradigm of cooperation, because we are only strong together.

Before a Familotel receives the coveted sustainability seal, it must undergo a comprehensive audit. Our audit catalogue contains 307 criteria and was developed on the basis of recognised frameworks such as ISO 14001 or ISO 26000. So far, 42 Familotels have been awarded the seal. This corresponds to a rate of 66% (as of 05/24).