In addition to the hotel facilities themselves, it is often the amenities that make a hotel special. In the international hotel industry, there is fierce competition for hotel amenities that no one else offers. Sometimes this takes on bizarre proportions… (a bath made of Orbeez, yoga with flamingos, fresh flowers IN the toilet every day…). This no longer has much to do with sustainability. Here are 18 hotel extras that are both special and sustainable.

Handwritten welcome

In these days of push-up alerts and animated image greetings, you really have to take a second look when someone hands you a handwritten note. At the Hotel Bella Vista Zermatt, they take the trouble to write a welcome card for each guest. It comes with homemade cookies. You can’t get a more personal welcome than that!

Sleeping beach chair 

At Lifestylehotel SAND on the Baltic Sea, you’ll sleep in naturally furnished hotel rooms on natural coconut mattresses. But you can also rent the SAND sleeping basket on the rooftop platform for a true outdoor experience and sleep under the stars. Another surprise: there’s a late riser breakfast until 1 pm!

Welcome kit for pets

Restored farmhouse cupboards

A cupboard is one of the simplest 2-star hotel categories. But most of them are not special… That’s not the case at Gut Sonnenhausen, south of Munich. Here, in the rooms of the restored farmhouse, you’ll find antique farmhouse cupboards that have been restored by hand. Landlord Georg Schweisfurth is an eco-pioneer, master butcher, author, entrepreneur, hotelier, art collector and aesthete. Important here: “Nothing should be off-the-shelf, but everything should be the result of a conscious decision, coupled with the courage to skillfully break with style.”

Kaiserschmarrn for breakfast every day

The Naturresort Gerbehof is located on the German side of Lake Constance, close to Austria and Switzerland. As a result, the cuisine is closely related, and you’ll get a sweet Kaiserschmarrn breakfast with homemade applesauce every morning. The difference between Kaiserschmarrn and pancakes is that Kaiserschmarrn is made with whipped egg whites.

Contemporary Art Exhibitions

Paradiso Pure.Living has a contemporary art gallery called Pure.Art Circle. The hotel on the Alpe di Siusi offers ongoing meetings with artists, art performances and even an art shop.

Vegan picnic lunch box

At the South Tyrolean hotel LA VIMEA, the first vegan hotel in Italy, they’re big on healthy eating. One of the hotel’s extras is a sustainable and creative lunch box for excursions. Always with a handwritten message.

Yoga mat in the room

At the HUBERTUS Mountain Refugio Allgäu, guests have a yoga mat in their room. A yoga room, an outdoor yoga platform, and regular yoga retreats are among the other features of this sustainable hotel. Other hotel amenities you won’t find often include earplugs to block out the cowbells coming from the alpine pasture, and in-room teas that are always seasonal.

Thank-You-Cards made from Flower Seed Paper

Not only a farewell gift for guests, but also for the bees at home: At the SCHWARZWALD PANORAMA in Bad Herrenalb, travelers receive a thank-you card made of flower seed paper. The card can either be written during the vacation and sent to loved ones at home, or one can write one’s own wishes on the card and give it to the earth. After some time and a little care, you will be able to enjoy colorful wildflowers.

Signature Massages

Both the ADLER Lodge RITTEN in South Tyrol and the ADLER Spa Resort SICILIA in Sicily have developed special massages. A Signature Treatment Massage lasts 105 minutes and stimulates all five senses. Combined with the unique scenery of each location, this promises pure relaxation.

Beer in the spa

“Only at Hotel Klosterbräu in Seefeld, Tyrol, can you find the beer miracle in the wellness area’s sin cellar,” says the hotel. Klosterbräu beer is brewed in-house and bubbles from a beer fountain in the spa area. There are also “apple stations” throughout the hotel, a guglhupf awaits you upon arrival, and the elevator “hides a delicious surprise”.

Chefs to ask

At STURM in Mellrichstadt in the Rhön region of Germany, the kitchen concept has been changed to an open kitchen. The chefs are trained to “configure” the food to your exact liking while cooking, and are also available to answer questions. Ingredients include fruits, herbs and vegetables from the hotel’s own garden.

Local Gifts

At Inkaterra Hotels in Peru, guests receive gifts that are typical of the country. These can be cosmetics, jewelry or little “toritos”. You will find the hotel extras in your room as a surprise on your bed.

Herbal cosmetics

The Summit Lodges Pfunds in Tyrol are two exceptional log cabin-style vacation homes. “Especially for our guests, we have created a raised bed with various herbs,” they say. Here you can help yourself. You can also purchase sustainable skin care products from the “Tiroler Kräuterhof”.

Homemade lavender bags

At Gut Guntrams near Vienna, you’ll sleep in unusual, floating accommodations above fruit trees and surrounded by lavender fields. The lavender is harvested twice a year, dried and filled into lavender bags for guests. You can take them home with you.

Menu according to your mood

Since July, the daily evening menu at Klosterhof – Alpine Hideaway & Spa has been based on the motto “Your mood defines your food”. The question is: “What kind of gourmet are you today? Extravagant, down to earth or curious?”

Honey from the meadows

At the Naturresort Schindelbruch in the southern Harz region, you can buy honey from the Kolbe migratory apiary in the hotel shop. The beehives are located in the meadows surrounding the hotel.

Hotel amenities: Surprises on the bed

At Keemala, on the island of Phuket in Thailand, you’ll be pampered from top to bottom. For special occasions, the team will decorate your room with nicely folded towels and decorations from natural materials such as wood and flowers.

Daily sustainable beverage with fresh ingredients as a hotel amenity

At the romantic Allgäu hotel Das Rübezahl, personal service is a top priority. For example, if you want to send a special love message, the professionals will be happy to help you organize love locks, a vintage car, a carriage, a flower heart in the hotel room, or other things. In addition, you will find many homemade products, such as a daily changing aperitif with ripe fruits/seasonal ingredients.

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