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Discover, enjoy, sustain The nature resort and four-star superior wellness hotel Schindelbruch in Germany’s Harz mountain region takes its principles seriously, offering supreme relaxation without leaving a carbon footprint.
ural that his spa hotel would follow strict green guidelines. Embracing sustainability
TEXT: MARILENA STRACKE | PHOTOS: HOTEL SCHINDELBRUCH
In the southern part of the Harz, in the heart of central Germany, nestles the wellness hotel Schindelbruch. This beautiful spot was first used in 1928, when Earl zu Stolberg-Stolberg built his lavish hunting lodge right upon it. Today this historically significant building has been carefully renovated and turned into a lovely garden café and grill restaurant, which form part of the hotel. From meadows to forests, lakes and highlands, the Harz is known for its natural diversity. Looking at the scenic environment it should come as no surprise that the hotel’s philosophy is based on sustainability. It
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is the management’s mission to show that tourism and ecology can go hand in hand. Owner and CEO Dr. Clemens Ritter von Kempski, has been interested in sustainable forestry and the questions raised by climate change since the 1990s, so it was only nat-
Earning the title climate-neutral did not happen overnight. After an 18.5 million Euro investment, the hotel now uses 100% green electricity, works with local producers, has its very own water treatment system and pellet heating as well as water and energy saving features in each of their 98 rooms and suites. And those are just a few