Your eco-friendly hotel in Austria

The products used in the Juffing kitchen are predominantly organic and regional. We value seasonal products and our cuisine has been awarded the AMA gastro seal. For our commitment to our region, we were also honoured as district winners of the “Bewusst-Tirol” companies in November 2011 and November 2017 in Innsbruck. We are especially proud of our partial organic certification (AT-BIO-301). At our buffet, you won’t find any individually-packaged products – instead, we serve jams in jars, use butter dispensers, serve cream cheese in porcelain bowls, and so on.

In our spa, we only use natural and sustainably-produced products, of organic quality whenever possible – perfect for our guests’ health and well-being. For massage treatments, for example, we choose essential oils from doTERRA and organic oils from Pino; our cosmetics team reach for certified natural cosmetics from TEAM Dr JOSEPH, as well as products from SKINthings, which are vegan, and made without animal testing, parabens, paraffins, dyes and fragrances, synthetic emulsifiers and preservatives. As a rule, we also do not use products that contain animal ingredients such as marmot ointments.

Whenever we can, we work closely with partners from our area – from local electricians and carpenters to the sustainable and responsible farmers who supply us with delicious products. We generally carry out new construction and renovation work with local craftsmen. Our wine list contains exclusively Austrian wines, which are also becoming increasingly popular with international wine lovers.

Our internal and external communication is as paperless as possible. When we do need communications in paper form, we print our premium documents exclusively on uncoated, environmentally-certified and climate-neutral recycled offset paper that consists of 100% certified secondary fibres. We have switched our office paper to paper with the ISO Type I eco-label, Austrian Eco-label, Nordic Swan, Eu Eco Label or Blue Angel. We work with companies who focus on avoiding CO2 emissions. However, since this cannot be 100% achieved, climate-neutral printing is a sensible and practical way to address unavoidable CO2 emissions; as an alternative, we make a financial contribution to offset these emissions.

Our Thiersee drinking water is unique spring water. In addition, we offer Grander revitalised water free of charge in the drinking fountains of the spa area and in the vitality room of the restaurant.

Both the exterior and interior are characterised by materials from renewable resources. The highly effective thermal insulation (all façades have insulation with full thermal protection, the 3-pane plastic windows have particularly good insulating properties) and the economical use of the valuable Thiersee spring water consistently carry on the ecological concept. All hotel rooms and suites, corridors and other public areas are fitted with LED and energy-saving lamps (with the exception of two bathroom lights and cartel lamps in the Sissi room). The restaurant and hotel lobby were also completely converted to LEDs in 2022. We obtain 91% of our electricity from renewable energy sources. A new power line was laid in autumn 2013 and later extended to ensure the hotel's own energy consumption.
Since June 2022, we have been able to generate 31.5 MWh of electricity in 2023 using a 33 kW photovoltaic system with a collector area of 198 m², 93% of which is generated between the beginning of March and the end of October. From September 2024, 116 m² of collector area will be added, increasing our own output to 57 kWp. This means that 10% of the company's own requirements will be generated and covered in an environmentally friendly way.

• With the help of a 70 m² solar system on the roof of the new building and two air-heat pumps installed in spring 2019, we will save valuable resources.
• Our swimming pool with stainless steel pool is heated in an environmentally friendly way by recycling the waste heat from the entire hotel.
• We do not use outdoor heating appliances.
• We save valuable water by installing aerators in the washbasins, WC and shower fittings and only use single-lever mixers.
• On the ground floor and in the spa, our guests drink Grander revitalized water.

All of our linen (tablecloths and napkins, bed linen and towels) are washed with resources in mind by our own in-house laundry – meaning we avoid transporting them to and from laundries. Carefully-treated linens also have a longer lifecycle and retain their value.

We hold regular training on proper waste sorting and waste reduction. Together with our suppliers, we put in a lot of effort to use reusable containers rather than disposable containers. Since the Spring of 2019 and thanks to the food waste system from MEIKO GREEN Waste Solutions, our kitchen waste and food scraps have been fed back into the recycling cycle by being professionally collected by organic waste disposal companies and converted into environmentally-friendly energy using biogas plants.

For our nature-conscious guests, we offer two rooms completely furnished with Swiss pine wood and wooden floors. The furnishings are made from 100% natural Swiss pine wood which has been proven to lower the heart rate and help you get a restful night’s sleep. All other Relax Rooms and Suites feature local maple, walnut or ash wood and have Weitzer wooden parquet floors that have been awarded the Blue Angel. Natural silicate organic mineral paints are used on the walls.

Built in 2017, our staff house is situated in one of the most beautiful places in Hinterthiersee. The energy it uses comes from a modern photovoltaic system and an air-heat pump.

On our website, guests will find a link for an environmentally-friendly journey to us by train.

We have permanently installed charging stations. By integrating the OCCP standard, our guests with different brands of electric vehicles can use the charging stations and bill the costs according to consumption. Our system offers transparent and user-friendly billing.