We strive to promote responsible tourism in every way we can. Here are examples of actions we take daily:

• Our hotel has a designated sustainability manager who, together with the management team, focuses on the development of the hotel’s sustainability practices and involves other staff members in the process. Responsible behavior is an active part of our orientation.
• We monitor energy and water consumption and continuously work to use them more efficiently. For example, the water flow in the hotel rooms has been adjusted to minimize unnecessary water consumption while ensuring guest comfort.
• We use locally produced and organically certified food, products, and services. Through our choices, we aim to strengthen the local economy.
• We monitor the amount of waste we produce and continuously strive to reduce the amount of residual waste by recycling and sorting. In addition to residual waste, we also collect bio-waste in our hotel rooms.
• We only use environmentally certified cleaning chemicals and tissue products in our daily use. All our hotel rooms are approved by the Allergy and Asthma Federation, and our housekeeping team uses only odorless cleaning agents.
• Cleaning and towel changes are done only upon request.
• We use only LED lighting in our premises.
• Our sauna is regularly turned on and scheduled to operate only in the evenings.
• We also encourage children to engage in responsible tourism by providing them with an environmental passport at check-in.
• We continuously strive to reduce paper consumption by offering electronic receipts instead of paper receipts, as well as the option to check in via self-service kiosks or apps.
• We fight food waste in our restaurant by being part of the ResQ app, where we offer leftover lunches or deli items that would otherwise go to waste.
• We also offer vegetarian options on our menu.
• We have minimized the use of disposable and individually packaged products.
• We do not prepare food from endangered species, always offer vegetarian options, and aim to serve food in accordance with the seasonal cycle. We collaborate with local producers and try to cook with ingredients that would otherwise go to waste.
• We encourage our guests to travel in an environmentally friendly manner! At our hotel, you can borrow our bicycles free of charge during your stay, weather permitting, and we encourage the use of public transport. In our lobby, you can find local public transportation timetables.
• We collaborate with local businesses and educational institutions by offering internships to students and schoolchildren.
• Our hotel is warmly welcoming to everyone, regardless of background and needs. With us, every guest is equally valued.
• Our parking lot has 4 electric car charging stations.
• The windows in our hotel rooms are covered with protective films that reflect the sun’s heat away from the room, so we don’t need to use mechanical cooling as much during the summer.
• We take care of our employees’ expertise and safety: we offer work footwear and E-pass benefits, and our employees are trained in first aid and safety.
• We treat job seekers, employees, customers, and stakeholders fairly and in accordance with the law. We offer comprehensive employment contracts to our staff. We follow good business practices in competition and plan our procurement with a focus on ethical production, product lifespan, durability, and recyclability. We develop our operations with sustainability in mind and aim to make purchases locally or domestically.
• We keep all our equipment in good condition, from air conditioning to refrigerators, to ensure they operate energy-efficiently.
• The minibars in our hotel rooms are intentionally empty.
• In our lobby, there is a recycling bookshelf where you can freely take a book with you to your hotel room or for your train trip!
• We showcase local influences, for example, through the wallpaper in our rooms. There is a map of Turku on the wall, where guests can use QR codes to explore interesting city sites.
• We have at least one charity project each year. In 2023, our hotel had two charity projects – a bike ride against bullying and a project for the Turku University Hospital.

We set annual sustainability goals for the upcoming year in June in conjunction with the Green Key certification.

Our goals for 2024-2025 are:

• Fragrance-free cleaning agents in pump bottles instead of small individual ones.
• Implementation of mobile keys.
• Recycling coffee grounds as soil improvement material.
• Addition of the MySoda machine to the Superior room selection.