To mitigate the potentially harmful effects of tourism, we employ the following strategies:
Lighting
is low-consumption energy-saving bulbs except bedside and bathroom lights which
are halogen because reading in bed is a Good Thing and cutting yourself while
shaving is a Bad Thing.
We use
no disposable products. But we continue to question the environmental cost of
laundering linen napkins versus throwing away paper ones. Guests who use their
sleeves are awarded special points!!
Our tiny
village has excellent recycling facilities with separate containers for paper,
glass, tincans, plastic. Everything from the hotel that can be recycled, is.
From
the bits and pieces that John found in his pocket, he has constructed an experimental
solar panel to heat water. On cloudy days the gasoil supplements the sun. The
boiler turns itself off in the wee hours and washing machine and other programable
devices turn themselves on.
Eschewing
the usual hotel practice of wasteful and tediously tiny bottles of bathroom
products, we provide large bottles of ecologically produced olive oil shampoo,
bath gel and body oil.
We rely
upon what is available locally - by which I mean Ronda as there are no shops
in Cartajima
By supplying
details of local enterprises to our guests, we hope to spread the wealth
We hope that when you come to stay with us you
will enjoy these policies rather than finding them restrictive in any way. And
we welcome feedback and more good ideas. This
a handy site for those seeking ways to reduce, reuse, recycle. One can easily
check to see how one is doing.
