Our journey towards becoming a sustainable hotel in Austria
Serfaus is a car-free community, which means you can simply park your car at the hotel and forget about it. Everything you need, from shops to ski lifts, is within easy walking distance or a short ride on the village’s unique underground railway. Yes, you heard that right – an underground railway! It’s the only one of its kind in the world and has been transporting visitors since 1985. And in 2019, it was completely renovated. Our commitment to a car-free holiday is just one of the many ways our sustainable hotel in Austria is dedicated to protecting our planet. Another example: We wash all of our hotel linen on-site to avoid long transport routes and thus reduce our carbon footprint.
What does a sustainable holiday in Austria look like?
Over 20 years ago, we set a goal to make Cervosa as sustainable as possible. Our first step was to install solar panels to heat the water in our indoor pool, and we’ve expanded this system over the years. All of the light bulbs throughout our sustainable hotel in Austria have been replaced with energy-efficient LEDs. The mechanical systems, such as ventilation and cooling, are also state-of-the-art and energy-saving. The hotel is heated by natural gas, which we plan to blend with hydrogen and biogas in the future to further reduce our environmental impact. Additionally, we employ efficient temperature management systems to minimise energy waste. In 2023, we installed a brand-new 600m² photovoltaic system with a capacity of 120 kilowatts peak (kWp) on our roof.
The pillars of sustainability
Sustainability is about more than just protecting the environment. It also encompasses social and economic factors.
