Description
If you want to experience Gran Canaria in an authentic and natural way, the Boutique Hotel Casa León Royal Retreat is your place of relaxation. The small, sustainable hotel with 25 rooms is located inland on a 10,000 m² estate with native plants.
The German owners have lovingly furnished it in the colors of the surrounding countryside (sea, sand, and mountains). Their goal: to bring nature inside and make it accessible.
Highlights
- Family-run boutique hotel in rural Gran Canaria
- Spa with local products and treatments
- Regional cuisine with organic ingredients
- Tapas and Canarian specialties cooking classes
- Patio with fireplace and cocktail bar
- Daily activities such as aqua fitness, yoga, hiking, etc.
- Free shuttle to the beach (several times a day)
- Shuttle and discounts to 5 golf courses in the area
environmental protection
being local - authentic experiences
giving back
cultural commitment
Rooms & Amenities
Natural woods, natural stone bathrooms, and handmade fabrics in natural colors reflect the sand, sea, and mountains. Almost all of the 25 rooms also have large panoramic windows with sweeping ocean views.
Philosophy
Enjoy royally…come home full of energy – this is the motto of the Canarian hideaway on Gran Canaria. Here you can feel completely at ease and recharge your batteries in a wonderful atmosphere with spa, culinary, and personal service.
“The world's most precious treasures are at home here: contentment, relaxation, health and happiness.” CASA LEÓN Villa y Restaurante S.L.
Green Initiatives
“The main goal of Casa León Royal Retreat is to reconcile environmental protection with our operational activities, thus enhancing our relationship to the environment and achieving maximum customer satisfaction. For this reason, the management and all the employees of the company are committed to the continuous improvement of the environmental performance of the services we offer.
Our management policy is entirely focused on the environment and the quality of our services; our goal is to achieve a state of sustainable development.”
Owner family
- Architecture
- Energy
- Water
- Waste management
- Food
- Environment
- CO2 Offset
- Communication
- Local architectural style
- Architect from the area
- Use of local and environmentally friendly building materials
- Employment of local workers
- Barrier-free access and accessibility information for people with special needs wherever possible
- Casa León Royal Retreat is gradually implementing an energy-saving concept that affects all areas of the hotel
- The use of renewable energy is continuously increased
- Measurement of energy consumption, energy saving targets are set and regularly controlled and adjusted
- Energy and resource-saving technologies (e.g. LED lights, motion detectors, and timers) are used throughout the hotel
- Water is a limited resource in the Canary Islands. As there are no rivers or lakes on the islands and the climate is very dry, water conservation is a vital issue.
- As a guest of Casa Leon you will be reminded by a small sign in the bathroom to save water in the showers and to avoid unnecessary washing of towels.
- Reducing the daily amount of laundry in this way not only saves water but also detergent and electricity.
- Use of water-saving showerheads to further reduce water consumption.
- A large part of Casa Leon’s garden consists of plants such as cacti and the like, which require very little water
- The facility is equipped with a biological treatment system that reuses wastewater for irrigation
- The water comes from a nearby well in the Ayagaures Gorge. No one is adversely affected by drawing water from there
- A rainwater collection system in the hotel’s courtyard also provides water capacity. As does the service water treatment system
- Casa León is managed according to the principle “avoid, recycle, eliminate waste”
- Plastic packaging is avoided as much as possible, for example at breakfast.
- There is a waste separation system throughout the hotel. The containers with recyclables are collected once a week.
- Use of seasonal and Km. 0 products and organic foods when available
- Supporting small local producers and the local economy
- Use of ingredients from the herb garden, lemons and oranges from the garden
- CO2 emissions (per guest/night) are measured and new mechanisms for reduction are implemented
- Pest control without chemicals
- Protection of flora and fauna – support of biodiversity
- To offset the CO2 emissions generated by the hotel and its guests, 40,000 m² of forest in the Balkans has been leased, left untouched and maintained in its original state.
- The hotel pursues a clear communication strategy, understandable to the guest, on the individual sustainable initiatives.
- Casa León communicates its products and services transparently, (not only sustainability related) informing guests about the surrounding nature, local culture and appropriate behavior during visits.
Internal communication on sustainability