Description
Located in the heart of Erlangen, the Hotel Luise will surprise you with unique possibilities, creative details, and plenty of space for your individual business event. Always included: an inspiring and future-oriented atmosphere, which can be felt at all conferences, seminars, workshops, or working retreats. In 2010, Hotel Luise was the first hotel in Franconia to be certified as carbon neutral. The city hotel is now even climate-positive and awarded with the EU Eco Label, making it one of the most environmentally friendly business hotels in Germany.
Highlights
- Quiet and central location in the city center
- Inspiring atmosphere in one of the most environmentally friendly business hotels in Germany
- Various conference and meeting rooms both indoors and outdoors for 2 to 50 people
- High-quality equipment in the rooms (incl. technology, presentation case, etc.)
- (Vegan) catering possible
- Comfortable rooms, some made entirely from renewable materials
- Organic vitality breakfast (zero waste)
- Free room service for wheelchair users
- Wellness area
environmental protection
being local - authentic experiences
giving back
cultural commitment
Rooms and facilities
The conference and meeting rooms at Hotel Luise have one thing in common: an inspiring atmosphere. Whether in the small “Kofferraum” or on the roof with a view over Erlangen: Here, meetings become something special, and the surroundings support the creative thought processes of the participants. What’s more, all meetings are climate-positive!
Overnight stay
Is one day not enough for your seminar or workshop? Are you planning a conference over the weekend? At Hotel Luise you can not only do this in a climate-positive way, but also offer your guests and speakers a climate-positive overnight stay in sustainable hotel rooms.
Sustainability at Hotel Luise
Every decision at Hotel Luise is influenced by sustainability factors. Every change is aimed at improving the hotel’s own environmental, economic or social impact. Not all of these measures are visible at first glance, some not even at second or third glance. Nevertheless, Hotel Luise wants to show them and, above all, be an inspiration for others: It can be done eco-friendly, fair and economically!
How it all started
In the late 1980s, Klaus Förtsch took over the management of Hotel Luise from his parents and began to implement the green philosophy that still exists today. Founded in 1956, the Hotel became a pioneer in sustainability in tourism. Today, Ben Förtsch is the third generation to run the hotel, carrying on the green tradition with the same passion.
“Creativity is the key to long-term success, because creativity is the power to drive innovation, solve problems and find new approaches.” Ben Förtsch
Green Initiatives
The family-run hotel operates according to ecological principles, with a priority to fulfill the responsibility towards future generations. Hotel Luise has been awarded the EU Eco Label for its sustainable initiatives.
- CO2 footprint
- Energy
- Waste management
- Social responsibility
- Organic Breakfast
- Certicicates
CO2 footprint
The Hotel Luise has had its CO2 footprint measured by Viabono for years. The focus has always been on reducing the calculated emissions. The unavoidable CO2 emissions are offset through a reforestation project in Panama, making the hotel one of the most climate-neutral hotels in Germany. In 2015, it was also the first hotel to be certified as climate-positive. This means that more emissions are offset than caused.
Only 10.24 kg of CO2 is generated per overnight stay, which is offset by a reforestation project in Panama. This corresponds to the excellent climate efficiency class A. By comparison, the average emission load of a 3-star hotel is 35 kg CO2 per overnight stay, which is much higher than at the Hotel Luise.
Energy
- Solar installation for electrical energy (Extention is planned)
- For the rest: Use of green energy only
- Use of energy-efficient district heating of the Erlangen public utilities
- Support of the Solar-mobile Association Erlangen inc. and partner of the solar filling station, which is located directly opposite the hotel
- Battery charging station for electric cars
- Car-Sharing for guests
Waste management
- Usage of jumbo packages to avoid garbage
- Nothing is hastily thrown away: where possible, materials are recycled or upcycled.
- Discarded furniture, electronics, and other items are placed on the gift table for guests and staff, or given away (e.g. to students or people in need).
- There is a zero-waste breakfast buffet.
Social responsibility
- Support of environment protection projects
- Active integration of all employees
- Support of local, social and cultural projects
- Discarded pieces of furniture and electronics are handed on, for example to students or flood victims
- Cross-generational Team
- Close and direct contact to suppliers
- Member of the Bavarian Family Pact: the compatibility of family and career plays a particularly important role here, e.g. through flexible working models or special consideration for employees with children in shift and vacation planning
- Maintenance of a 24/7 food vending machine with regional food to close a supply gap in the neighborhood
Organic Breakfast
- Use of regional, organic and/or Fairtrade products
- Almost all drinks come from the region and are certified organic
- Own orchard with Franconian fruit varieties
- Own beehive; the hotel’s own honey can be purchased
- Green Chefs membership commits us to fairness & responsibility in gastronomy
Certificates
