Today is Earth Day, so here at UK Hotel Map we decided to round up a few of the best eco-friendly hotels in Europe into one blog post. As environmental awareness is becoming the norm worldwide, so many hotels have jumped on the green bandwagon, utilising eco-friendly practices that range from water-saving techniques to solar power, among many others.

Hotel Kursaal & Ausonia - Florence, Italy
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This eco-hotel in the heart of Florence (pictured above) has recently remodelled to use energy-saving infrastructure. The central heating and air con units also produce hot water, rooms are installed with energy-saving lightbulbs and water-saving faucets and all of the cleaning products used by the hotel are biodegradable.

Hotel Gavarni – Paris, France
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Just a few steps from the Eiffel Tower, this Parisian delight was the first hotel in the city to be awarded the European Ecolabel. 100% of the hotel’s electricity comes from renewable energy sources, bathrooms are equipped with flow-control showers, they implement a stringent recycling regime (including recycling options inside each guestroom) and offer organic breakfasts to guests. They also subsidise their staff members to take public transportation to work.

Ariston Hotel – Milan, Italy
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Hotel Ariston was the first hotel in Italy to be designed according to “bio-architectural” criteria. In the breakfast room, guests are presented with a “bio” corner that offers a selection of organic and green options, and they serve purified water.

Hotel Alexandra – Copenhagen, Denmark
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This design hotel is the only one in Copenhagen to have received the “Green Key” for its eco-friendly facilities, which includes an allergy-friendly floor (where all furnishings, bedding and products are sensitive to allergies). The hotel is completely CO2 neutral, and they are fully committed to avoiding unnecessary waste and the disuse of harming chemicals.

Chateau Mcely - Mcely, Czech Republic
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This forest retreat is considered one of the greenest hotels in the world. All of their energy comes from renewable sources like wind and solar. They use captured rainwater to hydrate the forest park that surrounds the hotel, and they meticulously sort all of their waste, including hazardous items such as electronics and printer cartridges, as well as all of the waste collected in guestrooms.

Photo by hotelkursaal&ausonia.