Our focus areas

Sustainability

Organic, local, environmentally and socially responsible – for over 25 years. Here we show concretely what that means in everyday life, without greenwashing.

Kräuter, frisches Gemüse und Innenhof – Bio‑Hotel Schanzenstern Altona

Gastronomy – 100% organic

Our entire gastronomy is fully organic-certified (DE-ÖKO-012).

Organic breakfast for our hotel guests – fresh every day.
Organic lunch with a weekly changing menu and seasonal produce.
Organic catering on request – with exclusively organic ingredients.
Close cooperation with selected farms, butchers and organic suppliers.

Ecological & resource-saving

We look after ecology and resources throughout the house.

From cleaning products to soap – we use ecological products throughout the house.

For you as a guest: Organic shampoo, ecological soaps and toiletries in the rooms – towel changes and room cleaning on request rather than by default.

Energy- and heat-efficient self-supply – plus rainwater from our own cistern.

For you as a guest: Toilets are flushed with rainwater from our own cistern. The water may occasionally look slightly tinted – completely harmless and simply part of our water cycle.

We consistently avoid single-use plastic products – in the hotel and in our restaurant.

For you as a guest: No single-use products in the rooms, deposit containers for takeaway food and biodegradable receipts in the restaurant.

Social responsibility

Fair employment in-house and lived solidarity with our neighbourhood.

All team members are directly employed by us – from housekeeping to maintenance.
A good working atmosphere, flat hierarchies and long-standing teams.
Cooperation with the association "Leben im Abseits": we provide five hotel rooms as part of a Housing First programme for people experiencing homelessness.
Our organic lunch is a meeting point for the neighbourhood – soup and stew stay deliberately affordable.

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Certificates & awards

We have ourselves audited – and make the results visible.

DE-ÖKO-012 / 2025.002

Current organic certificate for Schanzenstern Altona GmbH, valid until 30 September 2027.

Partner

Bett+Bike

Recognised cycle-friendly business by the ADFC – with secure bicycle parking.

Partner

Blaue Schwalbe

Award for ecologically and socially responsible travel.

Partner

Low-barrier certified

Audited under the German Tourism Association's "Reisen für Alle" initiative – with low-barrier access, lift and wheelchair-friendly rooms.

Partner

Aktuelles Bio‑Zertifikat

Zertifikat-Nr. DE-ÖKO-012.276-0043010.2025.002. Ausgestellt am 15.12.2025, gültig bis 30.09.2027. Kontrollstelle: AGRECO R. F. Göderz GmbH (DE-ÖKO-012). Umfang: Speisen und Getränke laut aktueller Speisekarte sowie Catering.

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Aktuelles Bio‑Zertifikat des Schanzenstern, gültig bis 30.09.2027