At the Bikepark & Bergbahn St. Johann • only 20 minutes to Kitzbühel • Hiking and climbing at the Wilder Kaiser • SuperSki Card ski pass with 2,750 km of slopes
1,300 km of bike tours • Top bike destination in the Alps • Hiking & climbing • 179 lifts / 508 km of slopes • Only 600 m to the Hochzillertal ski area • 10 min to the Zillertal Arena
In town: St. Kathrein Thermal Spa & Römerbad • 15 minutes from the most beautiful bathing lakes in Carinthia • incl. Sunshine Card • September & October including Carinthia Card with free cable car & more
Great location in the Kuhflucht nature and recreation park with views of the Zugspitze and Alpspitze • 5km to Garmisch-Partenkirchen • Eibsee • Partnachklamm • Near the hotel: heated outdoor pool, sports center
Open since November 15, 2024 • Skiing at over 3,000 m • Austria's largest glacier • 4 ski areas • Alpine pastures and mountain lakes • Stubai High Trail • Schlick 2000 Bike Park
Germany's southernmost holiday resort • perfect starting point for mountain hikes and bike tours • 200 km of hiking trails at all altitudes • Germany's largest and highest ski area
Piz Buin, Silvretta-Montafon with 300km of ski slopes • Silvretta High Alpine Road • directly at the Mountain Beach, 270km of bike trails
Ideal location at the valley station of the Hinterstoder cable car • Just a few steps from the village center • Active Card: 40 free and 20 bonus services daily
At the Alpspitzbahn in Nesselwang with summer tobogganing & Alpspitzkick • only 20 minutes to the royal castles • slopes, ski school, children's ski area & daily night skiing directly at the hotel
A few minutes from the famous Königssee • Berchtesgaden National Park • Watzmann • Kehlsteinhaus • Berchtesgaden Salt Mine • Outdoor pool only 200 m away • NEW: Jenner cable car
AREA 47 • 1,600 km of hiking trails • 870 km of mountain bike routes • WIDIVERSUM • Ötzi Village • Umhausen Birds of Prey Park • Stuibenfall
Cradle to Cradle - Sustainability in focus at Explorer Hotels
Sustainable construction with cradle-to-cradle principle
The cradle-to-cradle (C2C) principle is based on the idea that all materials are guided through an idealized, closed raw material cycle. They remain 100% in the cycle and can therefore be reused.
This innovative approach to sustainable circular economy was developed in the late 1990s by German chemist Michael Braungart and US architect William McDonough. (Source: www.umweltbundesamt.de)
Our contribution to the SDGs
Difference between Cradle-to-Cradle & PDCA cycle
With each new location, we review our materials and, where possible, replace them with more sustainable alternatives. For example, in 2022, during the construction of the Explorer Hotel Garmisch, we replaced the headboards in the rooms with a new material. We used loden fabric made from Tiroler Scharfe wool. The idea was to utilize existing natural materials.
However, during the review, we realized that while this was a great idea, it was unfortunately not suitable for everyday use in a hotel due to the difficulty of cleaning. When building the Explorer Hotel Stubaital, we therefore used a new loden fabric, which is also made from sustainable materials.
This shared core philosophy is also important to us when selecting our manufacturers. Englisch Design curtains are sourced from resource-efficient production. We use durable products made from recyclable packaging materials. These recycled fabrics and PET bottles are free of harmful dyes and ingredients and can therefore be safely recycled.
The building itself was constructed as a hybrid structure, meaning the use of concrete was reduced to a minimum. The majority of the facade elements are made from local wood from Tyrol. Wood, a renewable building material, has an excellent carbon footprint and is ecologically valuable. Harvested wood is processed into lumber (sawn timber) in sustainable forestry, so the manufacturing process requires very little energy – only a fraction of the energy required to produce a masonry brick. (Source: www.Daiobau.at)
The carpet in the new Explorer Hotels is made from recycled nylon, which the Italian company launched in 2011. Its production uses waste such as fishing nets, old carpets, and fabric scraps that would otherwise pollute the environment. The collected waste for the production of ECONYL® carpet is converted back into nylon using an innovative regeneration process. Pretty cool, right?
We always keep sustainability in mind in our design and are happy to bear the additional costs for the benefit of the environment - We care!
Explorer Hotels' sustainability program
