Interviews with our Hoteliers

The Stories of Green Visionaries

Best Western hoteliers have been pioneers in the field of sustainable hotel management. While it has become indispensable today, they had to face even greater challenges in the beginning. They overcame hurdles and found creative approaches to managing green hotels. In the interviews, Best Western hoteliers talk about their sustainable projects at their hotels.

Hotel Victoria Freiburg

Interview with the Späth Family

"Every year, our hotel needs about as much electricity as 60 households and as much heating as 15 single-family homes. That's why we've been producing some of our electricity with our own solar plant on our roof top since 2000. This supplies enough energy for all our rooms."

Astrid Späth

Owner Hotel Victoria Freiburg, BW Signature Collection by Best Western

The Harmonie Vienna, Vienna

Interview with Sonja Wimmer

"The topic of sustainability and environmental protection is very important to me personally. As a hotel owner, I want to have a positive impact on the environment and offer my guests a conscious and sustainable hotel experience."

Sonja Wimmer Owner of The Harmonie Vienna, BW Premier Collection by Best Western, Vienna

Best Western Hotel Moran, Prague / Czech Republic

Interview with Ing. Gabriela Prachařová

"Sustainability and environmental protection are top priorities for our hotel. Many tourists, especially from Western Europe, are looking for sustainable accommodations to limit the negative environmental impact of their travels. We are the only hotel in Prague and the surrounding area that holds both the EU Ecolabel and the Eco-Friendly Service Label."

Ing. Gabriela Prachařová General Manager Best Western Hotel Moran Prague

Best Western Plus Kurhotel an der Obermaintherme, Bad Staffelstein

Interview with Andreas Poth

"For us, environmental protection and sustainability are a very big and important topic - so we have now introduced and implemented over 60 specific measures and projects to protect the environment in the hotel and have been certified with the CO₂ footprint of climate efficiency class A for our very low CO₂ emissions for overnight stays."

Andreas Poth, General Manager Best Western Plus Kurhotel an der Obermaintherme Bad Staffelstein

Best Western Premier Hotel Villa Stokkum, Hanau

Interview with Christoph Krieger and Achim Hunzinger

"Insofar as we want to achieve the mobility turnaround in Germany, we urgently need more charging infrastructure, especially with fast-charging stations. We want to and have made our valuable contribution to this." Christoph Krieger (l.) Owner Best Western Premier Hotel Villa Stokkum, Hanau