The Green Elephant Hostel & Spa

"The Green Elephant is a trendy hostel with a luxurious feel. You get a healthy juice upon check-in and you have access to spa facilities. But there's more: the hostel also has a mini gym, a small urban forest, you can rent SUP boards, and there is a washing machine. Most importantly, there is secure bike parking. And we haven't even gotten to the sustainability aspects yet! Breakfast includes plenty of gluten-free and vegan options and no single-item packaging. The Green Elephant also works together with local suppliers as much as possible. For the interior of the hotel, the most sustainable options were chosen. Wall-paint is vegan, the floor of the restaurant is made of cork and the walls are made of certified wood. Of course, The Green Elephant also does the basic things such as exclusively using LED-lighting, recycling waste, decreasing the use of paper through online check-ins, providing sustainable, vegan shampoo, etc. The hostel discourages the use of cars, as it's located near the train station and does not have any car parking spaces available. Way to go! The other hotels in the LGB group adhere to similar sustainability standards, but they are not quite as cool as The Green Elephant in my opinion. * Note: please do not use the booking.com link attached to this pin, but instead book directly via the hotel's own website to combat the exploitation caused by booking.com having a monopoly as an accommodation platform."