Sustainable
Hotel

• We pay equal salaries for women and men for comparable work.
• We refrain from interim work and work on call that puts employees at risk or does not respect the LGAV.
• We maintain flat work hierarchies to motivate employees to take on more responsibility. We believe that both guests and employees are happier when everyone is given maximum autonomy.
• We maintain partnerships with regional companies, restaurants and producers.
• We offer barrier-free access to our meeting rooms and hotel rooms.

• Our hotels are located near public transport so that our guests can make use of it.
• We co-operate with SBB and are able to issue tickets ourselves and make them available to our guests.
• CO2 reduction: Engagement with HotellerieSuisse to save fossil fuels and electricity, with the aim of reducing CO2 emissions in accordance with an agreement with the Swiss Confederation for the period from 2013 to 2020.
• Where possible, we favour bulk packaging rather than individual items in order to reduce packaging (soap, cleaning products, breakfast products, etc.).
• Where possible, we work with large glass surfaces in our refurbishments to reduce electric lighting.
• We use LED lamps in our hotels, as these are currently the most environmentally friendly light sources.
• Cleaning of towels during the stay only at the request of the guest.
• Possibility for guests to cancel the cleaning service and thus benefit from a price reduction.
• Separation of waste (compost, paper, aluminium, plastic, glass...) wherever possible.
• Insulation of the façade to improve heat and noise insulation, as well as generally generous insulation of all structural elements.
• UV protection film on all windows and in all hotels of the Manz Privacy Hotel Group.
• Euler Basel / City Inn Basel: free charging for electric cars.
• Rooms do not consume energy when there are no guests.
• Promotion of tap water quality and use of water carafes instead of PET bottles.
• Handling correspondence electronically wherever possible.

Manz Privacy Hotels have always been passionate about pioneering technology and sophisticated about often unusual services. And so digitalisation is not just a buzzword at Manz Hotels, but part of our philosophy. We create synergies and added value for business travellers and private travellers and ensure carefree stays and sustainable success.

• Free Wi-Fi in the entire hotel area: A high-performance Wi-Fi enables our guests to stream films and music quickly.
• We offer digital conferencing in the conference and event area.
• Digital check-in and check-out. You can complete your check-in with all registration data before your arrival via smartphone or PC. You can use the QR code or your hotel reservation number to encode your room card at the hotel and then simply sink into the many pillows in your room. And if you want, you can also check out again digitally.
• Security: To ensure that digitalisation remains exciting and does not become a risk for data and personal information, we have taken appropriate precautions. We use the security solutions of our partners HotelPlus, Six Payments and Code2Order.
• Manz Privacy Hotels will continue to work on digital solutions with the best security precautions in order to offer you the best and most innovative solutions for your stay in the future.

Together with the Vattel hotel management school, we are developing further measures for the sustainability of our hotels and are endeavouring to complete these with a global certificate. Manz Privacy Hotels aims to have completed this process by the end of 2022.

The "Cités de l'énergie" (Energy Cities) were launched in 2001 by the SuisseEnergie programme with a view to creating a "platform for an intelligent energy policy". They promote the use of renewable energies, environmentally friendly mobility and the sustainable use of resources. Zurich is one of 313 energy cities in Switzerland.

In 2020, the city of Zurich was once again awarded the Energiestadt®Gold label for its consistent climate and energy policy, this time for the fifth time. The new audit procedure for long-standing Gold Cities was applied. This assessment centres on energy policy and the development of energy consumption. Zurich has now held the gold label for 20 years.

Zurich achieved 85% of the possible points in the energy city audit. The measures that have contributed to this include:

• The expansion of energy networks that utilise geothermal energy or lake water and the replacement of heating systems with heat pump solutions.
• The construction of solar power systems on many city-owned buildings.
• The continuous development of the city's energy consulting services
• In all phases of municipal construction projects, standards for environmentally friendly and energy-efficient construction are applied.
• The expansion of public transport - for example the opening of the new tram connection via Hardbrücke - and its further electrification.

The fact that Zurich can continue to carry the gold label is thanks to the commitment of a large number of municipal departments. They implement the energy policy in their daily work.