Sustainability
Locally Harvested
Our menu is populated with dishes and beverages grown in our own garden. Each day, the team collects fresh produce to integrate into our dishes at Benno, the pool bar, and Cosecha. Hotel San Cristobal also works directly with local fishermen to procure their daily bounty, reducing shipping waste and directly supporting the local economy. Our wine program prioritizes vignerons that farm sustainably.
Minimizing Our Impact
Hotel San Cristobal adheres to a rigorous waste separation program, and our team members are trained to continuously ensure that all standards are met. As part of the program, all waste is meticulously sorted and weighed before leaving the property in order to keep track of, and subsequently find ways to reduce, volume. All cardboard, aluminum, recyclables, and glass are sorted separately, any leftover meat is donated to local farms to help feed hogs, and as of April 1, all organic waste is deposited into our own compost piles. The hotel has also implemented a strict zero-plastic policy, providing purified water to all in-house guests and opting for Strahl Polycarbonate glassware instead.
Results of the hotel’s sustainability efforts so far include –
- Reduced the use of plastic bags by over 50%, saving roughly 1,530 plastic bags from being added to landfills yearly.
- Diverted a total of 67,481 lbs of waste has been from the local landfill through multiple composting efforts, reducing 60% of their entire property waste.
- Generated 15,829 lbs of compost, which is used in our own garden to provide produce used in all of our restaurants.
- Recycled 7,952 lbs of glass, cardboard, and plastics , saving them from local landfills.
Providing for the Community
Hotel San Cristobal’s team members regularly participate in community service efforts, many of which benefit the environment such as community-wide trash collections and beach clean-ups. We kindly asks our guests to pack additional items for donation and are happy pass along any thing they choose to leave behind.
Donation Suggestions:
- Sporting equipment (skateboard decks, elbow and wrist pads, soccer balls, baseball bats, baseballs, volleyballs, and cleats)
- Clothing (ages 4 to 18)
- Tennis shoes (ages 4 to 18)
- Toiletries (toothpaste, toothbrush, body wash, and shampoo)
- School supplies (books in English and Spanish for all ages, notebooks, pens, pencils, backpack, and markers)
