ECOLODGE SHIMANTO

ECO PROGRAM DETAILS

 Once fully operational, the ECOLODGE SHIMANTO will have one of the most unique environmental initiatives of any hotel on the planet.  The hotel has been designed and built with sustainability as the main theme of the project.  Below is a list of just a few of the items that make up the resort’s environmental program: 

• A menu of locally harvested foods is available to guests, including eels, river shrimps, crabs, and even special grasses which live in the adjacent river.
• Because of its remote location, stargazing is a popular activity among guests.  PES International, the design team responsible for the project used a special lighting system to eliminate any light pollution from grounds lighting.

• The hotel was developed by Japan Rail Company, thus has incorporated elements of the rail industry into the design as part of the creative recycling and reuses effort.  Barrels used decades ago as rail-shipping crates are used to catch rainwater in strategic spots, and old rail-ties are used as paving throughout most of the resort.
• Hard surfaced areas are paved with a porous surface to allow rainwater to seep into the ground as it should.

 For more details on the ECOLODGE SHIMANTO’s environmental program, please contact Ms. Harinakshi Nair at HVS International: hnair@hvsinternational.com.