We have tried to be as environmentally friendly as possible to provide you with an eco friendly holiday and eco vacation in Provence.
During the sunny months, the hot-water for the villa is produced from the sun and stored in a well-insulated massive 700 litre tank. Whilst the pool is indeed heated we have a heat-pump/ heat-exchange system in addition to solar to minimise electricity use and take heat out of the air and transfer it into the pool. You can relax by the outlet of the heat pump and get quite cool even when the air temperature is 30 deg C plus!
The bedrooms are fitted with eco friendly ceiling fans and not air-conditioning. We do have air-conditioning units in the guest living area but again they are run by a heat-pump so could be classed as eco-luxury! We use the system more to heat the area in winter than cool it in the summer.
Most of the light bulbs used are energy saving low wattage with others being solar-powered and movement activated rather than being left on all night.
We recycle as much as possible of our house-hold rubbish and encourage our guests to do the same.
We try to organise our eco trips and eco tours to minimise the use of the car with many of our eco friendly walking and hiking trips starting from the door of the villa- walking is perhaps the most eco friendly travel possible!
Bed linen and towels are usually only changed every 4 days to minimise the effect of waste detergents on the environment. Even our toilets have a low volume flush to reduce water wastage.
So for your eco vacation, we try at all times to minimise your carbon foot-print during your trip to Provence.
For more information on booking eco vacations and eco friendly travel around Provence please contact us - David and Nick, your gay hosts at:-
Gay Holidays in Provence,
Villa la Pinede- hotel guest-house
Chemin du mas d'Isoard
13520 Maussane les Alpilles,
Provence, France
Tel 0033 49 |
