Tel. +44 (0)1273 600030 (UK)
The lodge has developed envrionmentally friendly buildings with the use of solar power for hot water, a rain water storage system, and the use of a reed-bed and water garden sewage treatment system where all waste water is returned to the gardens through irrigation.
The lodge is considered an "eco hotel" because it fulfills the six main components of eco tourism, namely:
- it depends on the natural environment
- is ecologically sustainable
- is proven to contribute to conservation
- features an enviromental training program
- incorporates cultural considerations
- provides a net economic return to the local community.
All our staff are local people from Manggerai. Thus we fulfil the necessary requirement to use a majority of local people. Over 90% of funds are returned to the local community. Environmental training programs have been developed with all our stakeholders, namely our staff (through on the job training), our guests (through room files), the local government and community (by out reach) and the international community by working closely with the local office of The Nature Conservancy and The Komoso National Park (these organisations have used our lodge as a training centre for many workshops to do with coral reef protection).
We invite every traveller who books a holiday via us to send in a review. Because we don't run the holidays they're completely independent and unedited... remember to read between the lines though, as two people on the same holiday can have different views!
