Neeleshwar Hermitage - Ecology at the Hermitage

As fortunate stewards of the local land, we do all that we can to create an eco-friendly environment:

We are a non-smoking hotel
All kitchen waste is recycled to provide bio-gas for cooking and heating
All human waste is purified and used to water the garden
All garden waste is recycled to make mature compost
All burnable waste is incinerated on site
Water is conserved
The gardens are kept free of pesticides and artificial fertilizers
The site has been landscaped to encourage butterflies and a large range of local and migratory birds
We operate a strictly ‘minimal plastic’ policy. To this end we use bags made of cotton and recycle paper (which gives work to the local people)
Bottled water consumed by tourists generates a veritable mountain of plastic every single day. Accordingly, we at the Hermitage have decided to forego the considerable profit gained from selling bottled water, and instead provide our guests drinking water purified on site by the most up-to-date method ('reverse osmosis'). This water comes in copper jugs which, according to Ayurveda, give it added nutritional value. Not only is this water safe, nutritious and delicious to drink, but it leaves no plastic footprint.

	As fortunate stewards of the local land, we do all that we can to create an eco-friendly environment: We are a non-smoking hotel All kitchen waste is recycled to provide bio-gas for cooking and heating All human waste is purified and used to water the garden All garden waste is recycled to make mature compost All burnable waste is incinerated on site Water is conserved The gardens are kept free of pesticides and artificial fertilizers The site has been landscaped to encourage butterflies and a large range of local and migratory birds We operate a strictly ‘minimal plastic’ policy. To this end we use bags made of cotton and recycle paper (which gives work to the local people) Bottled water consumed by tourists generates a veritable mountain of plastic every single day. Accordingly, we at the Hermitage have decided to forego the considerable profit gained from selling bottled water, and instead provide our guests drinking water purified on site by the most up-to-date method ('reverse osmosis'). This water comes in copper jugs which, according to Ayurveda, give it added nutritional value. Not only is this water safe, nutritious and delicious to drink, but it leaves no plastic footprint.