Manisa Hotel is a 42-room hotel situated on the west coast of the island in the Flic-en-Flac area. The hotel uses a solar energy system (45.2Kw) and solar water heaters in all rooms. In addition, they practice rain water harvesting for gardening. With SWITCH Africa Green support, the hotel has conducted a 2 step Gap analysis which mapped the current operational and sustainable production and consumption practices and identified areas of improvement.
Stage 1 involved self-assessment by the hotel while Stage 2 involved the audit of the hotel based on Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GTC) criteria for hotels and tour operators.
As a result, the hotel management switched from using plastic bottles to using glass bottles. They also in- vested in a water filtering system. The hotel also introduced re-use of towels as an option for guests leading to a more conscious approach towards resource use.
Since the cost of producing the glass bottles is high, the hotel is exploring ways of clustering with other hotels to purchase these bottles at a cheaper cost. Manisa Hotel provides employment to 40 full time employees.
