Le Cheval Blanc

A member of Hôtels au Naturel since 1999
Awarded the European Ecolable in 2015 (which we won’t be renewing due to the time consuming administration) however we continue to uphold the same objectives.

• Installation of water saving devices in all rooms
• Our bathrooms are equipped with shampoo/liquid soap dispensers in order to limit individual packaging and waste
• We are replacing all light bulbs with low consumption versions.
• Corridors have presence detectors for lighting
• Cleaning products are ecological or Ecolable certified
• We only change towels and sheets upon clients’ request in order to economise on water and laundry detergent.
• Our brochure is printed on recycled paper and we’re progressively replacing all our flyer
• We keep all printed sheets of paper to print or write on the back
• We’ve put in place a selective system of sorting to recycle our waste
• We collect the water from wine chiller buckets to water our flowers and compost our used ground coffeet
• We have a cardboard compressor to reduce the volume of cardboard waste, which we then give to a cardboard recycling company
• Our chickens and “Peanut” the pig, feast on our leftover vegetables, potatoes and fruit
• Our pool’s heating is operated by a heat pump
• We offer regional produce
• We have a servicing area for camping cars with connections for water, electricity and waste water
• We’ve put in place charging stations for electric cars, including TESLA

We encourage you to participate in our approach using simple, non-binding gestures:

• Turn off the heating or air-conditioning if you open a window
• Turn off the lights and television when you leave the room
• Use water in the bathroom rationally
• Leave only the towels to be washed on the bathroom floor
• Inform us of any eventual water leaks
• Dispose of your used batteries at the reception in the box provided
• Place all used cans, glass and plastic bottles on the desk
• Do not throw anything in the toilet, use the bin
• Thank you for helping us to protect the environment

• Children’s playground
• 18 hole mini golf, giant chess board and pétanque
• Outdoor heated pool with terrace and relaxation areas
• Wellness area with sauna and thermo SPA
• Lounge with billard table, ping-pong and table-football. Electric bike rental on site
• Library, boardgames

• Golf courses in Bitche and Souffleheim
• Hiking directly from the hotel
• Equestrian centre in Obersteinbach
• Hot air ballooning
• Tree top adventure park, “Didiland” theme park, animal park in Silz
• Petit Fleck, Biosphere centre, bare foot walking path
• Fleckenstein Castle, the Maginot line, pottery, crystal-glassware factory
• Visit the Sturtzer cheese farm, the Cleebourg wine cellar, the Hoeffler artisanal distillery, the Uberach artisanal brewery, the Boehli bretzel factory

The Northern Vosges Regional Natural Park was created in 1975.
The park is part of the trans-border biosphere reserve of the Northern Vosges-Pfalzerwald.

• There are 2,600km of marked trails in the Park, 1,700 by the Vosgien Club, for hiking, horse riding, mountain biking or tourist cycling.
• 35 castles on sandstone outcrops and 2 Renaissance castles
• 26 museums and exhibitions linked to history, folklore or technical and artistic craftsmanship
• 113 classified or registered historical monuments and sites
• 5 Maginot line forts
• The Northern Vosges has many types of forests, such as beech, oak, alder and even peat pine.