Is your organic hotel missing from our map? We look forward to welcoming you!
Become part of the largest network of organic hotels in Europe!
Good reasons to be there.
Do you fit in with us?
Let's get started! We don't have a complicated application process: You can create a free listing for your hotel and we'll provide you with login details for managing your listing. Take your time to complete your profile – the more complete your listing, the easier it is for our search algorithm to connect your hotel with the right guests. Specific details and supporting documentation for all environmental claims are essential. After a review by our editorial team, we'll activate your profile. If any information is missing, we'll contact you.
How much does a listing in the Biohotels.de directory cost?
Nothing. Because we're delighted with every organic hotel that becomes visible to travelers. With each new host, the portal becomes more attractive and the network stronger. That's why your basic listing in the search directory is free: no membership fee, no commissions for clicks or referrals.
If you'd like to optimize the marketing power of your listing, you can upgrade to a premium listing at any time and thus increase your reach. Pricing is fairly tiered according to business size. Since we don't charge membership fees or commissions, the revenue from premium listings finances the ongoing operation of the portal – software licenses, SEO/GEO, content production, and organization. There is no profit distribution; every euro is reinvested in the portal.
Prerequisite for listing on Biohotels.de
Organic cuisine is the minimum requirement. to an organic hotel. We don't expect 100% immediately, but we do require information about your current organic content and proof that your food service is certified organic. Depending on the country, there are different options, either via a State-run organic catering systems such as the German Bio-AHVV or private certification systems that are controlled by independent third parties (e.g. Bioland, Demeter, the certification system of the BIO HOTELS association, "Bio Austria" in Austria or "Bio Fair Südtirol" in Italy).
Those who consciously choose organic ingredients in their hotel kitchen aren't content with the status quo in the rest of the establishment. That's why we value our hosts also considering the ecological impact of the hotel industry and their social responsibility. You don't have to be at your destination yet, but you must have demonstrably embarked on the journey. For your We don't prescribe a rigid set of requirements for ecological and social commitment , as sustainable business practices have many facets. Every hotel sets different priorities and focuses – green electricity , CO2 accounting, cosmetics and cleaning products, architecture and building biology, regional sourcing, or the common good economy: Show which concrete measures you are already implementing and what your passion projects are. Use the upload function to provide supporting documentation.
Over half of the hotels listed with us, boasting an organic share of over 90%, are among the benchmarks of organic hospitality. But even if you're still in the midst of the transition: We look forward to welcoming you! In the Biohotels.de community, you'll find peer support for your next milestones. It's important to us that you're genuinely motivated and that your information is transparent and verifiable for the users of our portal.
Frequently Asked Questions from Hosts
No. Biohotels.de is not a certifier , but rather offers hosts a platform to present their hotel and its initiatives, credibly demonstrating them through existing certificates and documentation. Biohotels.de does not award its own organic or sustainability label and does not prescribe a specific certification system for the required documentation. You can learn more about certificates and labels here .
If your kitchen is not yet certified, or if you are planning to certify your entire hotel concept: Ask us, we have many certification professionals in our network who will be happy to support you with their expertise.
No, we use portal software that allows you to create and manage your listing yourself . You know your hotel best – this saves time and allows you to implement updates quickly. After you create your listing, we check its accuracy, point out any missing information, and provide tips on design or performance improvements. Then we activate your listing. Would you prefer to review your listing with us or need help with the design? Feel free to contact us!
We expect you to regularly update your listing, especially your organic content and any uploaded certificates related to organic and ecological claims. This transparency is important for credibility and also protects you legally against accusations of greenwashing.
Please observe the EmpCo guidelines, which have been in effect since the end of September 2026, for all image and text content. Among other things, you are at risk of receiving a cease-and-desist letter for making unsubstantiated environmental claims, using fictitious seals of approval, the blanket use of environmental promises such as green, sustainable, organic, and eco-friendly, as well as statements about climate neutrality or climate positivity that are based on offsetting.
The protected term "organic" is tied to food and agricultural products, meaning that certified organic catering is the minimum requirement for "organic accommodation" under EU law – for example, by providing an organic breakfast for your holiday apartments or if you also run a hotel and your holiday apartments can use the hotel's organic restaurant. High ecological standards alone do not make your accommodation organic! We are currently reviewing certifiable organic catering options for holiday apartments and holiday homes without their own kitchens – we will keep you updated.
The selected search filters determine whether a hotel appears in the results, and a points system determines its order . Users can filter by region, hotel type, organic food content, or dietary requirements, for example. Only hotels that meet all selected criteria are displayed. By default, Biohotels.de sorts these results by points: Each hotel profile collects points for completeness, reviews, and various bonus points. You can learn more about the points system here . Hotels with a premium listing receive premium points and appear before all basic listings in the search results. Premium hotels are then sorted among themselves according to their accumulated points. Users can change the sorting logic at any time, for example, by reviews.
No, Premium is an optional, voluntary upgrade. Premium increases visibility and offers hosts additional features such as posting offers and preferential ranking in search results; however, basic listing on the network remains unaffected.
The platform's operators – Andreas Eggensberger, Sven-Erik Hitzer, and Peter Unterlechner – are themselves part of the host network and pioneers of the organic hospitality movement. You can learn more about the team and the philosophy of Biohotels.de here .
Biohotels.de is a non-profit organization with a deliberately lean, digital, and unbureaucratic structure. Using the portal is free for users, as is the basic listing for hotels. There are no membership fees and no commissions for clicks or referrals. The platform's operation is primarily financed through the premium model for hotel listings – a voluntary upgrade for additional features and increased visibility. Biohotels.de also collaborates with advertising partners in the organic and eco-friendly sectors, offering advertising space and editorial content campaigns on relevant topics. All revenue is reinvested in the portal's further development – for software and licenses, content, campaigns, and administration.
Biohotels.de and Biohotels.info (BIO HOTELS association) share common roots in the organic hospitality movement, but are independent platforms with different organizational structures, philosophies, and focuses. Numerous hoteliers are active in both the BIO HOTELS association and the Biohotels.de network.
- The BIO HOTELS association began building the infrastructure for organic hotels in 2001, uniting the various individual operators into a cohesive movement. Membership requires certification based on the association's own certification system with food and non-food criteria – including 100% organic food, 100% renewable electricity, and regular CO2 accounting. Adherence to the association's code of ethics is binding. The association's own agency, be-oh Marketing, manages a booking engine on the association's website , biohotels.info, for its approximately 50 members. Hotels that meet the association's high standards are considered benchmarks within the industry.
- Biohotels.de is an independent, open network operated by organic hoteliers Andreas Eggensberger, Sven-Erik Hitzer, and Peter Unterlechner. A prerequisite for listing on Biohotels.de is a portion of the cuisine that is certified according to EU law and is displayed in the hotel profile. The choice of certification system is left to the hotel. Beyond its cuisine, each hotel sets its own ecological priorities and documents its commitment in a catalog of measures with approximately 100 criteria. The diversity of the hotels and the variety of their transformation concepts play a key role in Biohotels.de's values. The goal is to make the individual progress of each hotel visible and to recognize it. The Biohotels.de search portal does not act as its own booking engine between hotels and guests, but rather forwards booking inquiries commission-free to the hotels' preferred booking tools. With approximately 200 listed accommodations, Biohotels.de is the largest portal for organic accommodations in Europe (as of September 2026).
What Biohotels.de and the BIO HOTELS association have in common: The goal of further promoting organic hospitality and ideas for responsible hotel management.
Still questions?
We'd be happy to advise you on the opportunities Biohotels.de offers for your accommodation. Write to us!
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