The international sustainable tourism network Beyond Green has added two new accommodations to its portfolio: Hotel Món Sant Benet, in the province of Barcelona (Spain), and El Silencio Lodge & Spa, in Sarchí (Costa Rica).
With these new additions, the company strengthens its international growth and is now present in 22 countries, reaching a total of five establishments in Spain and three in Costa Rica.
Since its creation in 2021, the brand has been expanding its hotel catalog following selection criteria aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), while also promoting the exchange of experiences among its members to generate a positive impact on destinations and on the natural environment.
Beyond Green president Philipp Weghmann has emphasized that the two hotels share a “deep connection with their surroundings,” which is reflected in the protection of the landscape, the conservation of heritage, and support for the communities in their surroundings.
Hotel Món Sant Benet (Barcelona)
Located in a riverside woodland setting near Barcelona, Hotel Món Sant Benet is integrated into the monumental complex of the Sant Benet de Bages monastery, where the former summer residence of modernist painter Ramon Casas is also located.
The hotel belongs to the Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera and is managed directly by this organization, which channels the benefits generated into educational initiatives, emotional support programs for older people, and inclusive employment projects linked to regenerative agriculture.
In the energy sphere, the complex covers more than 70% of its annual consumption through solar panels and its own hydroelectric turbine, which makes it possible to avoid the emission of more than 360 tons of $CO_2$ each year.
In addition, it carries out actions to improve fluvial connectivity in the Llobregat River for native wildlife and has facilities to promote electric mobility and the use of the bicycle.
Its food and beverage offering is structured across three culinary spaces—among them the L'Ó restaurant, recognized with a Michelin star—based on zero-kilometer products from its ecological orchards and nearby producers through the Eco-Orchards initiative.
El Silencio Lodge & Spa (Costa Rica)
El Silencio Lodge & Spa, located in the mountains of central Costa Rica and surrounded by five protected natural areas, operates on renewable hydroelectric energy, converts used cooking oil into biodiesel, and develops programs to reduce waste and eliminate single-use plastics.
In terms of biodiversity and local development, the establishment participates in projects to protect native species such as stingless native bees and the arboreal frog Isthmohyla rivularis.
Likewise, it contributes to the financing of infrastructure and school transportation in the nearby community of Bajos del Toro, supports the initiatives of Parque Nacional Juan Castro Blanco, and provides its staff—formed by around 90 people—with training in financial management and access to a savings solidaristic association.
Both hotels, which operate under the umbrella of Preferred Travel Group (parent group of Beyond Green), are integrated into the I Prefer Hotel Rewards loyalty program, which brings together more than six million registered travelers and allows accumulating and using points at more than 700 accommodations on a global scale.