There are 6 hotels in the Sinatur Hotel chain. They are located all over Denmark but all have several things in common.
The name ‘Sinatur’ comes from the Danish ‘Si’ and ‘Natur’ which basically means ‘Say Nature’. This is also why the 6 hotels are located in beautiful surroundings close to nature in Denmark.
The hotels are often used by companies to have their conferences, team building, and management meetings – but also lots of couples and families come here to relax among the breathtaking danish nature and to enjoy the incredible food served at the Sinatur Hotels.
Sinatur hotels are a leading hotel chain when it comes to sustainability.
At these hotels, everything has been thought of in terms of green tourism. They take care of their employees and helps them continue their education in hospitality. They have a plan for food waste, their energy use, renovation of the hotels, and food which is a huge part of their concept is all well thought of. The hotels support their local communities and are leading in green tourism in Denmark.
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Skarrildhus
Hotel
Located among the dazzling forest in the center of Jutland you find a big red building, almost shaped like a fairytale castle. A small river is calmly running below the red bridges located around the main building. The river once was the energy source for one of the first textile factories in all of Denmark. It’s difficult not to think back in time to the Romantic Era with these picture-perfect surroundings.
Inside the old livingrooms, you almost feel like entering a royal castle. with huge chandeliers having from the seeling – and with all sorts of classic different Danish high-end furniture. The style of the interior is elegant with a great mixture of modern natural elements.
The general manager at the hotel and her staff have made sure you feel at home as soon as you enter Skarrildhus Sinatur Hotel.
The main entrance at Skarrildhus seen by night.
Only 5 of these chandeliers exist in the world. Three are located at Skarrildhus, one at Marienborg (The Danish Prime ministers residents), and the last one at the Danish embassy in Washington.
There is very little light pollution at Skarrildhus which also means great possibilities to watch the stars.
The romantic bridge in the garden.
The reception was newly renovated with bright and natural elements.
There is a lot of natural light shining through the old windows.
The old livingroom at Skarrildhus.
The newly rennovated lounge at the reception.
Charging your electric car at Sinatur is free.
Rooms
Skarrildhus is a hotel where you feel at home – and that’s also exactly the vibe you get as soon as you enter the rooms. The rooms are not fancy but still decorated with lovely danish design and homy furnitures. It’s a room where you feel like taking your shoes of and relax.
The rooms are bright and with a simple interior and decoration style.
Bathrooms with everything you need.
You will sleep fantastic at their beds.
Sinatur has made their own collection of soap and lotion. It’s made on their waste from coffee beans and bottles of recycled plastic.
Restaurant
The restaurant at Skarrildhus is elegant and fits perfectly to the rest of this fantastic hotel. The interior is all made from natural elements and the room is open and bright. Even on nights where the restaurant is rather full, you are still able to have a private and intimate dinner – with your colleagues, partner or friends.
Breakfast at Skarrildhus is worth waking up to.
At the Sinatur hotels sustainability has been thought into all small details – even to the choice of tea and teabag.
The hotel has lots of plants to help improve the indoor climate.
The ‘Beer Porridge’ is a well-known part of the breakfast – and something lots of regulars return to enjoy.
The decorations are homemade and most of the interior is second-hand or danish fabricated.
The newly rebuild basement and lounge area.
60-90% of all food and beverages are organic.
They only use fresh and locally produced food.
The chiefs like to make their own liquors.
The elegeant and spacies restaurant.
Silver certification 60-90% organic
Sinatur Hotels were the first hotel chain in all of Denmark, to first receive the Bronze certification of organic food in their restaurants – and later on, upgrade it and being the first hotel chain in Denmark with the silver certificate, which means 60-90% of their food is organic.
The certification is provided by the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration.
Wind and wood chip oven
Skarrildhus has its own windmill located on the land. It’s big enough to yearly generate green energy for 700 local households.
Besides that their wood chip oven is providing enough energy to heat up Skarrildhus the entire year.
The next energy project at Skarrilhus is to implement their own solar cell park – which will be installed by 2021.
Garbage sorting and minimizing foodwaste
The Sinatur Hotels are already making a huge contribution to the movement of the zero-waste mentality.
Today they recycle more than 72% of all their waste, and they have an open eye on all their food waste and wish you improve these numbers even more by the end of 2021. They work along with a company eSmiley, which helps them weigh all their waste. This system actually motivates the employees to reach better results when it comes to garbage sorting and minimizing their food waste.
eSmiley also gives Sinatur an overview of how energy that’s been produced with help from their waste.
Own certified wood
At Skarrildhus Sinatur Hotel you can go exploring in their own forest, which is located right next to the hotel. This is a PEFC certified forest, which is a certification that promotes sustainably managed forests. The chefs at the hotel often go gather herbs and plants from the forest and use it in their cooking.
Besides that most of the hotel is heated with timber from the forest in a wood chip stove.
Some of the furniture you can find at the hotel are also produced with wood from the forest.
Haraldskær
Hotel
When you wake up and look outside your window from the lovely hotel rooms at Haraldskær, you might look at the idyllic fields with cattle that surround this unique hotel. This view has existed since 1434 when Haraldskær was built.
The stories about this hotel are endless. For an instant, when you walk up the stair to the tower of this old castle, you will find a wooden piece inside of the staircase. This wooden piece is an old mast from a Viking ship that sailed in the river right next to the hotel! Make sure to ask the kind and service-minded staff at Haraldskær about their story – so you won’t miss out!
As you’ve most likely figured out already, the Sinatur Hotel is all about nature and great food – exactly how we like it!
The managing director at Haraldskær, has dedicated most of her life to tourism and sustainable tourism is a huge passion for her. After years of hard work, all of the employees has managed to make Sinatur Hotels the first Certified B Corporation hotel chain in all of Denmark.
An old viking mast going up through the staircase
Local products sold at the reception
The winecellar at Haraldskær
Car chargers for your electric vehicle
Natural and locally produced interior.
The old charm is kept at Haraldskær
Rooms
The rooms at Haraldskær are spacious and cozy. Most lately a lot of the rooms at this hotel was renovated – but don’t forget parts of this building is almost 600 years old. Sinatur has made sure to keep the natural interior and look which suits the rooms very well!
Every little part of the renovation of the rooms has been done with extreme care of the original old facilities. All partners who have been involved in the renovation of the rooms have been chosen carefully and they all have a focus on responsible construction.
Newly renovated double rooms
Lovely natural interior
Coffe and tea at the room
Wooden interior details in the room
Spacious and newly renovated bathrooms
Restaurant
The very talented headchef Mikael Madsen, has since 2012 been running the kitchen at Haraldskær. His groceries are carefully chosen after the season and is locally produced, but he makes sure that both taste, look and quality of his creations will be an unforgettable experience.
The dining area is cozy and it almost feel like eating at a living room.
There are great plans about renovating the kitchen and dining area in the nearest future – so the nature also can be enjoyed while being spoiled with great food and beverages.
Sinatur are protecting the nature
The Sinatur Hotels are home to many small as big meetings and conferences for companies all over Denmark.
Part of the Sinatur concept is that companies who decide to have their meetings or conferences at a Sinatur hotel are gifted with 1m2 of wild danish nature, which Sinatur is helping being protected through the Danish Nature Fund.
Always prepared for a walk in the nature
Since nature is such a big part of the DNA of the Sinatur hotels, they’ve made sure that everybody can enjoy nature while visiting their hotels.
Many people only bring a nice outfit to wear for the evening at the restaurant or for their conference – and they might forget to bring proper outfits for a walk. Therefore the Sinatur hotel decided to buy rubber boots (in all sizes) and umbrellas for all of their hotels – so the guest always are able to enjoy the pretty nature surrounding the hotels.
Sixtus
Hotel
When you wake up and open your window you smell the ocean and complete silence. The Sixtus Sinatur hotel is located right by ‘Lillebælt’ which is close to Middelfart at Funen.
This hotel was the first of Sinatur hotels and it’s is the smallest of the 6 different Sinatur hotels and only has 27 rooms. This makes the atmosphere extremely cozy and shortly after arriving you feel like you know all of the very service-minded staff working at the hotel. However, they’ve made sure to add several great sitting areas around the indoor and outdoor areas of the hotel – so you can find privacy to enjoy the incredible view.
Due to the size and the location, this Sinatur hotel most of all reminds me of what we in Danish call a ‘Beach Hotel’, but it’s lovely to visit all year round.
The garden and backyard of the hotel.
Private bridge for swimming.
The neighbours at Hindsgavl slot
Almost guaranteed to see the deers.
Lovely details and plenty of hygge at this Sinatur hotel.
Rooms
The building of Sixtus was established back in 1912 where an organization ‘The Danish Girl school’ bought the property as a vacation retreat for women working as teachers. Due to the history of the building – the rooms are very similar since, this is where the women used to sleep while being on their retreat.
Most of the rooms has a great view of the ocean.
Two of the rooms has a lovely balcony.
The interior is nordic and bright.
Sinatur’s own collection of shampoo
Restaurant
The dining experience at Sixtus is unforgettable!
The restaurant is located with great panoramic windows facing the waters. The interior at the restaurant is elegant and for a fair price, you will have a fine dining experience with the best view. During the summertime, meals are served outside at their great terrase
Adapting to the environment
Sixtus is located at the top of a small hill which makes a solution for wastewater a bit more difficult. However, with help from some great architects, they managed to find a solution where waste water from the hotel is lead into the ocean and rainwater is collected to water the plants in the garden.
Supporting the locals
Back in 2012, Claus Meyers helped Sinatur hotels develop a code of conduct to improve their gastronomy.
Part of the plan has been to involve the local suppliers and support the local heroes. Partly to support the local community but also to decrease the amount of Co2 spend on transporting their groceries. Since 2015 Sinatur has decreased their amount of Co2 spend on transportation from wholesalers by 54%.
Gl. Avernæs
Hotel
When you drive off the highway and the small roads are taking you through small cities in the Danish countryside, you don’t expect to find a place like Gl. Avernæs. While driving up the alley of cobblestone towards this beautiful almost Disney-looking fairytale castle – you realize you’ve entered a very unique hotel in Denmark. The location is superb since it’s the last stop before the island Helnæs in the south-western part of Funen in Denmark.
Gl. Avernæs hotel has been run by a lovely gentleman who origins from Norway and he lived at the hotel since 1993.
He lives at the hotel with his wife and dog and has kept developing on this Sinatur hotel ever since he started. He believes very highly in green tourism, and it’s easy to see while walking around the property of Gl. Avernæs.
The drive on the way to Helnæs is spectacular.
The hotel is located on the countryside .
The lighthouse at Helnæs.
One of the dining areas.
Lounge area at the old building.
Don’t forget to visit the new bathrooms. You will be surprised!
An old mill at Helnæs.
Paragliding at Helnæs
Rooms
The choice of furnitures and interior in the hotel rooms, makes you feel almost like it’s summer – dispites of which time of the year you are visiting this fantastic hotel. The hotel rooms are elegant and bright and is defintley iniviting your a great night after either having discovered the beautiful soroundings and nature.
Cozy double rooms with a summer vibe
Most of the hotel is decorated in a maritime way
Danish designer furnitures
You have a pretty view from all of the hotel rooms.
Restaurant
The restaurant at Gl. Avernæs follows the maritime theme that goes on at this Sinatur hotel. There has been put a lot of effort into finding decoration, colors and funitures that matches with the maritime looks – and I have to admit they have succeded. There is a warm and welcoming feeling at the restaurant and the chefs are doing and incredible job with involving as many of the locals as possible when it comes to farming and groceries.
Along with their 60-90% of organic food – the chefs creates stunning and tastefull meals at the restaurant.
A complete renovation
As well as many of the rooms at Gl. Avernæs, many of the meeting rooms have been renovated as well. Part of the renovation includes:
Chairs – 100% recycled consumer plastic, metal, and fabric.
Curtains – 98% recycled polyester
Tables – Wood from a certified forest in Polen, produced in Kerteminde.
Blankets: Recycled fishing net and recycled plastic
.. And their own smokehouse
Part of the 2030 strategy for Sinatur is the all of their hotels should have a self-sufficient production of groceries and a big part of all the meals served at the hotels, are made from their own production.
At Gl. Avernæs already have their own smokehouse, which they use for many of the meals served at their restaurant.
Wooden auditorium
Sinatur encourage always their guest to experience the beautiful nature and surroundings at their hotels.
At Gl. Avernæs they decide to take advantage of their land and decided to build an outdoor auditorium, so their guest who would like to have their meetings or conferences outdoor could have it here.
Storebælt
Hotel
All the Sinatur hotels are different and each has its very unique selling points. Storebælt is the hotel with the most capable when it comes to both rooms and conference rooms. But this is also, in my opinion, one of the hotels with the most fantastic view and the greatest restaurant. I personally enjoyed walking down the beach looking over Storebælt and the impressive and enormous bridge that connects the islands Funen and Zealand.
Charge your electric vehicle at Storebælt Sinatur Hotel.
The view of Storebælts bridge by the lounge.
There is almost no light pollution around the hotel
Storebælt bridge by night.
Rooms
Most recently a lot of the 115 rooms at Storebælt Sinatur was renovated.
There has been made a huge effort to make the new renovated rooms as sustainable as possible. Sinatur has made a collaboration with the designers from Odense ‘Le Klint‘ who has been making danish design and craftsmanship since 1943. Part of the collaboration was making the green lamps you can see below – which is made in the Sinatur green color.
Sinatur has also invested in chairs made by Reseat which are made of biomaterials such as hay and FSC certified wood.
A classic double room at Storebælt.
Spacious bathrooms
The Sinatur collection of soap and cream
The Sinatur x Le Klint lamp by the bed.
This is a newly renovated double room.
Restaurant
My expectations for a restaurant located at such a big hotel wasn’t high. Most often the quality of the food, the waiting time and atmosphere isn’t a great experience. However, this was a completely different story and my experience was way above my expectations!
The service was excellent, the taste and quality of the food was great and the interior and view of the ocean made my dinner experience very unique.
Sustainability and special design
The hotel Storebælt from Sinatur has just accomplished to renovate 35 of their rooms. Both sustainability and special design have been in focus while making this renovation.
The green lamp hanging from the ceiling is produced specially to Sinatur by the well-known Danish designer company Le Klint, who is based in Odense.
The rest of the furniture is also produced by sustainable fabrics and recycled and reused plastic from bottles at Sinatur.
Rosilde Højgård farmshop
Sinatur is doing a great effort to collaborate as closely with local farmers as possible. Most of all groceries used in the kitchen at Storebælt Sinatur comes from the farm Rosilde Højgård. There is also a small farm shop at Rosilde Højgård you can visit and buy some of their vegetables yourself.
Frederiksdal
Hotel
As the only Sinatur hotel located at Sealand in Denmark – they’ve chosen the perfect location! Only 20 minutes north of Copenhagen – surrounded by forest and the deepest lake in Denmark, Furesøen, you find the hidden gem Frederiksdal Sinatur Hotel in Virum, next to Kgs. Lyngby.
I’ve lived in Virum all of my childhood and the nature around the hotel is where I grew up and played with my friends. However, I’ve never been inside the hotel before this stay. I know how fantastic and idyllic nature is around the hotel, but I didn’t have a clue that on the inside of this hotel, the managing director and his crew were running a hotel filled with warmness, great atmosphere, excellent food, and a cozy vibe.
A very iconic movie ‘Kærlighed ved hørste hik’ has recorded scenes right next to Frederiksdal Sinatur Hotel.
Dyrehaven, which is one of the most stunning parks in Denmark with lots of deers is only 10-15 minutes away by car.
The hotel is filled with classic design and natural interior.
A downstairs casual meeting room or private dinner room.
The cozy lounge by the reception.
The wine cellar or private dining room.
Rooms
At Frederiksdal Sinatur hotels you have beautiful nature surrounding the hotel. You can open your balcony door and enjoy the fresh smell of the forest while you enjoy your morning coffee or pre dinner drink.
The rooms are rather large and comes with modern and stylish interior.
A double bedroom with balcony.
Tea and coffee in the room.
Large bathrooms with everything you need.
Classic and elegant design.
Restaurant
Having dinner at Frederiksdal Sinatur hotel was one of my favourite parts of my stay at this hotel. Th sun was about to set when I sat down looking over the huge panoramic windows facing the river and forest. The settings were perfect and the service was phenomenal. There was a very casual vibe at the restaurant but at the same time, the quality of the food and the service from the waiter was outstanding.
The director, Claus, is planning on extending the terrace, which will make it possible by the summer of 2021 to enjoy your dinner on the outside terrace during the warm seasons.
The history
Sinatur has made a collaboration with the company Kaffe Bueno. Through a circular process, where Sinatur hotels deliver the waste product from coffee making to Kaffe Bueno, they then manage to make care products out of the waste products. This is how the Sinatur collection of soap and body lotion is created.
You can read more about all the Sinature Hotels and check out their summer campaign at the following link.
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