Green Key awarded STF af Chapman & Skeppsholmen hostel is located in Stockholm city, Sweden, on the small island of Skeppsholmen. You can stay in the Craftsmen’s building from 1832 or on ‘af Chapman’ – a fully rigged ship anchored to the island and one of the most famous landmarks in Stockholm.
The hostel offers families, couples, backpackers and experienced travelers of all nationalities the opportunity to experience the hostels friendly atmosphere and unique accommodation. Many of the guests often return to enjoy the pleasant and scenic environment, but also to take advantage of the superb location close to Gamla Stan (the Old Town) and the Royal Palace. For excursions a little further away, the hostel sells tickets to public transportation and offer guests bikes to discover the city.
STF af Chapman & Skeppsholmen hostel was awarded with Green Key in 2018, and has rapidly become a forerunner in sustainability. The hostel has focused on increasing its social and environmental commitment by planting flowers that are beneficial for bees and other insects, and by supporting the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation’s project “Save the bees”. Through the Swedish Labour Office’s project "Make space", they have employed staff with special needs.
The hostel offer a great deal of organic food for breakfast, such as organic coffee, milk and muesli, and buys on average a total of 40% organic food per year. The hostel is registering food waste from breakfast and takes actions to reduce it through visible information to guests as well as ideas on how to use ‘nudging’ on the buffet to decrease food waste. The establishment encourages and informs its guest about the excellent drinking quality of tap water in Sweden and does not sell any bottled water at all.
Through a rewarding cooperation with the property owner, the hostel has managed to decrease the energy consumption significantly with 14% by, among other things, changing thermostats on all elements as well as switching to new windows with insulating glass.
