The hotel has its own small urban farming setup using aquaponic units. The aquaponics units allow plants to be arranged in vertical rows. Water is pumped to the top and flows down over the roots of the plants, carrying the nutrients required by the plants.

We make use of a vertical aquaponic system that keeps 475 plants such as lettuce, herbs, spinach, leeks, peppers, tomato and spring onions. Tilapias (edible fish) can be found in the water tanks at the base of the system. They feed on the algae growing in the tanks and small amounts of additional food. The nutrient of their waste, once broken down by a bio-filter, feeds the plants. We harvest the plants and regrow them on a constant basis, replanting every 3.5 months. The aquaponics system allows for virtually emission-free, cost-effective, sustainable food production at a high density per floor area and saves water in comparison to traditional planting methods.

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