Our Conscious Eye On
- Eremito

Set in the Umbrian hills, with rolling, UNESCO-protected hills as far as the eye can see, Eremito is conscious at its core. In 2024, after an intensive process, the hotel became the first eco-resort in Italy to achieve B Corp certification. The hotel is built on the site of a centuries-old home that was taken apart and reassembled stone-by-stone in keeping with the 13th-century art of Italian masonry. During construction, thick insulation was built into the walls to save energy and keep the building warm in the winter months. Electricity is generated by a photovoltaic system, though the main source of lighting is candlelight. Rooms, inspired by monastic cells, are serene and pared-down, with natural products in reusable containers in the showers. Guests, many of whom are solo travelers, are encouraged to disconnect from technology and reconnect to themselves through meditation sessions, yoga classes, walks through the forest, and swims in the local river (which the owner chose in lieu of building a pool). Dinner, which is vegetarian and made with local ingredients, is served in silence to a soundtrack of Gregorian chanting, with cicadas humming outside open windows.