The World of Hospitality Issue 37 2020 | Page 81

SVART THE WORLD OF HOSPITALITY 81 EXPERIENCE   Four restaurants will provide a variety of dining options at Svart, from rustic, authentic fare to gourmet tasting menus. Dishes will make use of local, home-grown and foraged produce as much as possible, and guests will be invited to participate in the preparation of their gourmet meals, from mountain-side to plate.   A 1000-square-metre, indoor-outdoor spa will offer a variety of holistic treatments, from the traditional and Norwegian, to the medically and technologically cutting-edge. All Svart therapists will use 100% sustainable, locally-sourced products.    Guests of Svart will enjoy exhilarating arctic experiences year-round, from ice climbing on the glacier to practicing yoga in the midnight sun. Svart’s two electric boats will be charged by the surplus energy produced by the hotel, and will provide transfers by water. Home to some of the rarest flora and fauna species in the world, wildlife-spotting, diving, fishing and foraging will all be on offer.   One need not venture far to enjoy nature’s splendour. The hotel’s wooden supporting structure will double up as a boardwalk to be enjoyed during Summer, also acting as a storage space for boats and kayaks which guests can take to the water from directly beneath their hotel room.      The project will be overseen by Svart’s Development Director, Ivaylo Lefterov.    The hotel’s roof will be clad with Norwegian solar panels that were produced using clean, hydro-energy. This will further reduce overall carbon footprint, while energy-intensive building materials such as structural steel and concrete have been avoided as much as possible.  Guests and visitors will be able to discover the science and technology behind the making of Svart in the hotel’s very own education centre and design laboratory. The centre will demonstrate these processes on a smaller scale as well as educate on waste management, glacier protection and sustainable farming.   WEBSITE: www.svart.no/en/