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Bio Hotel Panorama is a hotel in Mals/Malles, Vinschgau, South Tyrol, Italy. This page records what the property publishes about its building, across the eight pathways this index reviews.
Practical details
Type
Hotel
Operator
Biohotel Panorama, a sole proprietorship run by the Schenk-Steiner family
Rooms
31 rooms in 8 categories (BIO HOTELS directory entry; other listings say 23 or 33)
Named means the property published something you can look up: a brand, a product or a number. Stated means it says so with nothing behind it. Not published means we looked and found nothing, which is a gap in our reading and not an answer about the building.
Air Ecology1 source notePublished or supplied
The air in a closed room is what you breathe for eight hours. What decides it is the filter grade, the fresh air rate, and whether damp has ever been looked for.
Five of the eight room category pages (Sternensuite 300, Balance Zirbe, Sonnengruß Zirbe, Bergseite Zirbe and Morgensonne) list controlled room ventilation among the room features. No ventilation product, filter grade, fresh air rate or air reading is published.
Ausstattung: Bio Bettwäsche aus Baumwolle, komplette Zirbenholz-Ausstattung (Wände, Möbel, Bett), Naturmaterialien, Holzboden, geregelte Raumlüftung
What to ask them
What filter grade is fitted to guest room air handling, for example MERV 13 or HEPA H13?
What is the fresh air supply rate per person in a guest room?
Are carbon dioxide, particulate or volatile organic compound levels measured, and are the readings published?
Is there a mould inspection and remediation protocol, and when was it last run?
Are there gas cooktops, fireplaces or other combustion sources inside guest rooms?
Water Integrity3 source notesPublished or supplied
You drink it, cook with it and stand under it. What is in it depends on the source and on what, if anything, filters it, and both are things a property can name.
The property names GRANDER as the water used throughout the hotel. It describes the water as revitalised, which names no filtration, disinfection or contaminant removal, and no water test is published.
Das Wasser im gesamten Hotel ist Granderwasser – belebtes Wasser direkt aus der Quelle – und in einigen Zimmern sorgen Trinkbrunnen für die Sichtbarkeit dieses kostbaren Gutes.
Three room categories, Sternensuite 300, Sternensuite and Morgensonne, list a GRANDER water drinking fountain in the room. No filter, treatment or test of the fountain water is published.
Das Wasser im gesamten Hotel ist Granderwasser – belebtes Wasser direkt aus der Quelle – und in einigen Zimmern sorgen Trinkbrunnen für die Sichtbarkeit dieses kostbaren Gutes.
What to ask them
What is the water source, and what treatment is applied before it reaches a guest room?
Is there a published contaminant test panel, and which laboratory ran it?
Is shower and bath water filtered, and to what specification?
How are pools and spas sanitised, and is the chemistry published?
How is drinking water delivered, and is it treated on site?
Light Rhythm1 source notePublished or supplied
Light is what tells a body the time of day. The part a building controls is what its fittings emit and when, which a named product or a colour temperature makes checkable.
The Morgensonne room page publishes large windows that let in the morning sun. No glazing product, daylight figure, lighting product or blackout provision is published.
Die großen Fenster lassen die Morgensonne herein, die Massivholz-Möbel geben dem Raum Wärme und Natürlichkeit.
What to ask them
Is guest room lighting tunable or circadian, and what specification is published?
What colour temperatures are used in the evening, and are fixtures flicker free?
Do sleeping areas have full blackout, and is it specified?
What daylight access does a typical room have?
Is exterior lighting shielded or reduced overnight?
EMF Harmony5 source notesPublished or supplied
Wiring, routers and devices put electromagnetic fields in a room. What a building decides is where they sit relative to the bed, and whether anyone has measured it.
All eight German room category pages list a mains disconnection switch, Netzfreischaltung (Bio Switch), among the room features, and the same eight pages each list free Wi-Fi. No switching schedule, circuit coverage, access point placement or field measurement is published.
The Italian Panorama room page states the purpose of the Bio Switch as disconnection from the electrical network. It does not say which circuits it isolates or whether it acts automatically or by hand.
Particolarità: bio-interruttore (Bio Switch) per la disconnessione dalla rete elettrica, vista panoramica
The BIO HOTELS association listing tags the property as an electrosmog reduced hotel, and the same list also tags it with free Wi-Fi and limited Wi-Fi. No criteria, inspection or measurement behind the electrosmog tag is published on the listing.
The property's entry on the biohotels.de directory, written in the hotel's own voice, tags shielded cabling under construction and room concepts. Where the cabling runs, and any cable type or screening class, is not published.
Published by biohotels.de directory, entry in the hotel's own voice, read 7 Oct 2026.
The same directory entry tags a night time Wi-Fi shutdown. No hours, coverage or room by room control is published, and the hotel's own room pages do not mention it.
Published by biohotels.de directory, entry in the hotel's own voice, read 7 Oct 2026.
Are guest rooms wired for data, or is access wireless only?
Where are wireless access points and smart meters placed relative to the bed?
Have field levels been measured in sleeping areas, and by whom?
Can a guest have wireless disabled in their room on request?
Is any shielded cabling or shielding material specified in the build?
Materials and Textiles9 source notesPublished or supplied
The things you sleep on and touch: the mattress, the sheets, the pillows, and the paints, glues and finishes around them. A named fabric, a fibre content or a certification can be looked up. A structural palette tells you about the building, not about the bed.
The Balance Zirbe page names Swiss stone pine (Zirbe) from the nearby Matschertal valley as the material of the walls, the furniture and the bed.
Das Zimmer ist komplett aus Zirbenholz aus dem nahen Matschertal gebaut – von den Wänden über die Möbel bis zum Bett.
The Sternensuite 300 page names black alder (Schwarzerle) from Glurns, felled by the moon calendar, as the solid wood furniture, alongside clay plaster and cork flooring. No finish or coating on the wood is named.
Ausstattung: Bio Bettwäsche aus Baumwolle, Massivholz-Möbel, Naturmaterialien, großzügige Verglasung, Lehmputz, Korkboden. Geregelte Raumlüftung, Massivholz-Möbel aus Schwarzerle aus Glurns, im Mond geschlagen
The Morgensonne page names larch, stone pine or alder from the surrounding area as the timber used in the room, without saying which of the three.
Highlight: Ausstattung mit Lärchen-, Zirben- oder Erlenholz aus der Umgebung
The property states that the rooms are fitted with organic cotton bed linen and that the building uses timber frame construction, clay walls and regional solid wood furniture. No textile certification, linen supplier or plaster product is named.
Wir haben uns bewusst für Naturmaterialien beim Bauen entschieden: Holzständerbauweise, Lehmwände, Massivholzmöbel aus der Region, unsere Zimmer sind mit Bio Bettwäsche aus Baumwolle ausgestattet.
The room overview states that no room has carpet and that floors are cork or wood. No floor finish, sealant or emission class is named.
Und weil wir euch ein gesundes Wohngefühl von Grund auf schenken möchten, findet ihr in keinem unserer Zimmer Teppichböden – stattdessen natürliche Kork- oder Holzböden, die frei atmen lassen und allergikerfreundlich sind.
The property offers allergy bed linen on request and replacement duvets and pillows for guests with a down allergy. No product or fill is named.
Auf Wunsch bieten wir euch Allergiker-Bettwäsche an und stellen bei einer Daunenallergie spezielle Bettdecken und Kissen zur Verfügung.
The property's biohotels.de directory entry tags natural latex beds. No mattress brand, composition or certification is published, here or on the hotel's own site.
Published by biohotels.de directory, entry in the hotel's own voice, read 7 Oct 2026.
Thus, we offer 100% natural food, many of it from our own cultivation, guarantee the use of natural cleaning agents as well as the avoidance of superfluous waste.
The property's biohotels.de directory entry tags cleaning products carrying an eco-label. The label itself is not named.
Published by biohotels.de directory, entry in the hotel's own voice, read 7 Oct 2026.
What are the mattresses made of, and are they treated with flame retardants?
What is the fibre content of the linen, and is it certified, for example to GOTS or OEKO TEX?
Which paints, adhesives and sealants were specified, and are they low emission?
What cleaning and laundry products are used, and is the list published?
Are there named low emission certifications on the flooring or joinery?
Food and Kitchen6 source notesPublished or supplied
What a kitchen cooks with and where it buys are the parts of a stay you take inside you. A named oil, a named supplier or a published share is checkable; “healthy” is not.
The property states that it has met the EU organic standard since 2002 and that all food in its restaurant comes from organic farming. A current certificate was not retrieved, so this is the property's own statement of the standard it works to.
Seit 2002 erfüllen wir die strengen Richtlinien des EU-Bio-Standards. Das heißt: alle Lebensmittel in unserem Restaurant stammen aus ökologischem Landbau.
The restaurant page names Vinschgau suppliers by business and product, among them the Dorfsennerei Prad and the Englhorn cheese dairy for cheese, and states that most produce not grown on site comes from organic farmers in the valley. No share is given as a figure.
Was nicht aus unserem Garten kommt, beziehen wir zum Großteil von Bio Bauern aus dem Vinschgau – Käse von der Dorfsennerei Prad, der Käserei Englhorn (Schleis) oder von Robert Hohenegger (Langtaufers).
The partners page states that more than 25 businesses supply the hotel and lists them by name with what each supplies, including the Waldnerhof for beef, alpine cheese and butter and Metzgerei Gruber for organic poultry. It does not say which fats are used in cooking.
The property's biohotels.de directory entry gives 60 per cent as its share of regional products. No period, method or audit is attached, and the figure does not appear on the hotel's own site.
Published by biohotels.de directory, entry in the hotel's own voice, read 7 Oct 2026.
The property states that vegetables, herbs, salads and berries come daily in season from its own organic garden. No area or share of kitchen supply is published.
Separate Zubereitung: Wir versuchen natürlich, Kreuzkontamination zu vermeiden, sind jedoch keine zertifizierte glutenfreie Küche.
What to ask them
What share of produce is grown on site or sourced locally, and is it verified?
Which cooking oils are used, and is the policy published?
What cookware is used in the kitchen?
Is kitchen and ice water filtered, and to what specification?
Is there a published position on additives, preservatives or allergens?
Biophilic and Healing Design2 source notesPublished or supplied
Daylight, planting, outlook and the way a room meets the outside are what make a place feel the way it does. Named design decisions can be checked; atmosphere cannot.
The Sonnengruß Zirbe page names stone pine as the room's fittings and gives the wood's warmth and scent as the stated sensory purpose of the material.
Die Ausstattung aus Zirbenholz gibt dem Raum zusätzlich Wärme und den beruhigenden Duft, der für erholsamen Schlaf sorgt.
The room overview publishes balconies and generous windows looking onto the Vinschgau mountains. No ceiling height, room volume or planting palette is published.
Der Name Panorama trägt unser Versprechen schon in sich: Von eurem Balkon aus öffnet sich der Blick auf die Weite der Vinschgauer Bergwelt, durch großzügige Fenster, beim Aufwachen und beim Einschlafen.
What to ask them
Does every guest room have direct outdoor access or an operable opening?
What is the published design intent behind the natural materials used?
What are the typical ceiling heights and room volumes?
Was the landscape designed with native planting, and is the palette published?
Sound and Sensory Ecology2 source notesPublished or supplied
What you can hear at three in the morning decides whether you slept. Insulation, plant and machinery, and what sits next door are what decide it.
The Bergseite page, a road facing category, states the rooms are sound insulated and lists sound insulating glazing; Bergseite Zirbe and Morgensonne, also road facing, list sound insulated windows or glazing. No acoustic rating, measured level or separation rating is published.
Die Zimmer mit Balkon und Blick auf die Berge sind schallisoliert und mit wunderbaren Massivholz-Möbeln, Bio Bettwäsche und natürlichen Materialien ausgestattet.
The wellness page states that no artificial fragrances or chemical additives are used in the wellness area. It does not cover guest rooms.
Keine künstlichen Düfte, keine chemischen Zusätze.
What to ask them
What is the measured background noise level in a guest room at night?
What acoustic separation is specified between adjoining keys?
How loud is the guest room air conditioning at its lowest setting?
Is fragrance diffused into guest rooms or public areas, and can it be declined?
Not everything is published, and an empty row is a gap in what we could read rather than a fault in the building. If one of these matters to you, ask the property before you book. Send us something that updates this record
Certifications
BIO HOTELS
Issued by BIO HOTELS association, inspection by ABCERT
Property
Awarded: Not stated · Valid until: Not stated · Source checked: 7 Oct 2026
Listed as a certified member since June 2002 and inspected by ABCERT. Validity of a current certificate not confirmed.
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