The Blackpine Hotel is a hotel in Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra. This page records what the property publishes about its building, across the eight pathways this index reviews.
The recordCertified · read 26 Aug 2026
Current as of
26 Aug 2026
Last reviewed
25 Sept 2026
Coverage
Documented across 8 of 8 pathways.
Strongest evidence
Certified
Sources
Each entry shows its source and the date we read it.
Practical details
Type
Hotel
Operator
Independent
Rooms
room count not recorded
Stage
Operating
Listing details from OpenStreetMap, read 25 Aug 2026.
The Blackpine Hotel is in Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra, in the city with no direct access to nature, as its reservations team states.
A closer look at The Blackpine Hotel
The Blackpine Hotel is in Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra, in the city with no direct access to nature, as its reservations team states. Its own website publishes nothing this record could use; what is published comes from its WELL v2 certification at Gold, awarded by the International WELL Building Institute on 28 July 2026. The reservations team answered questions on water, food, cleaning and setting by email on 10 September 2026, and those answers are recorded as its account, not verified. The room count is not recorded.
A city hotel that answeredA hotel at Escaldes-Engordany in Andorra, in the city rather than on the mountain, and the reservations team…
A hotel at Escaldes-Engordany in Andorra, in the city rather than on the mountain, and the reservations team said so themselves rather than letting a photograph imply otherwise. The property's own website publishes nothing this record could use. What is here comes from two places: a WELL v2 certification at Gold, awarded by the International WELL Building Institute on 28 July 2026, and a reply from the reservations team who answered every question we asked, first time, in September 2026. That second thing is rarer than the certificate.
What this property publishes, area by area
All eight areas, for every record. Each row opens to what was published, where we read it and when.
Publishing something is not the same as it being good. Every line below was read and placed by a person, not scored by a machine. What each rung means
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.
The Blackpine Hotel holds WELL v2 at Gold. A01 Air Quality is a WELL v2 precondition, mandatory for every certified project. It sets thresholds for particulate matter, organic gases, inorganic gases and radon, verified by on site performance testing. The certificate attests that this air was measured against numeric limits by a third party. Filter grade, mould control and combustion sources sit in optional features, so the certificate is silent on those.
Published by International WELL Building Institute, read 26 Aug 2026.
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 Integrity2 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 Blackpine Hotel holds WELL v2 at Gold. W01 Water Quality Indicators is a WELL v2 precondition and requires on site testing; W02 sets health based limits on chemical composition and W03 addresses Legionella risk. The certificate attests that water intended for human contact was tested against numeric thresholds. WELL sets no criterion on room level shower filtration, on mineral profile, or on pool and spa sanitation, so the certificate says nothing about those.
Published by International WELL Building Institute, read 26 Aug 2026.
The property states that drinking water is filtered by ultra-filtration, drawn from a high mountain source, and that reverse osmosis and ozone treatment are not used because the source water is already very pure. No water test result was supplied. This was supplied by the property's reservations team by email on 10 September 2026.
The property sent us this.
In their words
It is filtrated water through a process of ultra-filtrarion. Other options like Osmosis or Ozone are not required on the country as this water is very pure per se (High mountain source)
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 Blackpine Hotel holds WELL v2 at Gold. L01 Light Exposure and L02 Visual Lighting Design are WELL v2 preconditions, so daylight access and lighting design were reviewed. Circadian performance sits in L03 and flicker control in a separate optional feature, both optimizations a certified project need not take, and WELL sets no criterion requiring blackout in sleeping areas. The certificate proves lighting design was assessed, not that the light is circadian or flicker free.
Published by International WELL Building Institute, read 26 Aug 2026.
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 HarmonyNo evidence recordedNothing found yet
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.
We found nothing published on this. That is a gap in what we could read, not a finding about the building.
What to ask them
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 Textiles2 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 Blackpine Hotel holds WELL v2 at Gold. X01 Material Restrictions is a WELL v2 precondition restricting asbestos, lead, mercury and PCBs. Textile and plastic chemical limits, VOC emissions testing and cleaning product discipline are optimizations. WELL sets no criterion on mattress composition, on linen fibre content, or on textile certification such as GOTS or OEKO-TEX, so the certificate covers legacy hazards rather than what touches the skin.
Published by International WELL Building Institute, read 26 Aug 2026.
The property states that no essential oils are used in cleaning or laundry, that everything is hypoallergenic, and that a cedar fragrance is used in the lobby but not in the rooms. Product names were not supplied. This was supplied by the property's reservations team by email on 10 September 2026.
The property sent us this.
In their words
No esential oils, fragances are cedro on the lobby but none on the rooms. Everything is hypoalergenic.
What to ask them
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 Kitchen2 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 Blackpine Hotel holds WELL v2 at Gold. N01 Fruits and Vegetables and N02 Nutritional Transparency are WELL v2 preconditions, so produce availability and nutritional labelling were verified. Sourcing verification, on site growing and artificial ingredient limits are optimizations. WELL sets no criterion on cookware, on cooking oil type beyond its artificial ingredient list, or on the water used for ice.
Published by International WELL Building Institute, read 26 Aug 2026.
The property states that its menu is built to the standards of the WELL Certification, offering healthy options across each course, and that every menu change is approved by the WELL Certification team. The menu changes twice a year, for winter and summer, to follow seasonality. No organic share of the food is stated, and the property says any menu item can be arranged for a guest. This was supplied by the property's reservations team by email on 10 September 2026.
The property sent us this.
In their words
The menu is created by the standards of Certification Well, which we have to offer healthy options among the overall course (1st, 2nd and dessert). Every change of menu has to be approved by the Well Certification team. We change the menu twice, winter and summer to follow seasonality. Anything from the menu virtually.
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 Blackpine Hotel holds WELL v2 at Gold. M02 Nature and Place is a WELL v2 precondition: every certified project must integrate natural materials, patterns, shapes, colours, images or sounds together with plants, water or nature views, and address celebration of place and integration of art. Distance and line of sight thresholds for indoor nature sit in an optimization.
Published by International WELL Building Institute, read 26 Aug 2026.
The property states, in its own words, that it is in a high mountain country but within the city, with no direct access to nature, and that any picture suggesting otherwise would be misleading. This was supplied by the property's reservations team by email on 10 September 2026.
The property sent us this.
In their words
We are on a high mountain country but on the city. There is no direct access so any picture would be misleading to be fair.
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 Ecology1 source notePublished 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 Blackpine Hotel holds WELL v2 at Gold. S01 Sound Mapping is a WELL v2 precondition requiring labelled loud, quiet, mixed and circulation zones and an acoustic design plan. Measured background noise limits and acoustic separation values are optimizations. WELL restricts fragrance only in hand soap and sets no criterion on scent diffused into guest rooms.
Published by International WELL Building Institute, read 26 Aug 2026.
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
Checked with a person
Confirmed with the property, 10 Sept 2026, water, food, cleaning and setting, with The reservations team, The Blackpine Hotel.
WELL Certification
Issued by International WELL Building Institute
Property
Awarded: Not stated · Valid until: Not stated · Source checked: 19 Aug 2026
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