Eco-Friendly Hotels in Český ráj — Your 2026 Guide to Sustainable Stays

Sandstone Rock Towns

The rock towns are Bohemian Paradise's claim to fame. The Prachov Rocks, protected since 1933, are a maze of sandstone towers, bridges and lookouts connected by a marked circuit that takes two to three hours; the Hrubá Skála rock town, a short drive north, is wilder, with the Renaissance Hrubá Skála chateau perched on a rock platform above the forest — now operating as a hotel and spa. Both areas were formed 60 million years ago when wind, water and frost carved the sandstone into pinnacles, arches and overhangs, and both were popular with Romantic-era painters and, later, with filmmakers.

Between the rock towns rise the region's volcanic landmarks. Trosky Castle, built in the 14th century on two basalt plugs, is the most photographed ruin in the region; its two towers, Panna and Baba, look out over the whole landscape. Kozákov hill, at 744 metres the highest point of the area, is an extinct volcano where semi-precious stones — garnets, amethysts and agates — can still be found, and Turnov, 'the heart of Bohemian Paradise', has been a centre of gem-cutting for centuries. The Bozkov dolomite caves, with the largest underwater cave lake in Bohemia, add a subterranean option.

Castles, Trails and Turnov

Bohemian Paradise is made for slow, low-carbon travel. The region is criss-crossed by hundreds of kilometres of marked hiking trails and cycling routes that link the rock towns, castles and villages — the Jizera river valley, with its footbridges and weirs, is a favourite cycle corridor, and several old railway lines stop at the region's small stations, including the line through Turnov. The castle circuit takes in Kost Castle, a perfectly preserved Gothic fortress, the romantic ruins of Valdštejn, and the chateau of Hrubá Skála, where you can actually sleep inside the rock town.

Base yourself in Turnov, the transport hub with trains from Prague, or in one of the villages tucked against the rocks — many guesthouses and pensions sit right at the foot of the sandstone towers, with the trails starting from the front door. Local food is hearty Czech fare — roast duck, dumplings and the region's fruit brandies — and the town's museums explain both the geology and the five-century tradition of gem-cutting and jewellery.

Prague is 60 kilometres away, reachable by train in about 90 minutes from Turnov. Rooms start around €40 a night, from pensions to the castle-hotel at Hrubá Skála. Book through IMPT and every night removes 1 tonne of CO₂ on-chain — at the same price as Booking.com, with €5 free credit for new members.

How IMPT Makes Your Český ráj Stay Carbon-Negative

Here's the maths. An average hotel night produces roughly 35 kg of CO₂ — from air conditioning, laundry, lighting, and food service. When you book any Český ráj hotel through IMPT, we retire 1,000 kg of UN-verified carbon removal credits. That's 28 times what your stay produces. Not carbon-neutral — carbon-negative.

The cost to you? Zero. IMPT funds the removal from its booking commission. You pay the standard nightly rate — in fact, IMPT offers the same price as Booking.com on the same room, with carbon removal built in. The carbon credits are tokenised on Ethereum, retired against a named project, with a public retire code anyone can verify. No double-counting. No greenwashing. Just verified carbon removal, every night.

• €5 free credit when you sign up — applied to your first Český ráj booking
• 5% back on every stay — 3% funds carbon projects, 2% as travel credit
• 8M+ hotels worldwide, 195 countries — Český ráj is just the start
• Free cancellation on most rates, typically up to 48 hours before check-in

Beyond Hotels — More Ways IMPT Works in Český ráj

Shop through IMPT's 25,000+ retail partners and earn cashback on purchases that also offset carbon — the same Amazon and AliExpress basket, with carbon removal attached. Send someone a trip credit gift to visit Český ráj — IMPT plants trees with named farmers, GPS-tagged and photo-verified, or offsets carbon through verified projects.

For business travel, IMPT's B2B Corporate Travel platform gives you exclusive rates, automatic ESG reporting, and a single dashboard tracking every booking's carbon impact. Companies with CSRD compliance needs get automated sustainability reporting out of the box, aligned with Scope 1/2/3 and the GHG Protocol. Carbon credits for your own offsetting are available directly, and the Goodness programme turns everyday green actions into discounts on hotels, shopping, bills, and flights. Flights can be offset at checkout too, and IMPT's AI travel assistant can plan your Český ráj trip and book it carbon-negative in one conversation.

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