Landgut Stober is among the finalists for the German Sustainability Award for Companies 2027 in the SME category (small and medium-sized enterprises). The jury particularly recognizes the combination of resource-conscious hotel operations and socially responsible business management.

Landgut Stober has once again been named the best “Certified Green Hotel” in Germany at the renowned “Certified Star Award 2025”.

Michael Stober, CEO of Landgut Stober, supports the Stop Ecocide movement as the first German entrepreneur to sign the open letter to world governments. Join the call for an international ecocide law and a thoughtful economy. Learn more & take action! 🌍💚 👉

ECOnGOOD - Why does humanity need you? The Axica congress and conference center has been certified according to ECOnGOOD and grants special conditions to non-profit events. Photo: Kindernothilfe Media Prize, KNH Ralf Krämer

In his talk, Michael Stober, a multi-award-winning entrepreneur and advocate of ECOnGOOD at Landgut Stober, challenges common misconceptions and prejudices about environmentally and socially reliable business practices.

We put Landgut Stober to the test, undergoing a thorough assessment based on the criteria of “Certified – The Customer Certificate”. In both the Certified Green Hotel and Certified Conference Hotel categories, Landgut Stober once again achieved the “Excellent” rating.

For over 10 years, the historic KRUPP industrial locomotive, a ČKD/Škoda BS200 KRUTWIG model, has stood at Landgut Stober. As one of the estate’s distinctive landmarks, it has become an integral part of its historic silhouette.

After 19 years, the long-term approach concept at Landgut Stober, which has received numerous national and international awards and certifications, is no longer just a vision of its owner, Michael Stober.

Once the residence of the Borsig industrialist family, the estate just outside Berlin fell into disrepair during the GDR era. Entrepreneur Michael Stober invested in its restoration, transforming it into a conference centre with a unique historic atmosphere.

The Landgut Stober estate in the Groß Behnitz district of Nauen is planning to significantly expand its hotel capacity. By next year, around 175 single-bed rooms are to be created to provide overnight accommodation, especially for conference guests.

Six refugees have worked at Landgut Stober so far. But not every experience was as straightforward as it was with Hamka, says Stober. He once employed two men from a nearby emergency accommodation centre in housekeeping.

Landgut Stober achieved the highest score in the assessment thanks to its exemplary long-term approach concept. Customers also recognised the hotel's outstanding commitment and rewarded it with a well-deserved first place.

The Stober estate in Havelland, located on a lakeshore, has already received several awards and accolades for its properties as a conference hotel.

The BUGA is already gaining momentum between construction measures, event, marketing and traffic concepts, after all, 2013 is the first­important year of construction and planting for the blooming landscapes of 2015.