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INTRODUCTION
Are you the one who likes to go eco-friendly everywhere? Are you eco-conscious too? Nowadays, people engage in an eco-friendly environment at home and noticeably prefer to travel green and stay green. To stay competitive and attractive in the market, the hospitality industry is now adopting eco-friendly and sustainability trends.
Interested in knowing what makes sustainable hotels so attractive and a go-to destination? Here’s something for you…
- Conserving energy by using LED lights or more natural light
- Try to limit water wastage
- Employ eco-friendly supplies for cleaning
- Serve the absolute best local and organic delicacies
- Installing eco-friendly water filters
- Employing recycling programs and keeping the waste reduction to minimal
- Room keys are now being designed with wood, paper, and bioplastic instead of polyvinyl chloride.
- The menus are being selectively designed with organic produce, hormone-free meats, and other naturally selected food.
This all sounds so promising.
How do I know if it’s a sustainable hotel?
If you’re thinking about how to recognize if the hotel practices sustainability, here are some facts that would make a great judge of what you’re looking for in sustainable hotels:
- It must have a Sustainability policy with a credible organization like LEED or Earth check. Other organizations are credible and genuine, provide certifications.
- It’s very much committed to minimizing the environmental impact by conserving natural resources, incorporating plastic-free amenities, using natural cleaning supplies and reusable linens.
- It incorporates the local community by collaborating with local vendors for almost everything employed in the hotel, from the building to rooms to food.
- It inspires its guests to acknowledge and involve in sustainability initiatives.
Here’s a list of the best sustainable hotels all around the world.
1. Tri Lanka, Sri Lanka
Situated on the largest natural lake in Sri Lanka, the modern hotel defines sustainability exceptionally. The suites in this hotel were constructed using local articles and have an exquisite exterior and interior view. They have green roofs, solar panels, and entirely recycled wood. The hotel uses LED lights and electric boats. Green roofs and electric boats are what caught my attention.
2. White Pod, Switzerland
Are you thinking what I’m thinking? The view from pods huddled in the Swiss Alps, yes, it must be breathtaking. Living in a pod created from recycled materials without having to give up the luxury experience, White Pod is what you’ve been looking for all along. The private lifts and slopes to the pods are the highlight and make the place attractive.
3. The Scarlet, Cornwall, UK
It is one of the best eco-friendly escapes in the UK with the most exquisite relaxation amenities. The building has a peculiar glass structure and is located in the most beautiful place. The hotel has solar panels and biomass boilers to make the place eco-friendly. They grow and serve local produce at the hotel. It is hard to imagine a place like this that would provide anything but a luxurious experience, but the combination of eco-friendly and luxury is the way to go.
4. Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, Vietnam
Looking for a luxurious eco-escape, look no further than the stunning Six Senses Ninh Van Bay situated on a Bay in Vietnam. Water bodies and nature surround the hotel; therefore, it is only accessible through boat. The hotel has beautiful villas with a magnificent view and compliance with strict sustainability standards. They have also supported community projects.
5. Tivoli Ecoresort Praia do Forte, Brazil
White beach, crystal clear turquoise water, and tanned body. Is that your picture of a perfect getaway? Here’s the great news! This hotel provides you the magnificent stay you’re dreaming about, all with green and eco-friendly approach.
6. Proximity Hotel, Greensboro, NC
The first hotel to receive LEED Platinum certification in America, the hotel follows over 70 sustainability practices. It is recorded to use at least 39.2% less energy than a regular hotel. The 70 sustainability practices scream how committed they are to this initiative. It provides an amazing staycation.
7. Hotel Terra Jackson Hole, Teton Village, WY
This is another LEED-certified hotel that follows strictly sustainable practices. The hotel has 100% organic bedding, recycled roof, and other organic, recycled materials used in the building. The hotel is eco-friendly in all other practices as well that include fluorescent lamps and aluminum bottles.
8. Bardessono, Napa Valley, CA
Like others, this hotel provides a luxurious experience in an eco-friendly way. Some sustainability initiatives include renewable energy sources, organic bedding linens, other cleaning supplies, non-allergenic materials used in the construction, recycled materials, and natural energy. This is a perfect destination for those looking to experience green luxury.
9. Hotel Du Vieux, Quebec
This is an award-winning hotel for its environmental efforts and the only carbon-neutral hotel in the province. The solar power panels and rooftop gardens are an exceptional addition to sustainable practices. Other initiatives, including minimal wastage of water, energy, and food, focus on keeping it environmentally friendly.
10. Song Saa Private Island, Cambodia
The hotel follows sustainability entirely. The hotel is created from timber and other materials locally found in Cambodia. Different kinds of woods are used to make different decor and furniture. For instance, driftwood is created into tables, wood salvages from discarded boats are used to create floorboards, and oil drums are transformed into beautiful decors. The most interesting aspect about this hotel is the irrigation and sewage system purposely created to clean 100% of the waste disposed of. The food used is locally sourced. This is the perfect green space.
11. Tierra Patagonia, Chile
The hotel is inspired by fossils’ shape and created from natural materials found locally. The hotel blends perfectly well with the environment because, during creation, the surrounded vegetation was removed and then tended to after replanting it. For the sustainable initiative, LED lights are used. Almost no energy is employed as the building was designed and created so that air-conditioning isn’t required and low heating during winters works wonders. Another amazing initiative is that they believe in reforestation and plant a tree with every guest who visits them.
12. Bawah Reserve, Indonesia
The estate was contracted to a Singaporean architect inspired by the design of surrounding silhouettes and created this estate, adding curves that exhibit elegance. Minimal machinery was employed in the development of this reserve. Locally used bamboo and stone were utilized in the creation of this exquisite and elegant reserve. The reserve has an on-site plant for desalination of the collected rainwater as water is a valuable resource.
13. Sandos Hotels
The resort focuses on eco-friendly and sustainable practices. Some of the hotels’ initiatives include conserving water and energy by onsite recycling of the same, guest rooms with certified sustainable materials, recycling soapy water, and reducing CO2 emissions by 70%. It is amazing how much green initiatives they are stepping on. The resort is greatly involved in reforestation programs, onsite nursery, and herb gardens.
14. Tweedsmuir Park Lodge, Stuie, British Columbia
The lodge is highly committed to being environmentally friendly and making changes to keep the environment safe and clean to their best possible efforts. They encourage practices like composting leftover foods, reusing water bottles, buying locally grown products, employing eco-friendly cleaning supplies and non-motorboats. These are quite the initiatives taken by the lodge to keep it green while keeping it memorable.
15. Trout Point Lodge, East Kemptville, Nova Scotia
The resort is nestled in a dense forest close to Napier Rivers and proudly claims no cell phone service in the area. The lodge gives the best and an amazing experience with hot local food, exquisite view, and hot tubs. They employ a renewable energy source, utilize solar power entirely, and serve local produce and seafood. The green key Global program has rated this as a five green key rating due to the inspiring initiatives.
16. Marble Inn Resort, Corner Brook, Newfoundland
Going green is not the way to go financially, but well, it is the right thing to do. For the same reason, this hotel has an eco-air system, solar panel, an onsite greenhouse, and heat pump technology. They believe it is best to have minimal impact on the environment.
17. Le Baluchon Eco Resort, Saint – Paulin, Quebec
The resort has so many activities for you to indulge in, from farming to relaxation to adventure. They treat the environment and sustainability as equally important since they have their recycling plant, reforestation, and prepare biodiesel from cooking oil. The most amazing and unique thing is they offer soap prepared from goat milk produced locally. Interesting, right?
18. Westin Grand, Vancouver, British Columbia
An environmentally friendly hotel nestled in the heart of one of the greatest cities, Vancouver, sure makes for one winning combination. They take sustainability very seriously and have quite a few initiatives to prove that. Some of them include utilizing a saltwater extraction system instead of chemicals for the pool to keep it bacteria-free, using bio-diesel prepared from the processing of restaurant oil, using LED and CFL to reduce electricity usage, going all local for all kinds of produce. How green is this city hotel!
19. Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City, Quebec
This is one of the most beautiful and famous hotels globally and, on the upside, happens to be a kingpin in environmental sustainability. The Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac aims to reduce wastage of water, energy, and food to negligible. Being this famous, they have educated their stakeholders and made them aware of sustainability initiatives, which is why they have been able to incorporate them into their business decisions. Walking the streets of Quebec, you see the beautifully preserved, that Fairmont has respected the past and protected the future.
20. Brookstreet Hotel, Ottawa, Ontario
The sustainability initiatives are unique. Brookstreet employs technology for 100% low-impact energy sources. Guests are provided access to online newspapers through PressReader, minimizing the wastage by throwing off the physical ones and reducing A/C and heat in rooms that are not used by employing an automated climate control system. Another peculiar initiative is when the clock strikes Earth Hour, any guest who brings their cups to the cafe is offered a discount. It is environmentally friendly, and the comes to Brookstreet.
CONCLUSION
“Ecotourism – the latest buzzword”! NO – It is not just a buzzword but a lifestyle, a way of living. Whether you’re looking for options for hotels, resorts, or even cities that go by sustainability rules, there are tons of options now to choose from. It is essential in the hospitality industry to think about how much impact we are leaving and how we are giving back to the community.
The list includes everything from hotels to lodge, resort, and private island that provide a memorable green, luxurious experience. This list of stays provides everything you should look for in an eco-friendly hotel, certified, uses local sources, and is fully committed to initiatives. These places provide some luxurious service and first-class amenities with great credentials that scream “Green.”
So, now you know what to look for when searching for a stay that is equally luxurious and environmentally friendly!
Have a wonderful and memorable green staycation!
