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Eco hotel is a hotel or accommodation that has
made important environmental improvements to
its structure in order to minimize its impact on
the environment. The basic definition of a green
hotel is an environmentally responsible lodging
that follows the practices of green living. These
hotels have to be certified green by an independent
third-party or by the state they are located in.
Traditionally, these hotels were mostly presented as
Eco Lodges because of their location, often
in jungles, and their design inspired by the use of
traditional building methods applied by skilled
local craftsmen in areas.
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Room rate: Rs 8,343
Green USP: The hotel group is 100% energy selfsufficient. It produces energy through its own windmills,
generating exactly as much energy as it requires. By
reducing the flow rate of bathroom showerheads and
washbasin taps from the standard 12-15 litre per minute
to 8-9 litre a minute has cut its water consumption by
half.
5. Room rate: Rs 1,500
Green USP: The ethnic
cottages and thatched
tents blend into the
verdant surroundings
and make for an ideal
setting for 300 odd bird
species that inhabit the
sanctuary. What's
cooking? Freshly caught
fish from the river
alongside, what else?
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Room rate: Rs 7,783
Green USP: All the material used in building the hotel was
sourced locally. For instance, an abundance of the region's
eco-friendly brick red laterite stone can be seen throughout
the hotel. From the design stage, due consideration was
given to leaving the existing forest intact and conserving
the surrounding paddy fields. This makes the property a
bird watcher's paradise.
7. Room rate: Rs 9,647
Green USP: It is a zero garbage hotel, among the
first in the country to achieve this goal. The hotel
has an ongoing vermiculture project on site that
not only eliminates the garbage but also takes care
of the gardens in and around the hotel.
8. Room rate: Rs 6,300
Green USP: Organic, home-grown food, rustic
furniture that's mostly made from reclaimed wood,
and the energy and water conservation drives have
earned this property an Ecotel certification.
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Green USP: While most true green resorts think indigenous,
right from architecture to decor, how many extend the
concept when it comes to staffing and reaping profits?
That's where this resort, which is owned and operated by
the local villagers, stands out. Thinking local is the surest
way to ensure that a resort goes easy on the planet.
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Green USP: All the high-flying rooms, about 80-90 ft
above the ground, have been built using biodegradable
material used by the native tribal population and
consist of one bedroom with attached bathroom. We
especially like the ingenious water counterweight cane
lift that is the only way to access one of the treehouses.
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The Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City meets the Green
Seal™ SILVER Tier standard for Hotels and Lodging
Properties for waste reduction, water and energy
efficiency, hazardous substances handling and
environmentally responsible purchasing under an
environmentally friendly operation. Our facility has also
achieved the“Environmentalist” Level status with the
California Green Lodging program, GOLD Level with
Trip-Advisor Green Leader and is in the works to LEEDEBOM certification evaluation.
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Embrace a California eco-friendly property whose
name means "Mother Earth" in Greek. Experience
bed and breakfast style charm. Each one of the 132
guest rooms exudes charm and features such
comforts as cable TV with premium channels,
refrigerator, microwave and complimentary highspeed Wireless Internet Access.
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Newly built in the heart of San Francisco, the Orchard
Garden Hotel is California‟s first generation of truly
„green‟ hotels – the only hotel built to the nationally
accepted standards for green buildings developed by
the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) – in order to
earn a coveted “Leadership in Energy &
Environmental Design” (LEED®) certification.
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Energy Star Certified, the Homewood Suites Oakland
Waterfront, ranks in the top 7 percent of similar building in energy
efficiency and performs in the top 25% of hotels nation wide, using at
least 35% less energy and carbon footprint than peers. The green
hotel's initiatives range from recycling kitchen grease into biofuels, paperless guest registration and carbon neutral-hybrid
transportation service to environmentally friendly
purchasing, recycling and green cleaning chemicals. It also focuses on
social responsibility through volunteer work, "good cause"
fundraising and donations and community involvement. Located off
I-880 and just outside of downtown Oakland, the green hotel
provides easy access to San Francisco and San Jose.
