Evelyn Kanter Eco Report » Green Hotels

NYC Gets LEED Certified Green Hotel in Times Square

Evelyn Kanter — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:31:05 +0000

InterContinental Times Square is NYC's largest LEED certified hotel

The brand new InterContinental New York Times Square Hotel is the largest hotel in New York City to achieve LEED certification, as well as the largest new hotel in The Big Apple to open since 2002. The 36-story, 607 room hotel is a shining example of [...]

Best Green Hotels in U.S.: W San Francisco

Evelyn Kanter — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:54:04 +0000

The W San Francisco makes history by earning the first LEED certification for an existing building belonging to a major hotel chain, and only the seventh hotel in the United States to earn the LEED Silver rating. The W San Francisco is also certified by the state of California as a green business. This is [...]

Baltimore Gets its First LEED Certified Green Hotel

Evelyn Kanter — Wed, 19 May 2010 01:40:31 +0000

Baltimore’s first LEED certified green hotel is the moderately priced Fairfield Inn and Suites is in the heart of downtown Baltimore. It is close to the city’s famous Inner Harbor and the Baltimore Heritage Walk, a three mile walking trail through four centuries of American history, making it an ideal choice for eco-travelers looking for a moderately priced hotel [...]

Budget Hotel Chain goes Green with Biodegradable Guest Amenities

Evelyn Kanter — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:53:09 +0000

Nearly 900 Americas Best Value Inn and Canadas Best Value Inn hotels in North America will be putting soap, shampoo, body lotion and other guest amenities in biodegradable packaging. It’s a first for a hotel chain of this size, which is approximately 50,000 rooms total.

Each year, more than 3.5 billion bottles and caps go into landfills [...]

Paris on Sale Jan. 6 to Feb. 9, 2010

Evelyn Kanter — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:14:48 +0000

Paris is wonderful any time of year, but it doesn’t get much cheaper than during Les Soldes, which translates as The Sales. Each January and July, retailers liquidate the previous season’s collections offering reductions of up to 70% off what prices were just before the sales.

All of Paris celebrates the city-wide after-holiday sales. From January 6-9, 2010, there [...]

Top Green Rating for No. Carolina Hotel

Evelyn Kanter — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 03:37:28 +0000

Proximity Hotel in Greensboro, N.C., is LEED Platinum

How appropriate — the hotel with the world’s top green rating is in the city of Greensboro. It’s the Proximity Hotel, one of the few hotels anywhere to achieve the LEED Platinum rating. Don’t think you have to give up luxury to travel green — this hotel has an [...]

First LEED Certified Silver Hotel in Colorado is in Beaver Creek

Evelyn Kanter — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:14:28 +0000

Look for the Green Globe Certified logo

The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa in Beaver Creek is the first hotel in Colorado to earn the important Silver status of LEED Certification. How difficult is it to get this green travel award? Only nine hotels in the U.S. have earned it, including the Westin Riverfront, which [...]

Kimpton Hotels Partners with Nature Conservancy to Plant One Billion Trees

Evelyn Kanter — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:44:45 +0000

Kimpton's Hotel Monaco, Portland, Oregon

Stay at any of the Kimpton Hotels and help The Nature Conservancy save the rainforest, one tree at a time. That’s the goal of a new partnership between the eco-friendly hotel chain and the environmental group, which has an ambitious Plant a Billion Trees campaign to re-forest and protect 30 [...]

First Independent Green Hotel in Paris

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:09:05 +0000

Good news for green travel in Paris. The Hôtel Gavarni, located in the chic Passy neighborhood, has become the first independent hotel in Paris to earn the European “eco-label.” This label is awarded to businesses for their eco-friendly efforts, but it doesn’t come easy. There are more than 80 strict green requirements that must be [...]