Now more than ever, sustainable hotels are leading innovation in the hospitality sector. Nowadays, the industry is focusing on creating eco-friendly innovations that encourage travelers to be more responsible and environmentally conscious by choosing hotels or means of transportation that are more environmentally efficient.
The best eco-sustainable hotels on the planet
These examples of sustainable hotels that we are pointing out are known for having integrated a solid environmental policy aimed at achieving sustainable development, but they also seek to offer their guests a satisfactory experience marked by sustainability, which consists of providing environmentally friendly facilities, offering local cuisine and implementing efficient management systems with the available resources.
Here are some examples of sustainable hotels that are fighting climate change.
1. Sandos Caracol Eco Resort, México
This hotel located on the Mexican Caribbean coast received Rainforest Alliance verification in 2017 as a sustainable hotel. It stands out mainly for its waste management policy under the slogans “recycle, reduce and reuse” or “say no to the use of straws” and for its commitment to the natural environment and the indigenous community. Invest in eco-sustainable activities such as interaction with animals, always respecting their welfare.
2. Six Senses Con Dao, Vietnam
Recognized by National Geographic Traveler magazine as one of the best eco-sustainable accommodations in the world. The resort and staff are fully committed to carbon footprint reduction and social responsibility.
This hotel has been built using sustainable materials, and has a specific orientation in order to take full advantage of the air flow provided by the sea breeze and reduce the use of air conditioning.
3. Siloso Beach Resort, Singapur
We transport you to the island of Sentosa, Singapore, where the Siloso Beach Resort is located, a hotel that stands out especially for the integration of its infrastructure to the surrounding vegetation, giving priority to open spaces and respecting the most mature natural elements.
4. Pakasai Resort, Tailandia
This magnificent resort located in Krabi, a province on Thailand’s Andaman Coast, dedicates significant efforts to resource conservation, such as rainwater harvesting and greywater recycling. It also has energy-efficient lighting throughout its facilities and biogas production.
Another feather in its cap is due to the reduction of plastic usage and advocating for an eco-friendly education and awareness, such as making low carbon emission impact decisions.
5. Arenas del Mar, Costa Rica
Undoubtedly, this hotel located near the Manuel Antonio National Park has a very committed staff with the environment and conscientious to reduce the carbon footprint.
Two decades ago they launched a reforestation plan of native trees and endemic plants. All guests staying at the hotel have the opportunity to support the cause with donations to local schools to provide ecological education or join in the reforestation first hand.
Examples of sustainable hotels in Spain
1. DistricHive, Granada
The DistricHive hotel offers a series of innovations that make it self-sufficient. It has all the necessary amenities so that it doesn’t have to be connected to any public utility services. The sun is its source of energy, and water comes from the wind through the creation of a system that extracts water from the moisture in the air.
2. Casas Bioclimáticas Iter, Tenerife
The Institute of Technology and Renewable Energies (ITER) offers us a sustainable and peaceful stay in front of the sea in one of its bioclimatic, energy self-sufficient houses with zero CO2 emissions. In addition, the facilities take advantage of the energy radiated by photovoltaic solar panels and wind turbines. Undoubtedly, they show us how great design and sustainability can go hand in hand.
3. Eco Boutique Hostal Grau Barcelona
This Barcelona hotel is a clear example of a sustainable hotel, a project that aimed to convert the former Hostal Grau into the first eco-boutique hotel in Barcelona. It is enough to see its features to discover a new concept of hospitality: totally natural, restored and/or local materials, rooms isolated from electromagnetic fields, chemical-free paints, LED lighting, and most surprisingly, its Babylon vertical garden embedded in the facade that allows for the regeneration of gray water from showers and toilets through vertical gardening for new uses.
4. Hotel RIU Plaza España, Madrid
Of course, we could not forget the capital, with a 9.5/10 in ETIC Hotels Green Score this hotel of the RIU chain is positioned as a sustainable hotel for its large number of sustainable elements and forms.
It has a LED lighting system, use of efficient or class A+ appliances and use of natural gas boilers as opposed to diesel boilers, in order to generate cleaner energy.
On the other hand, they have opted for the installation of technology that automates the switching on and off of air conditioning and lighting.
These are some of the examples of sustainable hotels worldwide that are committed to implementing sustainable policies, from environmental sustainability to social or economic sustainability, each of them adapted to each case and in continuous improvement.
We recommend you to visit our Guide to sustainable hotels in which we provide you with all the bases and indicators of sustainability that every hotelier should take into account.
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