http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-12-04T00:22:16Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/505 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/4/18/2936/58475 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/best_us_green_hotels_2007.jpg" align="right" class="imgborder"> <p> Let's face it, hotels haven't always been model citizens of the Global Village when it comes to protecting Mother Earth. <p>How many times have you walked into a hotel room to find the air conditioner blasting. Those freon fueled vicissitudes that control many hotel room climates can not be good for the environment. Furthermore, in the past, hotel and resort developers have cleared forests and moved rivers to get their golf courses, man made beaches, and monolithic resorts in just the right spot. And have you ever seen how liberally some of the cleaning crew uses aerosol spray? <p> However, what's in the past is in the past, and recently many hotels have become leaders juliana 2007-04-19T14:49:42-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/10/27/103012/81 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/hotel_green.jpg"><p>More and more eco-hotels are taking off right here in the U.S. so that we don't have to play with monkeys outside our hotel room when we want to stay at an earth-friendly inn. <p> The new <a href="http://www.vanessanoelhotelgreen.com/"><b>Hotel Green</b></a> in Nantucket was designed by Vanessa Noel, a shoe designer. Just what does a shoe designer know about the hotel industry? Actually a lot since this is Noel's second hotel in Nantucket. <p>The first is aptly named the Vanessa Noel Hotel and gets average reviews. But, this is her first stab at the eco-genre. And if you're wondering if there's enough hippies in Nantucket to support this place, then you're in the wrong mind set as Noel tells <a Courtney 2006-10-27T11:10:03-05:00 41.287574 -70.102855 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/