http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-23T23:17:43Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/509 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/2006/8/31/94157/0792 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/maho_bay.jpg"><p>If you're heading to the U.S. Virgin Islands you don't have to spend your time at some sprawling luxurious (i.e. wasteful) resort.<p>At the <a href="http://www.maho.org/"><b>Maho Bay Camps</b></a> you can pick your type of accommodations from tents to cottages that have all been built with protecting the environment in mind by using recycled &nbsp;building materials. Of course, the resort doesn't stop there. This eco-resort attracts 20,000 visitors a year and each part of the place is working to protect the environment. Like the elevated walkways that prevent soil erosion and protect the beach and its fragile coral.<p><blockquote><p>Lots of recycled building materials, such as "plastic lumber" and recycled glass tiles, were used in construction that also minimized removal of native plants. juliana 2006-08-31T09:41:57-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/