http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T07:18:38Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/729 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/7/25/32150/4487 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/venusalbir_aparthotel_tarde.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>If you're talking eco hotels, let's start being environmentally sound right from the building process and on. That's what makes the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Venus+Albir/local/729"><b>Aparthotel Venus Albir</b></a> on the Costa Blanca in Spain sound particularly "eco":</p><blockquote><p> The main idea behind this tourist complex is the geo/bio construction which included building with local and natural materials such as thermal clay blocks, marble, cork insulation, ecological paints, wooden furniture, cotton sheets and latex mattresses.</blockquote></p><p>The Venus Albir also has an "eco restaurant", and this combination made it eligible for the official certification as the first real bio hotel in Spain. So, with your environmental conscience soothed, you can relax at the beach (a short stroll away), indulge in the restaurant (it's all amandak 2007-07-25T09:14:28-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/