http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-08-22T03:34:57Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Green-Hotels-Map http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/12/13/14112/104 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/jills_st_julien.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/maps/Green-Hotels-Map"><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/stjulien_greenmap.jpg" align="right"></a><b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/green%20hotels">Green hotels</a></b>? We've got you covered. <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotel%20restaurants">Hotel restaurants</a>? We like those, too. But now we can put both together, thanks to the Zero Carbon Footprint dinner coming up <b>Jill's Restaurant</b> at the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/St.+Julien+Hotel+And+Spa/ian/226174">St. Julien Hotel &amp; Spa</a></b>. <p>The swanky Boulder hotel (known for its <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/3/29/143832/233/hotels/Pricier+Drinks+and+Stuffed+Animals+at+St.+Julien">pricey drinks</a>) has put together a five-course tasting menu featuring ingredients drawn from within 100 miles of the hotel. (Promotions like this are the reason "locavore" is the word of the year.) The special dinner will be served on March 20, which is International Earth Day. <p>On the menu are Hoppin' John with local mushrooms, flatiron steaks and a brulee banana split. Benziger wines, matched to each pbb 2007-12-13T14:56:14-05:00 40.016075 -105.28355 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/12/9/232749/031 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/ambrosehotelstory.jpg" class="imgborder"><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/maps/Green-Hotels-Map"><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/ambrosestorysml.jpg" align="right"></a><p>HotelChatter tipster <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/Ray%20Burger">Ray Burger</a> recently gave us the tip that the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Ambrose/ian/205206"><b>Ambrose Hotel</b></a> in Santa Monica is worthy of being included in a list of top green hotels in the US. We've already mentioned the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/6/28/223729/439/hotels/Once+Upon+A+Time+In+LaLa+Land">reasonable prices</a> at the Ambrose, along with its big bathrooms, so the fact that it's also not doing badly in the environmental department is a bonus.</p><p>The Ambrose is proud to be green, and the "Green Initiatives" button hits you pretty loud and clear from their website. Their goal is to offer their guests "truly holistic hospitality" and there are a number of ways they try to achieve this, including using ecologically-responsible cleaning products, recycling and composting.</p><p>In fact, amandak 2007-12-10T11:42:55-05:00 34.030445 -118.48149 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/12/3/73038/8749 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/DTR_story.jpeg" class="imgborder"><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/maps/Green-Hotels-Map"><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/dtr_small.jpg" align="right"></a> On our never ending hunt for the greenest hotels of 'em all, we've been checking out a list of the Top 10 green hotels put out by <a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUKN2635032820071102?sp=true">Travel + Leisure</a>. Along with a bunch of "middle of nowhere in the southern hemisphere" eco-hotels (where we suspect the no electricity thing is more a matter of economics than environment), there were a few interesting hotels on the list, including the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/"><b>Devil's Thumb Ranch</b></a> in Colorado.</p><p>The Devil's Thumb consists of 16 timber cabins plus a lodge that's due to open this winter, all placed on a 5,000 acre ranch. One eco-friendly side of the ranch is that just one per cent of the area amandak 2007-12-03T09:44:11-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/27/81342/096 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/baltibrewco.png" class="imgborder"><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/maps/Green-Hotels-Map"><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/lenoxhotel_story.jpg" align="right"></a>We'll have to wait (at least) a year or so for it, but <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/marriott%20hotels">Bill Marriott</a> and co. reckon they are bringing Baltimore its very first officially certified green hotel.<p>The hotel will be part of the Marriott chain's <a href="http://www.marriott.com/fairfield-inn/travel.mi"><b>Fairfield Inn and Suites</b></a> and will have 154-rooms when it opens in Spring 2009. Based on the energy-efficient equipment and processes used the hotel will be eligible for a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification, a first for Baltimore and just the second time a Marriott Hotel will gain the big green light. Their first LEED-certified building is the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Marriott+-The+Inn+And+Conference+Center+At+Univ+Of+Maryland/ian/192875"><b>Inn & Conference Center</b></a> at the University of Maryland.<p>We were saddened to hear that this amandak 2007-11-28T14:01:24-05:00 39.288144 -76.603590 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/19/6505/2797 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/LenoxBoston.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/maps/Green-Hotels-Map"><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/lenoxhotel_story.jpg" align="right"></a> <p>Another tip from the Peter Greenberg list of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/12/63834/366/hotels/Peter_Greenberg_Says_Rancho_La_Puerta_s_Definitely_Green">"they're really green"</a> hotels has come our way in the form of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Lenox+Hotel+Boston/ian/114173"><b>Lenox Hotel</b></a> in Boston.</p><p>We've mentioned the Lenox before and complained about the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/3/17/10340/1942/hotels/Hot+Tip%3A+Slow+Elevators+Are+Deal+Killers">slow elevators</a> but now we've got a reasonable excuse for them. You see, the Lenox Hotel, says Peter Greenberg, was one of the first places to offset the air pollution and carbon emissions of 100 percent of its electricity. We figure that it might be trying to use a little less electricity to reduce the emissions and they've set the elevators to the slowest setting. It's still faster than using the stairs, but they're an alternative.</p><p>The Lenox is amandak 2007-11-19T10:22:10-05:00 42.349130 -71.079434 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/