http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T09:07:58Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotels%20News http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/8/30/94552/0621 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/colonyfront.jpg"> <p>In the resort hotels and inns of South Florida, managers and owners are seeing a payoff from being more eco-friendly. That's according to this <a href="http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/sfl-flzgreenhotel0826nbaug26,0,6046882.story">article in the Florida Sun-Sentinel</a> that breaks down the trend with some specific examples. <p>We like that they quickly run through the half-hearted efforts, like putting a little placard up asking guests to reuse their towels, and quickly get to some practices that take real effort. We're still a little grossed out by the waterless urinals at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/COLONY+HOTEL+AND+CABANA+CLUB/ian/136617"><b>The Colony Resort and Cabana Club</b></a>, but we do like their idea of using recycled carpet squares instead of wall-to-wall. "When one square wears out, detach, recycle and replace it, without throwing out the whole Tim L. 2007-08-30T14:55:01-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/