http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-11-22T09:21:59Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Stayin%27%20Green http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/23/12734/4957 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/BLVDcandlelit.png" class="imgborder"><p><i>No Friday Night Lights at the BLVD this summer.</i><p>The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Four+Seasons+Beverly+Wilshire+Hotel/local/166"><b>Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire</b></a> held a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/26/82144/0881/hotels/Dine_By_Candlelight_at_a_Four_Seasons_For_Earth_Hour">"Dine by Candlelight"</a> dinner at their <a href="http://www.fourseasons.com/beverlywilshire/dining/the_blvd.html">BLVD restaurant</a> to conserve energy in honor of Earth Hour last month.<p>Well it musta been a hit with rich tree huggers and romantics alike because the hotel is continuing the special menu and candlelight setting throughout the summer.<blockquote><p> In honor of Earth Week, Chef de Cuisine Brian Moyers at The Blvd in the Beverly Wilshire, has prepared a three-course menu that is exclusively comprised of items from local and sustainable farmers. The special menu will debut on Friday, April 25, 2008 and continue to be offered every Friday through the end of summer.</blockquote></p><p>The special juliana 2008-05-02T16:38:30-05:00 34.067122 -118.40013 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/23/115650/255 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/shrekfrankie.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Just in time for Earth Day and HotelChatter's unofficial Green Hotels Week, the <b>The Loews Hotels at Universal Orlando Resort</b> have become certified members of the Florida Green Lodging program. <p>Aside from having green ogres and monsters on hand, the Loews Hotels (Loews Portofino Bay, the Hard Rock Hotel and the Loews Royal Pacific Resort) have formed "green teams" at their hotels. These teams are staffed by employees and help implement green practices that encourages both the guests and the hotel employees to be more "environmentally responsible." <blockquote><p> Guests in all 2,400 on-site hotel rooms now have the opportunity to recycle plastic bottles, newspapers, aluminum cans and office paper. <p>In addition, a hotel campus-wide energy management system, programmable juliana 2008-04-24T16:04:40-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/23/115740/132 <![CDATA[<p><i>April 22nd is Earth Day so all this week we will be bringing you the latest news on <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/green%20hotels"><b>Green Hotels</b></a>. Got some eco-friendly news you wanna share? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Let us know.</a></i><p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/carbon.jpg" class="imgborder">If you're a regular at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/carlson%20hotels"><b>Carlson Hotels</b></a> which has the Regent Hotels, Radissons, Park Plazas, Park Inn and Country Inn and Suites under its name, then you might want to consider going Carbon Neutral on your next trip. <p>The hotel chain just announced that it will match the contribution of every goldpoints plus member (that's their <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/11/14536/433/hotels/HotelChatter_s_Guide_to_Loyalty_Programs_Radisson_Goldpoints_Plus">loyalty program</a>) donating points to Carbon Neutral, starting April 30th.<blockquote><p> Carbon Neutral is a UK-based carbon offsetting company that aims to offset CO2 emissions associated with travel. Last juliana 2008-04-23T16:12:38-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/22/8189/56306 <![CDATA[<p><i>April 22nd is Earth Day so all this week we will be bringing you the latest news on <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/green%20hotels"><b>Green Hotels</b></a>. Got some eco-friendly news you wanna share? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Let us know.</a></i><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Boca_De_Iguanas_Mexico.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>In the spirit of wishing everyone a happy <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/9/173753/6258/hotels/How_to_Stay_Green_on_Earth_Day">Earth Day</a>, here's a hotel that is definitely trying to do the right thing by the earth. <p>The partly-opened <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Boca+de+Iguanas/local/1195"><b>Boca de Iguanas Beach</b></a> eco-resort in Mexico is doing its bit by appointing a Sustainability Manager to make sure the environment comes first.</p><p>Their Sustainability Manager, Lorena Vargas, comes from a line of organic farmers and then studied environmental biotechnology; good qualifications to keep this eco-resort truly eco. One of the neat things she's in charge of is amandak 2008-04-22T09:38:33-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/21/124923/936 <![CDATA[<p><i>April 22nd is Earth Day so all this week we will be bringing you the latest news on <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/green%20hotels"><b>Green Hotels</b></a>. Got some eco-friendly news you wanna share? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Let us know.</a></i><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/ELM_Map.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Starwood's newest upscale business travel hotel brand, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/element%20hotels"><b>Element Hotels</b></a>, are going green.<p>Starwood has required that all Element hotels pursue the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) LEED certification requirements. Already, Starwood has used the first Element property in <a herf="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/2/19/11127/3736/hotels/Snapshot_Aloft_and_Element_in_Lexington_Might_Make_Actual_Opening_Date">Lexington, Mass.</a> as the guinea pig for green building of the brand. Such eco-friendly practices include: <blockquote><p> energy efficient stainless steel appliances and lighting, water-efficient faucets and fixtures and bins for paper, plastic and glass which make recycling easy. Filtered water in guest rooms and amenity dispensers in juliana 2008-04-21T13:01:20-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/