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Perhaps They Should Call It The Devil's 'Green' Thumb Ranch
12/03/2007 at 9:44 AM
Tags: Eco-Hotels, Ski Hotels, Green-Hotels-Map
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 Travel + Leisure. 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 Devil's Thumb Ranch in Colorado.
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 has been developed, and the rest is a sanctuary for local wildlife to live happily ever after, including elk, moose, bears and beavers.
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The ranch's sustainability promise means that they use geothermal heating to reduce the use of traditional fuels as well as a water sand filtration system to avoid reliance on other water sources. All the basics like recycling and using environmentally friendly cleaning products are also part of the Devil's Thumb charter.
As you'd imagine, activities out here in the wild are those like snowshoe walking and cross country skiing, fishing, hiking, rafting and mountain biking. When you want to eat, the Ranch House restaurant is the place to go, and if you're too tired to ski or snowshoe there, the ranch staff will pick you up from your cabin in a horse-drawn carriage--now that's service.
This service comes at the price of $150 a night for a loft cabin, $300 a night for a 2 bedroom cabin and $500 for a 4 bedroom cabin; if you go for the luxury versions, you can almost double it.
Related Stories:
· Top 10 Green Hotels by Travel + Leisure [Reuters]
· Hotels in Colorado [HotelChatter]
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