What is a Green Hotel?
This is a question that perplexes many hospitality industry professionals. There is no single standard that is universally accepted. Common categories of environmental friendliness include:
At Boston Green Tourism, we give energy efficiency the most consideration, because the use of fossil fuel is most closely associated with the world’s greatest environmental problem, global warming. Others give more weight to waste management or indoor air quality.
Whatever a hotel’s strengths, how could it prove that it is environmentally-friendly? The clearest way is to become certified by an independent body. There are five certifications that Boston Green Tourism accepts:
Greater Boston’s Green Hotels
Here is a list of green-certified Greater Boston hotels, by certification.
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Doubletree Hotel Boston – Downtown |
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Fairmont Battery Wharf, Boston |
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The Lenox Hotel, Boston |
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Omni Parker House, Boston |
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Ritz-Carlton Boston Common |
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The Westin Copley Place, Boston |
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Green Hotel Website Pages
To learn more about hotel-specific environmental policy, click on the following link(s):
Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel
The Westin Copley Place, Boston
Other Boston Green Tourism member hotels are improving their environmental program, and most are moving towards green certification: