Going Green on Vacation
(Photo by Christina Stymfal)
Everyone is concerned with helping the environment. Not only can you go green at home, but on vacation as well. When crossing the border into Mexico it is easier to help the environment when your hotel is green conscious too.
Hotels everywhere are making an effort to lower their energy and water usage, and reduce solid wastes. Many hotels are installing energy-efficient lighting, low flow showers and toilets, participating in recycling programs, and even contributing to their nearby communities. If you want the finer things in life at a cheap price, then there’s no need to worry. These green hotels are luxurious, even with a modest budget in-mind.
Many websites concerned about the environment are posting green scores for hotels all across the world.
See how RezHub scores these hotels on their own green rating scale.
(Photo by Christina Stymfal)
In the city of Chihuahua in Mexico, the Wingate By Wyndham Chihuahua received a one out of five green branches.
This hotel was awarded this score because it offers an earth friendly housekeeping service regarding the sheets and towels in the hotel. The Wingate By Wyndham Chihuahua also participates in green programs and educates the public about their various green programs.
The average price per night at this hotel is about seventy to seventy-five dollars.
In Ixtapa, the Barcelo Ixtapa All Inclusive a little more expensive at about a hundred dollars a night. This hotel also received a one out of five green branches on the green scale. The Barecelo Ixtapa offers a fresh-air exchange system, and also participates in green programs and educates the public about the programs.
Monterrey has a higher green scale rating of two out of five green branches for the Hilton Garden Inn Monterrey. For approximately seventy-five dollars a night, you can stay at this green conscious hotel. This Hilton hotel received its green awards because of its earth friendly housekeeping with the sheets and towels, is involved in an energy conservation program, recycles several different items, has a fresh-air exchange system, conserves water, and also participates in green programs and educates their community about going green.
San Jose Del Cabo is home of The Grand Mayan Los Cabos Wyndham Resort. This hotel may be a little out of everyone’s price range at about six-hundred and sixty dollars per night. This hotel would be worth going to, but unfortunately it only received a score of one out of five green branches. The Grand Mayan may be worth the money for the luxurious hotel accommodations, but not for their ability to switch over to green.
In San Miguel De Allende, the La Puertecita Boutique Hotel out ranks all the others. For a hundred and sixty dollars, you can stay the night at an extremely environmentally friendly hotel in Mexico. This hotel was awarded four out of five green branches!
The La Puertecita Boutique Hotel had the same green features as the other hotels listed above such as the earth friendly housekeeping, taking part in an energy conservation program, recycling various items, participating in green programs as well as educating others, and implementing a fresh-air exchange system.
This hotel has set up native plant gardens, uses non-toxic earth friendly cleaning agents throughout the hotel, set forth different ways to conserve water, uses reusable service items, and donates to non-profit organizations.
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If you can’t seem to find a green hotel at your vacation destination, then follow the steps below to make sure that you as an individual do your part.
• Try to spread the word to the hotel or local businesses about going green.
• To reduce energy and water usage, make sure you inform housekeeping not to replace your towels every single day.
• When you are out of the room, turn off all electricity.
• Don’t take forever in the shower and turn off the water while you brush your teeth.
