Set near the historic French quarter of New Orleans, the hotel is located on Poydras St., the central corridor of the New Orleans business district. The property which it stands today belonged to Sieur de Bienville the founder of New Orleans which was then purchased by the Jesuits before landing in the hands of Mr. [...]
Entries from February 2008
Le Pavillon Hotel
February 29th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Features · Full-Amenity · Historic · Metropolitan
The Sagamore
February 25th, 2008 · No Comments
With a Hundred year history, the Windsor hotel is steeped in deep tradition as one of America’s exclusive Hotels. Philadelphia millionaires sought the construction of the resort that bought Green Island and formed the Green Island Improvement Company. Opened in 1883, it was Luxurious and had some of the most spacious accommodations a hotel had [...]
Tags: Features · Full-Amenity · Historic
Sadie Wilderness Lodge
February 21st, 2008 · No Comments
Next on the list is the Sadie Cove Wilderness Lodge, Alaska, which runs totally of the grid by generating their own power with the use of wind and hydro electric generating units. The rustic ambiance gives a new meaning to the word relaxing in a true sense. Want a weekend away from the hassles and [...]
Tags: Green Hotels · Rustic
The Fairmont
February 17th, 2008 · No Comments
We begin with, The Fairmont in Washington DC, which is part of a chain of hotels whose aim is to lessen their carbon footprint as they aim to help the environment as they do about their business. They offer free parking for all hybrid vehicles (also available in all the company’s sister properties in the [...]
Tags: Features · Green Hotels
Green Hotels - Helping Nature
February 13th, 2008 · No Comments
There is however another side to the hotel business which capitalizes more on lessening the impact they pose on the environment by shifting to greener technology and making the business fit in with the natural landscape as much as possible to lessen the impact it has on natural resources. Everything is re-used whenever possible lessening [...]
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Green Hotels - The Next Step
February 9th, 2008 · No Comments
The Hotel industry is considered to one of the most disruptive businesses on the planet in terms of the impact and pressure they place on natural resources. Imagine putting up a block of concrete in the middle of nowhere and the amount of resources that will be needed to lure people from all over to [...]
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Desert Pearl Inn
February 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Nestled near Zion National Park with it’s native stone walls, sun-hued stucco framed by old-growth Douglas Fir is the Desert Pearl Inn. The pride of Springdale Springdale, it features a luxurious retreat from the sun of the Utah region with majestic views of canyons and the nearby Zion National Park. Red-rock formations that change colors [...]
Tags: Full-Amenity · Historic