Best Green Hotels: Casita Zumbador

Casita Zumbador
El Yunque, Puerto Rico Map This Hotel

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This hotel doesn't allow pets.

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Towel Program
Sheet Program
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Bulk Soap & Amenities
Bonus
Newspaper Program

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Organic Food Served
Eco-friendly Food Served

Promote "greenness" in PR
Educate Guests to "green"
Educate Staff to "green"
Participate in Green Program(s)

Fresh Air
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Non-Smoking Rooms
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Water Conservation
Xeric Garden
Gray-Water Recycling

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Durable Service Items

Guestroom Recycling Bins
Hotel Recycling Bins
Donating to Charity

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Transportation
Fitness Center
Internet

Review:
This was a green lodging, in the most literal sense -- it's in the woods. We loved our stay in this little cabin on the grounds of the Casa Picaflores compound in El Yunque, Puerto Rico, and Karen, the owner, was happy to give us around the property, focusing on environmental issues. There is no hot water supply to the sink, and the shower hot water is from a "line heater," so no energy is used to keep a tank of water hot all the time. The "gray water" from both rental units is piped directly to banana groves, which thrive on the phosphorous content of shampoos and soaps. All of the fruit scraps and other vegetable waste are composted and used as fertilizer for flowers and fruit trees; it is an organic fruit farm and no chemical fertilizers are used. Hot water on the larger guest house comes from a large solar water heater on the roof. All used plastic bottles are retained by the owners, who bottle water from a spring up the mountain and provide it to guests free of charge.

Arthur Patton, September 2006

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