Environmentally Friendly Hotels

Selva Verde Lodge   Chilamate, Heredia, Costa Rica

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The hotel has implemented a green procurement program, ensuring purchases are environmentally sensitive. It also supports the community by hiring and training locals.

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Towel Program   Sheet Program   Cotton Towels/Sheets       Alternative Energy   Maintenance for Conservation   Energy Conservation     Bulk Soap & Amenities   Bonus   Newspaper Program     Composting   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   Allergies   Non-Smoking Rooms   Environmental Cleaning     Water Conservation   Xeric Garden   Gray-Water Recycling     Recyclable Disposables   Compostable Disposables   Durable Service Items     Guestroom Recycling Bins   Hotel Recycling Bins   Donating to Charity     Conference Center/Rooms   Transportation   Fitness Center   Internet

Review:
his is a Wonderful Eco-Tourism Hotel. Our room was one of eight in a cluster in a small building raised about 10 feet off the ground. There are covered walkways throughout the grounds, and the organization for Tropical Studies' field station, La Selva, is either on the grounds or immediately adjacent. There appear to be nightly lectures on the lowland rainforest, and this hotel is right in the middle of that rainforest.

Birds and other wildlife are abundant, and howler monkeys could be heard at the crack of dawn. The Sarapiqui River runs through the grounds, and groups from the hotel can start upstream and raft back to the hotel. The resident naturalist conducts birding expeditions each morning and gives other lectures from time to time. While we were there we were also introduced to a local who scratches out a living growing black pepper and making cheese from the milk of her one cow.

Even if this hotel didn't have many of the other green features, I would recommend it on the basis of the education program it provides both for tourists and the locals.

Arthur Yaffe, February 2006

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