Environmentally Friendly Hotels

The Magnolia Dallas   Dallas, Texas, United States While this property is making headway into being green and sustainable, it doesn't meet our minimum standards to be displayed on the site. We hope the management will step up and take more green actions so it can be displayed again.

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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

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I chose The Magnolia Hotel in Dallas, Texas, for its downtown location, a few blocks from a class I was taking. It was situated near dining, businesses, shopping, and one of the city's convention centers. They don't promote themselves as a green hotel but seem to be slowly working in green business practices.

One business decision they have made that feels inhospitable and unwelcoming is their online booking policy. Their rates are much better online than in person or over the phone. We had checked in when we realized that we wanted another day. I asked the desk clerk to extend our stay, which she did with a smile, and charged me the higher rate for that night. It was a much higher rate. Their justification for that is to stand by their policy of rates being lower online only. Watch out!

Regarding their green practices, some rooms indicated they had a towel and sheet re-use program, other rooms made no mention of it. Some lights had compact fluorescent bulbs but most didnâ

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