Florida’s Green Lodging program is a green hotel success story.
More Florida hotels than ever have committed to protect Florida’s environment by becoming members of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Green Lodging program.
Recently, 19 hotels were added to the voluntary program, which now has 600 members and 614+ designated properties statewide. Designated members adopt cost-saving green practices to conserve energy, reduce water consumption, protect air quality and reduce waste.
Says DEP Director of Sustainable Initiatives Deas Bohn:
“Earning designation in the Florida Green Lodging program is an achievement these 614 facilities can be proud of. The environmental commitment demonstrated by Green Lodging facilities serves as an example and challenge to other hotels to adopt innovative green practices, conserve resources and save money.”
The newest Green Lodging designations include:
Northeast
- Addison on Amelia, Amelia Island
- Country Inn and Suites, Gainesville
Northwest
- Sleep Inn and Suites, Panama City Beach
Central
- Barefoot’n in the Keys, Kissimmee
Southwest
- Crowne Plaza Tampa Westshore, Tampa
- Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club, Innisbrook
Southeast
- Hampton Inn and Suites, Wellington
- Hampton Inn West Palm Beach Vista Center, West Palm Beach
- InterContinental West Miami, Doral
- Largo Mar Resort and Club, Fort Lauderdale
- Marriott BeachPlace Towers, Fort Lauderdale
- Marriott’s Ocean Pointe, Palm Beach Shores
- Ramada Inn, Stuart
- Springhill Suites by Marriott, Boca Raton
- The Diplomat Golf Resort & Spa, Hallandale
- The Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale
- Towne Place Suites, Boca Raton
South
- Holiday Inn Fort Myers Airport at Town Center, Fort Myers
- Ocean Dawn Suites, Islamorada
Check out the complete Florida Green Lodging list here.
Image courtesy of VISIT FLORIDA
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I agree – we have been following the Green Lodging Program in Florida since it started and it has been difficult to keep up with it! Great job state of Florida!
Very cool – great job to the State of Florida! I hope more states follow suit.
Another nice thing to see was that Disney had most (if not all) of their hotels on this list. It’s good that they are setting an example, as a company that is providing green lodging, considering how many people travel to Disney every day/year.
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Thanks, Tara! That would be positive if Florida could be a leader in green hotels in the U.S.