Not only is green a very fashionable colour these days, but it is also the urban trend to be ’green’ in our lifestyle practices. Eco tourism is one of the growing industries that people are opting for in their travel planning as it is the ‘tourism of tomorrow’. Many cities and countries now offer sustainable tourism and alternative hotel and touring options.
As my readers know, I am always on a quest to further my research for new eco-chic interior ideas. While in
The Green Hotel practices include energy saving devices such as solar heating, low energy lighting and other ecological approaches. The hotel also makes use of local Indian craft, furniture, equipment and restoration products.
Cozy banquettes and curvy rattan benches beneath the windows allow one to curl up with a book from one of the glass encased library shelves. Amid the antique furniture are old fashioned chess and checker tables with vintage playing pieces, adding quite the whimsical touch as one feels as though they have slipped back in time.
In the foyer, a giant golden bowl filled with water and floating red rose petals, pleasantly greets guests. (This is a nice touch to try in your home!) Vine entangled doorways become open air breezeways. There is an authentic wide wooden stepped staircase with ornate banister that leads upstairs, with tile and marble floors throughout. Ceilings have open wood beams and cooling fans. Enormous pillars and oversized mirrors in ornately carved wooden frames grace the hallways in this plantation style getaway. Potted ferns, wicker and bamboo furniture and antique wooden chests, all add to the character of times past. Walking through the gardens and beneath the towering palms, reminds sightseers that they are in an oasis of calm in a tropical paradise.
Other ways the award winning hotel does their part as a model of sustainable tourism, is by giving profits to charitable and environmental projects throughout
Eco-tourists may also wish to offset their travel and carbon footprint by planting trees online at www.carbonfootprint.com.
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