Florida's Sandpearl Resort, located on the north end of Clearwater Beach, is the first in state to add some certified green to all those blue waters.
The hotel, the newest accommodations on the beach in a quarter century, has been working toward LEED certification since its 2007 opening. Today, the hotel announced that it's been awarded LEED Silver Certification, making it one of 15 hotels/resorts to be recognized worldwide.
A member of the Florida Green Lodging Program and an AAA Four Diamond property, the luxury resort (room start around $250) boasts several eco initiatives, including a chilled water air conditioning system, geothermal pool heating, and water and waste conservation practices. Lazy guests can rest easy knowing that staff will sort the recyclables thrown into the garbage too, according to this PDF press release.
For more on the hotel's green highlights, visit their environmental web page. To make a reservation, call 1.877.726.3111.
So tell me, which do you prefer? Rustic eco-lodge or posh, LEED certified resort?
3 comments:
This is really great news - LEED certification is difficult to achieve and really proves that the owners have taken many, many measures in their effort to be more environmentally friendly. I considered staying there on my last trip to Florida, but didn't -- my loss. :o( There's lots of Florida hotels listed at Environmentally Friendly Hotels - Florida is very serious about trying to leave as little of a footprint as possible.
I completely agree, Lisa. Feel free to drop me a line with any green hotels/places you'd recommend in Florida!
Jessica
This certification shows how serious the Clearwater Beach Resort is about being environmentally friendly. This is what I look for when I am searching for traveling destinations. I normally look on environmentallyfriendlyhotels.com to find hotels. This site offers hotels like this all over the world.
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