A San Fran lodge that's award-winning in style and green too

If you were to ask me, I'd say that sustainability is often tied to high-style. We've all heard the buzzwords "eco-chic," right?

When it comes right down to it, social responsibility is about making people feel good about the decisions they've made. And what feels better than feeling good in a fabulous setting? Not much, according to Hospitality Design Magazine, who just announced the recipients of their fifth annual design awards.

The sustainable lodging winner: Cavallo Point, "The Lodge at the Golden Gate" in San Francisco (we wrote about the hotel last February), whose simplistic, colonial design begs the weary to unwind.

Anvaya Cove in the Phillippines earned a place as a runner up, boasting a "mountains meet the sea" mentality that spares no luxury.

I'm wondering: how important is design in your lodging decisions? For me, it's often a tie-breaking feature.