{"id":651,"date":"2015-01-21T14:02:16","date_gmt":"2015-01-21T19:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/providerpower.com\/power-to-help\/?p=651"},"modified":"2017-12-15T14:58:42","modified_gmt":"2017-12-15T19:58:42","slug":"eco-friendly-hotels-massachusetts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/providerpower.com\/power-to-help\/eco-friendly-hotels-massachusetts\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Eco-Friendly Hotels in Massachusetts"},"content":{"rendered":"

You focus on keeping your home as eco-friendly as possible\u2014so when you travel, it\u2019s a priority to find accommodations that are as concerned about the earth as you are.<\/p>\n

Amidst a growing awareness about the environmental impact of travel, many hotels now strive to reduce their environmental footprint through water and energy conservation, recycling and more. Here\u2019s a look at several Massachusetts hotels large and small that are using eco-friendly practices.<\/p>\n

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  1. The Lenox Hotel<\/a> in Boston: The Lenox launched the nation\u2019s first linen re-use program and Boston\u2019s first commercial electric vehicle charging station. The Copley Square hotel features low-flow toilets, showerheads and aerators and in-room and lobby recycling bins. It also uses hybrid vehicles for its car service and housekeeping uniforms made from recycled plastic fiber.<\/li>\n
  2. Topia Inn<\/a> in Adams: Nestled in the Berkshires, this intimate, 9-room organic inn serves \u00a0guests non-GMO, USDA-certified organic meals with fair trade coffee and tea. Rooms are equipped with LED lights and dual flush toilets to conserve water and energy, while furnishings are made with organic, rapidly renewable and fair trade materials. The innkeepers also plan to add solar hot water in the coming year.<\/li>\n
  3. NineZero<\/a> in Boston: Located near Boston Commons, NineZero\u2019s sustainable practices include in-room recycling bins, low-flow toilets, showers and faucets, energy-efficient lighting fixtures and a towel and linen re-use program. NineZero also donates unused and partially used bath amenities (also eco-friendly) to community programs and makes eco-friendly dry cleaning services available to guests.<\/li>\n
  4. Irving House<\/a> in Cambridge: Irving House is a bed and breakfast in Harvard Square and dispenses eco-friendly toiletries from built-in units to avoid the waste of individual bottles. It also composts food waste and uses household items such as cups, rugs and picture frames made from recycled materials. The B&B was awarded EPA\u2019s Energy Star in 2006.<\/li>\n
  5. Provincetown Hotel<\/a> in Provincetown: This historic Cape Cod hotel hosts educational workshops on wildlife tracking and birding; offers American-made bath amenities that are not tested on animals; and recycles materials including cans, metals, glass and paper. Guests use water-saving shower and faucet heads and enjoy breakfast served in a garden courtyard patio. The Inn also distributes literature about preserving the Ross Sea in Antarctica.<\/li>\n
  6. The Colonnade Hotel<\/a> in Boston: The Colonnade Hotel uses a non-toxic, chemical-free cleaning system to reduce chemical waste and exposure to toxins. Other sustainable initiatives include composting food waste, recycling of paper, plastics, metals and other materials. The Colonnade was also the first hotel to join a soap recycling program, according to its website.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    You focus on keeping your home as eco-friendly as possible\u2014so when you travel why not stay at hotels or B&B’s that share those values? Headed to the Boston area? Here are some great choices for you and your family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":663,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[19],"tags":[179,59],"class_list":["post-651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-capitalist-with-heart","tag-eco-friendly-hotels","tag-massachusetts"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/providerpower.com\/power-to-help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/01\/LenoxHotel_SQQ.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7rbwO-av","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/providerpower.com\/power-to-help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/providerpower.com\/power-to-help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/providerpower.com\/power-to-help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/providerpower.com\/power-to-help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/providerpower.com\/power-to-help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=651"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/providerpower.com\/power-to-help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/providerpower.com\/power-to-help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/providerpower.com\/power-to-help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/providerpower.com\/power-to-help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/providerpower.com\/power-to-help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}