Going “Green” is smart business today, but it can be expensive.  According to the Travel Spring 2010 issue of The New York Times Style Magazine, the perfect Eco-Hotel would have 1) a green roof, 2) solar and wind power, 3) a water purification system, and 4) a charging station for hybrid cars, to name a few items.  Although one hotel is not likely to have it all, click on the following link

http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/24/eco-tripping-the-dream-team/

to get NY Times’ representative list of hotel properties that have made significant strides to reduce their carbon foot print.  If you have stayed at an eco-hotel, I’d like to hear why you chose the property and how the  room rates compared to alternate hotel properties offering the same level of service.