This is quite a comprehensive list and should I say covers best of Green hotels from across the world. Travel + Leisure’s November issue which is yet to hit the stands is devoted to ‘responsible tourism.’ In conjunction with Conservation International it has chosen 15 Green hotels after assessing parameters like environmental standards for water and energy conservation, supporting local communities, waste reduction etc.

Lets take a look at the list:

1. Spice Island Beach Resort (Grenada)

   

   2. Soneva Fushi Resort & Six Senses Spa (The Maldives)

3. Heritance Kandalama (Sri Lanka)

4. Voyages Longitude 131 (Australia)

5. Tiamo (Bahamas)

6. Whitepod (Switzerland)

7. Devil’s Thumb Ranch in Tabernash (Colorado)

8. El Nido Resorts in El Nido (The Philippines)

9. Chumbe Island Coral Park (Zanzibar, Tanzania)

10. Adrere Amellal in the Siwa Oasis (Egypt)

11. Campi Ya Kanzi a Masai-owned lodge in Chyulu Hills (Kenya)

12. Morgan’s Rock Hacienda & Ecolodge on Playa Ocotal, San Juan del Sur, on the Pacific Coast (Nicaragua)

13. Hotel Mocking Bird Hill near Port Antonio (Jamaica)

14. Tenuta di Spannocchia (Siena, Italy)

15. Strattons Hotel (Swaffham, England)

Surprisingly, Sadie Cove Wilderness Lodge (Alaska), the hotel which bagged number one slot in ‘10 of America’s Greenest Hotels’ list compiled by Forbes Traveler last year, did not get a mention here. Or, should I say, more surprisingly, not a single hotel from the US of A has been listed. One each from Australia, Switzerland, Italy and England are mentioned.