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Ecotourism Hotels: Editor's Top 10

Our Editor's Top 10 list for Ecotourism Hotels helps you decide where you want to go. Editor's Top 10 lists offer selections from our editors that help you plan your travel based on your lifestyle, entertainment, sightseeing, or recreation options.

Whether you enjoy catch-and-release fishing in the mountains, want to go on an early-morning bird-watching tour in the jungle, or are interested in experiencing the world's oldest living rain forest, the possibilities abound at these ecologically friendly hotels. Appreciating the environment goes far beyond rain-forest hikes, reef trips, visits to hippo pools and gorilla tracking, though. Various hotels on this list feature the use of solar energy and biodegradable products, rehabilitation facilities for endangered species such as marine turtles and monkeys, and buildings designed to minimally impact the ground and prevent erosion. You can rest assured, knowing you are treading lightly on the environment and protecting natural habitats.
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1. Chumbe Island Coral Park Add to eGuidebook
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$230-$400 
Chumbe Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania
The winner of numerous international ecotourism awards, this rustic and environmentally friendly non-profit lodge provides the only accommodation on Chumbe Island. This tiny island is the centerpiece of an eponymous reef sanctuary annexed by the Zanzibari government in 1994. The oldest marine park i... Read Entire Review »
2. Morgan's Rock Hacienda & Eco-Lodge Add to eGuidebook
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$150-$225 
Built: 2004 
Playa Ocotal, San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua
Located three hours from Managua, this is an all-inclusive eco-tourist destination for those who want nature wrapped in luxury. Getting here is part of the adventure. Traveling over dirt roads-or mud, depending on the season-arriving guests are relieved that their journey to this Pacific Coast resor... Read Entire Review »
3. Centro Neotropico Sarapiquis Ecolodge Add to eGuidebook
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$79 
La Virgen de Sarapiqui, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
Part of an integrated rain-forest reserve, museum, botanical garden, archaeological park and education center, this dramatic hotel is infused with the pre-Columbian motif that inspires the entire complex. Beyond the walled and guarded gates, the arrow-straight driveway cuts between a citrus orchard... Read Entire Review »
4. Villa Blanca Cloud Forest Nature Spa/Htl Add to eGuidebook
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$120-$175 
Built: 1991 
Renovated: 2004 
Los Angeles Cloud Forest Reserve, San Ramon, Costa Rica
Newly emerged from a total make-over after being purchased by the owner of Manuel Antonio�s Si Como No, this eco-oriented hotel now appeals to a much broader audience with enhanced services, improved quality, and heapings of sophistication, all without sacrificing the rustic charm. Originally a farm... Read Entire Review »
5. Hotel Si Como No Add to eGuidebook
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$150-$270 
Built: 1993 
Renovated: 2001 
Apdo 5, Puerto Quepos, Costa Rica
This is the favorite hotel among most North Americans, offering a more social atmosphere than the Makanda or Tulemar. Stylishly set on 15 hectares of lush vegetation cascading steeply toward the shore, this place scores high marks for its eco-sensitivity. The jungle was scarcely disturbed during con... Read Entire Review »
6. Lake Brunner Lodge Add to eGuidebook
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$238-$295 
Built: 1935 
Renovated: 2005 
Mitchells R D 1, Kumara, New Zealand
Rustic Fishing Lodge with polished native timber paneling throughout.... Read Full Listing »
7. Daintree Eco Lodge & Spa Add to eGuidebook
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$510-$598 
Built: 1993 
Renovated: 2001 
20 Daintree Rd Daintree, Daintree, Queensland, Australia
Located 25 km north of Mossman, this once-coy two-hectare retreat for greenies has evolved into one of the most exclusive operations in the region. Located on a crocodile-infested river near the boundary of Daintree National Park, this eco-resort is set amid the world's oldest living rainforest (110... Read Entire Review »
8. Silky Oaks Lodge Add to eGuidebook
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$590 
Built: 1985 
Renovated: 1994 
Finlayvale Rd, Mossman, Queensland, Australia
At the edge of Daintree National Park, 27 km west of Port Douglas, this lodge is an exclusive eco-tourism retreat for well-to-do folk who yearn to be pampered but love their nature unspoiled. Under the same management as Bedarra Island Resort and Dunk Island Resort, this recently updated getaway now... Read Entire Review »
9. Kingfisher Bay Resort & Village Add to eGuidebook
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$183-$381 
Built: 1992 
Renovated: 2006 
North White Cliffs, Fraser Island, Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia
Located in one of the world's dwindling number of genuine wilderness areas, this resort was a pioneer of Australian eco-tourism when it opened more than a decade ago. Although its new residential enterprise is taking a thoughtful approach to development, the company is far from a pioneer in ecologic... Read Entire Review »
10. Hix Island House Add to eGuidebook
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$235-$295 
HC-02 Box 14902, Vieques Island, Puerto Rico
Set on 13 rolling acres, this unusual hotel blends ecological awareness with contemporary architecture. This property is a paean to tropical minimalism, and guests should expect stylish fundamentals but little in the way of standard amenities. Each structure is designed to collect rain water, which... Read Entire Review »
11. Estate Concordia Studios Add to eGuidebook
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$95-$215 
Built: 1993 
Renovated: 1998 
16371 Estate Concordia, Coral Bay, St John, US Virgin Islands
Though upscale compared to Maho Bay, this remote place on the cactus-strewn southeastern shore is strictly for budgeting Robinson Crusoes interested in burning calories instead of money. Built on a steep hillside overlooking Ram Heat, the Salt Pond and the delightfully named Drunk Bay, the complex i... Read Entire Review »
12. Footprints Eco Resort Add to eGuidebook
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$95-$300 
Culloden Bay Rd, Culloden Bay, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago
On the north coast, 40 minutes from Scarborough and the airport, one of the island's most isolated properties is set in a private 25-hectare valley fronting pristine reefs. This eco-friendly spot perches on stilts to reduce erosion. Everything from water conservation to tree planting figures into a... Read Entire Review »
13. Stonefield Estate Villa Resort Add to eGuidebook
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$175-$880 
Built: 1998 
Renovated: 2000 
Soufriere, St Lucia
This hotel, enfolded in a 67-hectare cocoa plantation in a stunning location, stares at the jagged face of Petit Piton. It is worth every hairpin bend on the parallel concrete tire paths that guests must negotiate to get here. Nestled on a lush hillside by the sea, this romantic resort comprises six... Read Entire Review »
14. The Jalousie Plantation Add to eGuidebook
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$250-$795 
Built: 1992 
Renovated: 1997 
Val des Pitons, Forbidden Beach, Soufriere, St Lucia
Some may find the 45-km drive from either airport through winding mountain roads to be an annoyance, but the setting for this resort-nestled on a secluded palm-fringed beach between the Piton mountains on the Caribbean coast-is arguably the most picturesque of all the island's properties. Some guest... Read Entire Review »
15. Xpu-Ha Palace Add to eGuidebook
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$160-$242 
Renovated: 2006 
Km 265 Carr Chetumel Puerto Juarez, Xpu-Ha, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Next to the Barcelo Maya and just north of the Robinson Club, 35 minutes north of Tulum, this unique Palace resort taking up 37 acres is a more discreet choice than the gigantic Aventura Spa Palace farther north. Characterized by its ecological orientation, this property features rustic bungalow acc... Read Entire Review »
16. Ariau Amazon Towers Hotel Add to eGuidebook
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$548-$1,762 
Built: 1984 
Renovated: 2005 
Rua Leonardo Malcher 699 Centro, Manaus, Brazil
Lodge built on stilts with rustic architecture.... Read Full Listing »
17. Hotelito Desconocido Add to eGuidebook
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$327-$707 
Built: 1996 
Renovated: 2002 
Ave La Cruz de Loreto 7, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
Reached via a long dirt road from Cruz de Loreto, this eco-friendly retreat is located 23 km off Highway 200 and 96 km south of Puerto Vallarta. This "Little Unknown Hotel" stands apart from most of Mexico's beach resorts, best-suited to those with Robinson Crusoe fantasies. The formula here is a un... Read Entire Review »
18. Jean-Michel Cousteau Fiji Islands Resort Add to eGuidebook
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$575-$2,200 
Built: 1987 
Renovated: 2003 
c/o Private Mailbag, Savusavu, Vanua Levu Island, Fiji
Located on Lesiaceva Point, 10 minutes from town and 20 minutes from the airport, this environmentally friendly resort bears the name of the son of the late Jacques Cousteau, who oversees the diving operation. It is managed by the owners of the Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur, California. It is a magnet f... Read Entire Review »
19. Kona Village Add to eGuidebook
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$660-$1,475 
Built: 1965 
Renovated: 2000 
Hualalai Resort at Kaupulehu Queen Kaahumanu Highway, Kailua-Kona, HI
Located just north of The Four Seasons Resort at Haualalai, this is the only high-end resort in Hawaii to offer escape from the electrical world: no TVs, no phones, no radios, no clocks, no air-conditioning. Famed for its rustic aloha spirit and idyllic castaway locale, it was only the second resort... Read Entire Review »
20. Sacred Mountain Sanctuary Add to eGuidebook
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$80-$130 
Built: 1996 
Banjar Budamanis, Sidemen, Karangasem, Indonesia
Constructed in bamboo, volcanic rock and all natural eco-friendly materials.... Read Full Listing »

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