Whether you call it green travel, sustainable travel or ecotourism, we’ve collated some of the world’s most luxurious eco-friendly hotels to inspire your next getaway.
The best luxury eco-friendly hotels in the world
Whether you call it green travel, sustainable travel or ecotourism, eco-friendly getaways are on the rise as more people pay attention to the size of their carbon footprint.
To inspire your next charter with us, we’ve collated some of the world’s most luxurious eco-friendly hotels. Contact one of our specialists today to begin your journey – and find out how your flight can help fund sustainable initiatives through our Carbon Offset Program.
Capella Ubud, Bali
Tucked away in Bali’s verdant rainforest, Capella Ubud is a luxurious sanctuary whose sustainability efforts have earned it EarchCheck environmental accreditation. Painstakingly built without disturbing the area’s existing flora and fauna, the 10-acre tented camp uses no single-use plastic and educates the surrounding villages on sustainable waste management.
Guests at this innovative eco-lodge enjoy contemporary amenities with an eco-friendly twist: each room has its own saltwater plunge pool, meals are made using ingredients from the on-site garden, crayfish farm and beehives, while the spa offers organic local treatments.
Soneva Fushi, Maldives
Nestled in a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve in the idyllic Maldives, Soneva Fushi is an eco-conscious island resort that works to minimise guests’ impact on the planet. Two percent of every room fee goes towards the Soneva Foundation, which helps to offset flight emissions and resort activities by investing in environmental, social and economic projects.
The hotel’s green credentials don’t end there – it’s home to the Maldives’ largest solar power plant and repurposes an impressive 90% of its waste into resources like building materials, surf boards and composted soil for the organic kitchen garden – there’s even a glass recycling factory.
Petit St Vincent Private Resort, The Grenadines
This secluded private-island resort in the southern Grenadines works hard to balance its signature brand of barefoot luxury with sustainable living, using eco-friendly initiatives such as producing its own electricity using an energy-efficient diesel generator and purifying ocean water into clean drinking water via a state-of-the-art reverse osmosis system.
The 115-acre tropical retreat also runs a coral restoration project to regenerate local reefs and a scholarship fund supporting the children of locals who work there. Guests dine on farm-to-fork cuisine, which is made using homegrown organic ingredients such as fruit yielded from a tree-planting project.
Fogo Island Inn, Canada
Dramatically perched on the rugged Newfoundland coastline, Fogo Island Inn’s striking structure was built with locally sourced materials. This remote retreat uses pioneering sustainable technology to help preserve its natural surroundings for outdoor activities like hiking, bird spotting and star-gazing.
Luxury facilities like the sauna and hot tubs are powered by renewable solar and wood-burning energy, while the hotel also operates rainwater catchment systems and recycling programs. Meals are created using seasonal local produce and guests can carbon-offset their stay by supporting local sustainability projects.
Park Hyatt Hyderabad, India
Located in the heart of Hyderabad in southern India, this Park Hyatt outpost is one of the global hospitality brand’s most eco-efficient properties. Trees make up 33% of the urban site, while guest rooms feature energy-saving lamps and aerated water taps.
Additional green initiatives include an in-house water bottling unit, eco-friendly boilers and the redirection of surplus heat and treated sewage water for other uses. Alongside these sustainable measures, the hotel’s impressive facilities include a luxurious spa and award-winning gourmet restaurants.
Pikaia Lodge, Galapagos
One of the world’s most ecologically diverse hotspots, the Galapagos Islands have an eco-tourism ethos that’s echoed by the owners of Pikaia Lodge. Perched atop an extinct volcanic crater in a giant tortoise reserve on Santa Cruz Island, this 29-room boutique hotel has been sustainably designed to offer guests an environmentally conscious luxury retreat.
Spacious rooms are stylishly decorated with recycled furniture and the hotel has an underground water tank, solar panels and wind generators, with surplus power fed into the island’s electricity grid for wider use. Additionally, an endemic tree reforestation program offsets 100% of the lodge’s CO2 emissions.
PARKROYAL on Pickering, Singapore
Located in the heart of bustling Singapore, PARKROYAL on Pickering is one of the city’s eco-friendliest luxury hotels. The first-of-its-kind skyscraper pioneers an innovative “hotel-in-a-garden” design, with 15,000 square metres of zero-energy sky gardens, waterfalls and green walls creating a literal ‘concrete jungle’ deep in the metropolis.
Foliage aside, the greenery-wrapped hotel is also packed with clever energy-saving features like solar power and rain harvesting. Meanwhile, guests at the landmark urban sanctuary can enjoy luxurious facilities like a spa, infinity pool and gourmet dining.
Lefay Resort & Spa Lago di Garda, Italy
Nestled into the hillside on the coast of Lake Garda, Lefay Resort & Spa is one of Italy’s leading eco-resorts. Built using bio-compatible local materials and meticulously designed to morph into the rolling landscape, this carbon-neutral spa resort recycles rainwater and produces two-thirds of its own renewable energy.
The hotel makes the most of its natural surroundings, with an award-winning spa and swimming pool positioned to invite in more natural light and enjoy sweeping vistas of the lake. Meanwhile, meals in the acclaimed on-site restaurants showcase seasonal produce from local farms and homemade olive oil.
Heckfield Place, England
Standing on a secluded 400-acre Hampshire estate, Heckfield Place is a restored Georgian family home that blends its classical roots with contemporary luxury. Sustainability lies at the heart of this grand hotel, which was built using natural local materials and features energy-saving motion sensors, LED lighting and biomass boilers.
Heckfield Place has a zero-waste policy – water is collected by an on-site borehole and the farm-to-fork restaurant uses ingredients from the estate’s biodynamic market garden and onsite home farm, which includes a dairy, beehives, cows, sheep, pigs and chickens. Guests can embrace the surrounding natural landscape with a range of activities including cycling, hiking, fishing, boating, bird-watching and falconry.
Contact one of our specialists today for a private jet charter to one of these eco-friendly hotels. Ask about our carbon offset scheme to start your getaway on the right foot.