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Guilt-free eco-hotels that don't skimp on luxury

  • <b>Laguna Lodge Hotel, Guatemala </b><br><br>Set in the lush, tropical jungles of Guatemala, the five-star boutique hotel offers sweeping views of Lake Atitlan and a trio of volcanic peaks in the distance. <a href="http://www.thelagunalodge.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:http://www.thelagunalodge.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">http://www.thelagunalodge.com </a>©Laguna Lodge
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    Laguna Lodge Hotel, Guatemala

    Set in the lush, tropical jungles of Guatemala, the five-star boutique hotel offers sweeping views of Lake Atitlan and a trio of volcanic peaks in the distance. http://www.thelagunalodge.com ©Laguna Lodge
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  • <b>Laguna Lodge Hotel, Guatemala</b> <br>Set in the lush, tropical jungles of Guatemala, the five-star boutique hotel offers sweeping views of Lake Atitlan and a trio of volcanic peaks in the distance. <a href="http://www.thelagunalodge.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:http://www.thelagunalodge.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">http://www.thelagunalodge.com </a>©Laguna Lodge
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    Travel Eco Lodges - Laguna Lodge Hotel, Guatemala

    Laguna Lodge Hotel, Guatemala
    Set in the lush, tropical jungles of Guatemala, the five-star boutique hotel offers sweeping views of Lake Atitlan and a trio of volcanic peaks in the distance. http://www.thelagunalodge.com ©Laguna Lodge
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  • <b>Laguna Lodge Hotel, Guatemala</b><br>Suites are carved out of the area’s volcanic stone, adobe and palm and decorated in indigenous Mayan antiques. <br>©Laguna Lodge
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    Travel Eco Lodges - Laguna Lodge Hotel, Guatemala

    Laguna Lodge Hotel, Guatemala
    Suites are carved out of the area’s volcanic stone, adobe and palm and decorated in indigenous Mayan antiques.
    ©Laguna Lodge
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  • <b>Laguna Lodge Hotel, Guatemala</b> <br><br>The lodge is powered entirely from renewable solar energy and is off the grid, reuses grey water, collects rainwater and grows its own organic vegetables. Meals are meat-free.<br> ©Laguna Lodge
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    Travel Eco Lodges - Laguna Lodge Hotel, Guatemala

    Laguna Lodge Hotel, Guatemala

    The lodge is powered entirely from renewable solar energy and is off the grid, reuses grey water, collects rainwater and grows its own organic vegetables. Meals are meat-free.
    ©Laguna Lodge
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  • <b>Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa, Australia </b><br><br>Deep within the Greater Blue Mountains, three hours from Sydney, guests staying at the Wolgan Valley Resort choose from 40 luxury suites styled after traditional, rural Australian homesteads, each with its own private terrace and swimming pool. <a href="http://www.wolganvalley.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:http://www.wolganvalley.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">http://www.wolganvalley.com </a><br>©Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa
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    Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa, Australia

    Deep within the Greater Blue Mountains, three hours from Sydney, guests staying at the Wolgan Valley Resort choose from 40 luxury suites styled after traditional, rural Australian homesteads, each with its own private terrace and swimming pool. http://www.wolganvalley.com
    ©Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa
    ©Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa/ AFP Relax News
  • <b>Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa, Australia</b> <br><br>By the end of last year, more than 200,000 trees were planted in wildlife corridors in and around the resort, including the reintroduction of the Wollemi Pine, one of the worlds rarest trees, which was thought to be extinct. <br><br>©Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa
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    Travel Eco Lodges - Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa, Australia

    Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa, Australia

    By the end of last year, more than 200,000 trees were planted in wildlife corridors in and around the resort, including the reintroduction of the Wollemi Pine, one of the worlds rarest trees, which was thought to be extinct.

    ©Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa
    ©Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa/ AFP Relax News
  • Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa, Australia <br><br>Billed as Australias first luxury conservation-based resort, the property is also the first to achieve internationally accredited carbon neutral certification through cabonNZero, which it's maintained for three years in a row. <br><br>©Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa
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    Travel Eco Lodges - Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa, Australia

    Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa, Australia

    Billed as Australias first luxury conservation-based resort, the property is also the first to achieve internationally accredited carbon neutral certification through cabonNZero, which it's maintained for three years in a row.

    ©Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa
    ©Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa/ AFP Relax News
  • <b>Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa, Australia</b><br><br>The lodges take the concept of rural, Australian homesteads to the five-star level.<br><br>©Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa
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    Travel Eco Lodges - Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa, Australia

    Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa, Australia

    The lodges take the concept of rural, Australian homesteads to the five-star level.

    ©Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa
    ©Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa/ AFP Relax News
  • <b>Scarlet Hotel, England</b><br><br>In addition to offering classes like ‘laughter yoga’, transformational dance, surfing and horse riding, the Scarlet Hotel offers day-long sustainability courses. <br><br><a href="http://www.scarlethotel.co.uk/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:http://www.scarlethotel.co.uk/;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">http://www.scarlethotel.co.uk/</a><br><br>©Scarlet Hotel
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    Travel Eco Lodges - Scarlet Hotel, England

    Scarlet Hotel, England

    In addition to offering classes like ‘laughter yoga’, transformational dance, surfing and horse riding, the Scarlet Hotel offers day-long sustainability courses.

    http://www.scarlethotel.co.uk/

    ©Scarlet Hotel
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  • <b>Scarlet Hotel, England</b><br><br>Set along the Cornish coast, the airy, seaside British resort is pitched as an Ayurvedic-inspired spa that tries to echo its rugged surroundings into the property’s design. <br><br>©Scarlet Hotel
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    Travel Eco Lodges - Scarlet Hotel, England

    Scarlet Hotel, England

    Set along the Cornish coast, the airy, seaside British resort is pitched as an Ayurvedic-inspired spa that tries to echo its rugged surroundings into the property’s design.

    ©Scarlet Hotel
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  • <b>Scarlet Hotel, England</b><br><br>The 'Indulgent Room' at the Scarlet Hotel <br><br>©Scarlet Hotel
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    Scarlet Hotel, England

    The 'Indulgent Room' at the Scarlet Hotel

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  • <b>Scarlet Hotel, England</b><br><br>Eco measures include the harvesting of water, the collection of rain water and the use of solar energy. Pictured: hot tubbing in Cornwall.<br><br>©Scarlet Hotel
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    Travel Eco Lodges - Scarlet Hotel, England

    Scarlet Hotel, England

    Eco measures include the harvesting of water, the collection of rain water and the use of solar energy. Pictured: hot tubbing in Cornwall.

    ©Scarlet Hotel
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  • <b>Garonga Safari Camp, South Africa</b><br>A luxury safari sanctuary that promises intimate wildlife encounters with four of the five iconic African land animals, Garonga is glamping at its finest. <br><a href="http://www.garonga.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:http://www.garonga.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">http://www.garonga.com</a> <br><br>©Garonga
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    Travel Eco Lodges - Garonga Safari Camp, South Africa

    Garonga Safari Camp, South Africa
    A luxury safari sanctuary that promises intimate wildlife encounters with four of the five iconic African land animals, Garonga is glamping at its finest.
    http://www.garonga.com

    ©Garonga
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  • <b>Garonga Safari Camp, South Africa</b><br>Guests stay in spacious, airy tents outfitted with wooden decks, hammocks, large, draped beds and indoor and outdoor showers. <br>©Garonga
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    Travel Eco Lodges - Garonga Safari Camp, South Africa

    Garonga Safari Camp, South Africa
    Guests stay in spacious, airy tents outfitted with wooden decks, hammocks, large, draped beds and indoor and outdoor showers.
    ©Garonga
    ©Garonga/ AFP Relax News
  • <b>Garonga Safari Camp, South Africa</b><br><br>Hammocks and terraces invite guests to relax in the African wilderness. <br><br>©Garonga
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    Travel Eco Lodges - Garonga Safari Camp, South Africa

    Garonga Safari Camp, South Africa

    Hammocks and terraces invite guests to relax in the African wilderness.

    ©Garonga
    ©Garonga/ AFP Relax News
  • <b>Garonga Safari Camp, South Africa </b><br>Food and natural waste are mixed and channeled into a glass-domed pit, where they are converted into natural gas used to power the kitchen. The site also harnesses solar power, harvests grey water and grows its own vegetables while its fleet of vehicles is powered by biodiesel. <br>©Garonga
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    Travel Eco Lodges - Garonga Safari Camp, South Africa

    Garonga Safari Camp, South Africa
    Food and natural waste are mixed and channeled into a glass-domed pit, where they are converted into natural gas used to power the kitchen. The site also harnesses solar power, harvests grey water and grows its own vegetables while its fleet of vehicles is powered by biodiesel.
    ©Garonga
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<b>Laguna Lodge Hotel, Guatemala </b><br><br>Set in the lush, tropical jungles of Guatemala, the five-star boutique hotel offers sweeping views of Lake Atitlan and a trio of volcanic peaks in the distance. <a href="http://www.thelagunalodge.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:http://www.thelagunalodge.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">http://www.thelagunalodge.com </a>©Laguna Lodge
<b>Laguna Lodge Hotel, Guatemala</b> <br>Set in the lush, tropical jungles of Guatemala, the five-star boutique hotel offers sweeping views of Lake Atitlan and a trio of volcanic peaks in the distance. <a href="http://www.thelagunalodge.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:http://www.thelagunalodge.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">http://www.thelagunalodge.com </a>©Laguna Lodge
<b>Laguna Lodge Hotel, Guatemala</b><br>Suites are carved out of the area’s volcanic stone, adobe and palm and decorated in indigenous Mayan antiques. <br>©Laguna Lodge
<b>Laguna Lodge Hotel, Guatemala</b> <br><br>The lodge is powered entirely from renewable solar energy and is off the grid, reuses grey water, collects rainwater and grows its own organic vegetables. Meals are meat-free.<br> ©Laguna Lodge
<b>Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa, Australia </b><br><br>Deep within the Greater Blue Mountains, three hours from Sydney, guests staying at the Wolgan Valley Resort choose from 40 luxury suites styled after traditional, rural Australian homesteads, each with its own private terrace and swimming pool. <a href="http://www.wolganvalley.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:http://www.wolganvalley.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">http://www.wolganvalley.com </a><br>©Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa
<b>Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa, Australia</b> <br><br>By the end of last year, more than 200,000 trees were planted in wildlife corridors in and around the resort, including the reintroduction of the Wollemi Pine, one of the worlds rarest trees, which was thought to be extinct. <br><br>©Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa
Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa, Australia <br><br>Billed as Australias first luxury conservation-based resort, the property is also the first to achieve internationally accredited carbon neutral certification through cabonNZero, which it's maintained for three years in a row. <br><br>©Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa
<b>Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa, Australia</b><br><br>The lodges take the concept of rural, Australian homesteads to the five-star level.<br><br>©Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa
<b>Scarlet Hotel, England</b><br><br>In addition to offering classes like ‘laughter yoga’, transformational dance, surfing and horse riding, the Scarlet Hotel offers day-long sustainability courses. <br><br><a href="http://www.scarlethotel.co.uk/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:http://www.scarlethotel.co.uk/;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">http://www.scarlethotel.co.uk/</a><br><br>©Scarlet Hotel
<b>Scarlet Hotel, England</b><br><br>Set along the Cornish coast, the airy, seaside British resort is pitched as an Ayurvedic-inspired spa that tries to echo its rugged surroundings into the property’s design. <br><br>©Scarlet Hotel
<b>Scarlet Hotel, England</b><br><br>The 'Indulgent Room' at the Scarlet Hotel <br><br>©Scarlet Hotel
<b>Scarlet Hotel, England</b><br><br>Eco measures include the harvesting of water, the collection of rain water and the use of solar energy. Pictured: hot tubbing in Cornwall.<br><br>©Scarlet Hotel
<b>Garonga Safari Camp, South Africa</b><br>A luxury safari sanctuary that promises intimate wildlife encounters with four of the five iconic African land animals, Garonga is glamping at its finest. <br><a href="http://www.garonga.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:http://www.garonga.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">http://www.garonga.com</a> <br><br>©Garonga
<b>Garonga Safari Camp, South Africa</b><br>Guests stay in spacious, airy tents outfitted with wooden decks, hammocks, large, draped beds and indoor and outdoor showers. <br>©Garonga
<b>Garonga Safari Camp, South Africa</b><br><br>Hammocks and terraces invite guests to relax in the African wilderness. <br><br>©Garonga
<b>Garonga Safari Camp, South Africa </b><br>Food and natural waste are mixed and channeled into a glass-domed pit, where they are converted into natural gas used to power the kitchen. The site also harnesses solar power, harvests grey water and grows its own vegetables while its fleet of vehicles is powered by biodiesel. <br>©Garonga

Though it may sound contradictory, luxury and sustainability don't have be mutually exclusive. Whether it's harvesting grey water, collecting rain water, using renewable energy sources or tree planting, these hotel properties show that forward-thinking, innovative solutions can still produce five-star, luxury experiences for the world's well-heeled.

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