Certified Green Hotels

Hi!

Sorry for the delay in blog posts. While I was researching winter wedding packages and winter specials, I came across the Rhode Island Hospitality Green Certification Program, which lists green certified hotels, restaurants and other businesses in the hospitality industry. I was excited to find this and had to share. The green initiatives for hotels may range from compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) to the menu including a percentage of local food to green cleaning supplies and more. Personally, I would love to see a venue powered by wind or solar power.

There are 10 green certified hotels in Newport County! There’s the Bay Voyage Inn in Jamestown, RI, and the remaining nine are in Newport, RI. The nine are:

∙ Hotel Viking
∙ Hyatt Regency Newport Hotel & Spa
∙ Inn on Long Wharf/Wyndham
∙ Inn on the Harbor/Wyndham
∙ Long Wharf Resort/Wyndham
∙ Newport Harbor Hotel & Marina
∙ Newport Marriot Hotel
∙ Newport Onshore/Wyndham Properties
∙ Vanderbilt Hall

If you are planning a winter wedding in Newport County, you may want to consider these hotels as potential venues for your reception and accommodations for out-of-town guests. Having your wedding at a green certified location is the next best option to an outdoor wedding. Although an option, an outdoor wedding in Newport during the winter season might be a challenge.

For the next blog, I will have some winter wedding packages and specials to mention.