Great Lakes Friendly Hotels

Great Lakes Friendly Hotels marketing collateral including signage and table tents.
Use of Great Lakes Friendly Hotels logos for websites and other hotel marketing materials.
Hotel listed on Surfrider national and chapter websites.
Hotel included in Great Lakes Friendly Hotels national map on Surfrider national website.
Launch parties with your nearest Surfrider chapter.
Access to national vendor discounts on sustainable restaurant and to-go products.
Tax-deductible donation opportunity.
Association with a nationally recognized nonprofit with thousands of members and supporters working hard to keep our ocean healthy and protected!

Mandatory Criteria
All 7 Required

No plastic beverage bottles or plastic bags are sold or used onsite.
No expanded polystyrene is used anywhere onsite (aka Styrofoam).
Cups, utensils, straws, condiments, and other accessory items in rooms are reusable or made from naturally occuring materials and are not packaged in plastic.¹
Toiletries (shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, lotion, etc.) are not packaged in small plastic bottles.²
Water refill stations are available for guests onsite.
If applicable, restaurants or cafes onsite are Surfrider Ocean Friendly Restaurants.³
Proper solid waste recycling procedures are followed and bins are amply provided for guest use.

Optional Criteria
Choose At Least 3

Coffee and tea stations do not use single-use pods or plastic packaging in rooms.⁴
Concessions and pre-packaged food items are not sold or distributed in plastic packaging, including in room mini bars.
Room keys are reusable or made from naturally occuring materials.
Energy efficiency efforts are in place.⁵ At minimum, rooms must have signage that reminds guests to turn off lights and air/heat when leaving the rooms.
Water conservation and pollution mitigation efforts are implemented.⁶ At minimum, rooms must have signage which asks guests to consider using their towels and linens more than once in the rooms.
Inspired by Surfrider Kauai Chapter’s Ocean Friendly Visitors Program, solo trash cleanup kits are available for guests.
Onsite gift shops only sell or provide sunscreen that is reef friendly.⁷
Light pollution is minimized by all outdoor lighting following Dark Sky practices.⁸
Hotel landscaping follows Surfrider's Ocean Friendly Garden Program criteria or there is an Ocean Friendly Garden onsite.⁹

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