CHARLESTON, SC HOTELS - MOTELS - GREEN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA LODGING

Charleston is located just south of the mid-point of South Carolina's coastline and is considered the largest city of the Charleston County. The city has a beautiful historic district lined with tall, narrowed, and multicolored houses. The palm trees and tropical climate add to the Caribbean feel. The city is also known as “The Holy City” due to its prominence of churches. The estimated population in 2007 for the city was of 118,492, making the city the city the second most populated city in South Carolina.

The city of Charleston has a humid subtropical climate. Summer time is the wettest season of the year. Summer time is hot and humid with temperatures in the low 90s. Hurricanes are a major threat to the area during the summer and early fall. Winter is considered to be short and mild with low temperatures in the 40s.

The city is home to several professional, minor league, and amateur sports teams. One of the main attractions is the Charleston Riverdogs, a minor league baseball team, who are associated to the New York Yankees. They also have the Charleston Battery, a professional soccer team, who were received second place in the open cup in 2008. There is also the Johnson Hagood Stadium, home of the Citadel Bulldogs football team, which seats an estimated 21,000 people.

Charleston is host to one of the world's major performing arts festivals. The Spoleto Festival USA is a 17-day event that showcases more than 120 performances. Established and emerging artist are given the opportunity to perform opera, dance, theater, classical music, and jazz. The annual festival is a great success that adds to the already colorful and exciting atmosphere of Charleston.

Charleston has 47 hotels listed in the iStayGreen directory of which 7 are listed as environmentally friendly lodging. Currently 6 hotels have completed the online Environmental Audit and earned the Green Eco-Leaf Rating while the other 1 properties are purported to be "Green" but have not yet shared their eco-initiatives with iStayGreen.org.

In Charleston there are 40 properties where the environmentally friendliness is unknown and they have not yet verified their sustainability efforts with iStayGreen.org. In the state of South Carolina there is a total of 920 lodging properties listed in the iStayGreen.org directory of which 22 are represented as eco-friendly. Currently there are 20 lodging properties that have earned the Green Eco-Leaf Rating. Included in the properties working toward a more sustainable travel future are Charleston hotels, Charleston resorts, Charleston bed & breakfasts, and Charleston extended stay accommodations.

When planning your Charleston vacation, or travel to Charleston we encourage you, before you book, to check rates and availability of "Green" rated hotels and lodging. In most cases we have found eco-friendly Charleston SC accommodations to be price competitive with the unrated Charleston hotel room rates.You may even save money and at the same time be doing something good for our environment!

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