DURHAM, NC HOTELS - MOTELS - GREEN DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA LODGING

The city of Durham is located between the Great Smoky Mountains and the beaches of the Atlantic. It is the fifth largest city in North Carolina. Due to the cities major medicine industry, the city is also known as the “City of Medicine”. According to the 2007 census, the population for the city was of 217,847. The city welcomes more than 5.46 million passing visitors each year.

Durham has warm summers. The warmest month of the year is July with average temperatures in the high 80’s. On average there are about 220 sunny days per year. January is considered to be the coolest month of the year with temperatures in the high 20’s. The annual precipitation at Durham is 48.04 inches with the month of March receiving the most rainfall.

One of the most visited sites in the city of Durham is the Sarah P. Duke Gardens. The gardens are a memorial to the late wife of the late Benjamin N. Duke, one of the Duke University’s benefactors. The gardens are approximately 55 acres of landscaped and wooden areas. The gardens are nestled at Duke University. The gardens are located into four main parts, the H.L Blomquist Garden of Native Plants, the Culberson Asiatic Arboretum, the Page White Garden, and the Historic Core. It is recognized as one of the premier public gardens in the nation.

A great family fun activity would be to visit the Museum of Life and Science in Durham. The museum sits on 80 acres of land is filled with several attractions. Some of the main attractions and exhibits include the Farmyard, Butterfly House, Farmyard, Train, Grayson's Cafe, Explore the Wild nature park, Catch the Wind, and new exhibits that are currently under construction. The museum is widely known for featuring an assortment of concrete exhibits to illustrate the concepts if natural science.

Durham has 54 hotels listed in the iStayGreen directory of which 2 are listed as environmentally friendly lodging. Currently 0 hotels have completed the online Environmental Audit and earned the Green Eco-Leaf Rating while the other 2 properties are purported to be "Green" but have not yet shared their eco-initiatives with iStayGreen.org.

In Durham there are 52 properties where the environmentally friendliness is unknown and they have not yet verified their sustainability efforts with iStayGreen.org. In the state of North Carolina there is a total of 1210 lodging properties listed in the iStayGreen.org directory of which 23 are represented as eco-friendly. Currently there are 8 lodging properties that have earned the Green Eco-Leaf Rating. Included in the properties working toward a more sustainable travel future are Durham hotels, Durham resorts, Durham bed & breakfasts, and Durham extended stay accommodations.

When planning your Durham vacation, or travel to Durham 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 Durham NC accommodations to be price competitive with the unrated Durham hotel room rates.You may even save money and at the same time be doing something good for our environment!

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