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

The city of Greensboro is considered to be the third largest city in North Carolina. The city is known as a large wholesale distribution point, agricultural market, and an important insurance center. Greensboro also is recognized for its beauty and livability. According to the 2000 census, the estimated population was 248,111.

The city of Greensboro is mostly warm during the summer with temperatures in the 70’s. July is considered to be the warmest month of the year. Winters are very cold and temperatures can fall in the 30’s. Rainfall in is fairly evenly dispersed throughout the year. The wettest month of the year is July with an average rainfall of 4.44 Inches.

Greensboro is a vibrant place to visit. There are a variety of events, activities, and festivals to attend. One of the main festivals in Greensboro is the Eastern Music Festival. The festival is internationally acclaimed and is a month-long musical festival for all ages. The festival takes place in the month of June annually. The festival attracts more than 50,000 audience members.

If you are looking for a little fun in the sun Wet ‘n Wild Emerald Pointe is the place to be. The park includes more the 36 different and exciting rides. One of the nation’s tallest water slides is within the park. According to the Amusement Business magazine, Wet ‘n Wild Emerald Pointe is one of the tenth highest annually attended water parks in the United States. The park has over 500,000 visitors a year.

Greensboro has 60 hotels listed in the iStayGreen directory of which 1 is listed as environmentally friendly lodging. Currently 0 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 Greensboro there are 59 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 Greensboro hotels, Greensboro resorts, Greensboro bed & breakfasts, and Greensboro extended stay accommodations.

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

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