HILTON HEAD, SC HOTELS - MOTELS - GREEN HILTON HEAD, SOUTH CAROLINA LODGING

Hilton Island is considered to have one of the most beautiful beachfront of the East Coast. The island has a 12 mile beachfront that faces the Atlantic Ocean. The city is filled with rich history and entertainment. In the 2000 census, the year round population was 33,862 while during the summertime the city is estimated to have a population 275,000.

The Hilton Head is great city to enjoy a great summer. The city has warm temperatures all year long. The average temperature during the daytime is in the 70s. July and August are considered be the hottest months in the year with ranging temperatures in the 80s. Overall, the island is considered to have a subtropical climate.

The Coastal Discovery Museum offers a variety of programs. The museum also offers several activities that are either indoor or outdoor year round. There also 11 available tours and cruises around the island to chose from. The island is filled with a vast range of wildlife which includes alligators, deer, dolphins, Loggerhead Sea Turtles, hundreds of species of birds.

Hilton Head Island is also a showcase for performing and visual arts. The city also has several cultural festivals and educational functions year long. There are several community education programs such as Visual and Performing Arts Camps, Theater Camp, and other workshops and classes. All of these programs are provided by the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina.

Hilton Head has 0 hotels listed in the iStayGreen directory of which 0 are listed as environmentally friendly lodging. Currently 0 hotels have completed the online Environmental Audit and earned the Green Eco-Leaf Rating.

In Hilton Head there are 0 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 23 are represented as eco-friendly. Currently there are 21 lodging properties that have earned the Green Eco-Leaf Rating. Included in the properties working toward a more sustainable travel future are Hilton Head hotels, Hilton Head resorts, Hilton Head bed & breakfasts, and Hilton Head extended stay accommodations.

When planning your Hilton Head vacation, or travel to Hilton Head we encourage you, before you book, to check rates and availability of "Green" rated hotels and lodging. Since there are no "Green" rated lodging properties listed in Hilton Head, we would like to ask you a favor; Please encourage the property you ultimately book at to contact iStayGreen.org at info@istaygreen.org and complete our online environmental survey.

As lodging guests demand environmental transparency from the properties they visit, those properties will ultimately respond, thereby enabling you, the consumer, to be able to make eco-informed choices.