JACKSONVILLE, FL HOTELS - MOTELS - GREEN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA LODGING

Jacksonville is centered on the banks of the St. Johns River. The city of Jacksonville is considered to be the largest city in the state of Florida. Due to the convenient location of the city by the river, the mild climate, high quality of life, and the business-friendly government, the city is considered a popular location for corporate expansion and relocations. The city has an estimated population of 850,000.

The city of Jacksonville is considered to have a humid subtropical climate. During the summer temperatures can reach the low 90’s. The month of July is the hottest month of the year. During the winter, the area can experience hard freezes with an average of 15 nights below freezing a year. Jacksonville has suffered less damage from hurricanes than most other east coast cities.

Adventure is the main theme in the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. The park is the only walking safari in Northeast Florida. The zoo provides an interactive and educational experience for all. The zoo has over 1,500 rare and exotic animals. The gardens are also a great experience with more than 1,000 varieties of plants. The garden is divided into three major parts: The garden Path, Themed Pocket Gardens, and the Asian Bamboo Gardens. The park also has train rides, a carousel, and several different events each month.

The city of Jacksonville is considered a city filled with culture. One of the facilities that introduce this concept is the Museum of Science and History. The museum is located in the beautiful Southbank Riverwalk. The facility offers a variety of exhibits that change quarterly throughout the year. There are also three floors id nature and local historical exhibits to choose from. Finally, the museum also has a great planetarium.

Jacksonville has 106 hotels listed in the iStayGreen directory of which 13 are listed as environmentally friendly lodging. Currently 3 hotels have completed the online Environmental Audit and earned the Green Eco-Leaf Rating while the other 10 properties are purported to be "Green" but have not yet shared their eco-initiatives with iStayGreen.org.

In Jacksonville there are 93 properties where the environmentally friendliness is unknown and they have not yet verified their sustainability efforts with iStayGreen.org. In the state of Florida there is a total of 3203 lodging properties listed in the iStayGreen.org directory of which 321 are represented as eco-friendly. Currently there are 98 lodging properties that have earned the Green Eco-Leaf Rating. Included in the properties working toward a more sustainable travel future are Jacksonville hotels, Jacksonville resorts, Jacksonville bed & breakfasts, and Jacksonville extended stay accommodations.

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

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