Think staying in a sustainable hotel means waking up at 6 a.m. to work on the farm? Or using a compostable toilet in an off-the-grid shack? You care deeply about the environment, yet you want to be pampered while vacationing with your significant other. You want fluffy comforters made of organic cotton, and candlelit dinners made with local ingredients. These are not oxymorons. A crop of conscious yet chic hotels have appeared catering to the…
The most romantic eco-hotels in Europe
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