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Green Hotels

As one of Chicago's most important industries and one that operates 24 hours a day, the environmental impact of the city's hotel industry is significant. The Chicago Green Hotels Initiative provides resources, best practices and training to hotels seeking to decrease their carbon footprint through energy efficiency and third-party certification.

The Chicago Green Hotels Initiative recognizes its Green Seal certified hotels

To date, 14 Chicago hotels have been certified by Green Seal, a Washington, D.C.- based non-profit agency whose environmental standards are recognized nationwide as credible, transparent and increasingly relevant in fostering positive business practices and improving overall quality of life. Chicago currently has more Green Seal certified hotels than any other city in the U.S.

Green Seal certified hotels adhere to stringent standards of energy efficiency, water conservation, recycling and waste reduction, and environmentally-conscious practices, like using bio-degradable and Earth-friendly cleaning products and providing optional linen/towel reuse programs for guests.

Green Seal Silver Certified Hotels

Hotel Allegro

171 W. Randolph St.
312.236.0123

Hotel Burnham

1 W. Washington St.

312.782.1111

Hotel Monaco

225 N. Wabash Ave.

312.960.8500

Intercontinental Chicago

525 N. Michigan Ave.

312.321.8766

The Talbott Hotel

20 E. Delaware Pl.

312.944.4970

Green Seal Bronze Certified Hotels

Essex Inn

800 S. Michigan Ave.

312.939.2800

Four Seasons

120 E. Delaware Pl.

312.280.8800

Hilton Chicago

720 S. Michigan Ave.

312.922.4400

The Ritz-Carlton Chicago

160 E. Pearson St.

312.266.1000

Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Tower

301 E. North Water St.

312.464.1000

Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park

200 N. Columbus Dr.

312.565.8000

The Silversmith Hotel & Suites

10 S. Wabash Ave.

312.372.7696

The Sofitel Chicago Water Tower

20 E. Chestnut St.

312.324.4000

The Westin Michigan Avenue

909 N. Michigan Ave.

312.943.7200

The Chicago Green Hotels Initiative recognizes the first LEED certified hotel in Chicago

In September 2009, the Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza was awarded LEED Gold Certification (Existing Buildings, Operations & Maintenance) by the US Green Building Council, making this hotel the first LEED certified hotel in Chicago. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a nationally accepted benchmark for design, construction, and operation for green buildings.

Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza

350 West Mart Center Drive
312.836.5000

Visitor Tips

There are many ways visitors can help Chicago become even more of a Green city. We offer five simple tips that anyone can use to reduce their impact on the environment, and five Green things to do while having fun in Chicago.

Did you know?

Chicago has its first LEED gold-certified ‘green hotel’, and 14 Green Seal-certified hotels to date (more than any other U.S. city).

Information on this Green Chicago page has been compiled by the Chicago Office of Tourism, in collaboration with the City of Chicago Department of the Environment and other partner agencies.