The Orchard Garden is San Francisco’s ‘greenest’ hotel. It is first urban hotel in the US to earn the US Green Building Council LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) certificate. The rooms features include high-speed Internet and Wi-Fi access, high definition LCD television with DVD and CD player, iPod docking station, and Aveda organic bath products. Some of the ‘green’ features are in-room recycling system, chemical-free. http://www.theorchardgardenhotel.com

See also: Eco-luxury