Concordia Eco Resort, ecological tents and crab races

The Concordia Eco Resort is located on the island St.John’s, in the United States Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. This ecological resort has tents decorated in a traditional Caribbean style.

Rooms.

The eco resort has tents equipped with solar panels. The hotel has several studios where the rooms are decorated with traditional local furniture.

The 25 tents are ecological and the nine studio suites are located on a hill on the hotel grounds. Each tent has solar panels and a wooden structure. There is a kitchen, a loft room with several beds and a large bathroom powered by solar energy. The terrace of each tent has views towards the sea.

Several of the studios are duplex studios located in the hotel’s main building. The studios are double rooms with a double bed and a private bathroom. Biodegradable products are used in the bathrooms.

The Eco Tents are fifteen tents that have the shape of tree houses located on a hill. Each tent has its own bathroom with a shower, a kitchen with a fridge and a large terrace. The rooms have ventilators. These tents can accommodate up to six people. Price is between 87 and 131€ per night.

The Premium Eco Tents are ten independent tents. These rooms have views towards Drunk Bay and Salt Point Bay. One of these tents was designed for guests with mobility issues. Each tent has a large double room. Price is between 100 and 155€ per night.

There are eight EcoStudio rooms that can accommodate up to four people. There is a queensize bed and a sofa bed that can be converted into a double bed. The bathroom and the kitchen are decorated with recycled glass and are solar powered. These rooms have several designs based on local traditions and have views towards the ocean. Price is between 131 and 203€ per night.

There are several types of studios. The Duplex Loft are two storey studios with a room with a queensize bed, a living room with a queensize sofa bed and two bathrooms. The Deluxe studios have a room with a queensize bed, a bathroom and a kitchen. The Superior Efficiency rooms have have a queensize bed, a bathroom and a small kitchen. These rooms are located next to the hotel’s swimming pool and have views towards the ocean. Price is between 95 and 203€ per night.

Restaurant.

The Café Concordia serves breakfast, brunches, aperitifs and dinners. Guests will be able to enjoy traditional regional dishes made using fresh organic ingredients.

Guests who travel with a group will be able to rent part of the hotel and the hotel’s pavilion, and there are discounts for breakfasts, lunches and dinners. The hotel offers picnic baskets.

The hotel has a swimming pool where visitors will be able to relax. There is a shop that sells suncream and towels, and the hotel has a massage parlour.

Guests will be able to enjoy yoga and other activities offered in the hotel’s pavilion. Yoga retreats take place at this hotel. Guests will be able to rent their snorkel equipments and snorkel along the shore, filled with colourful fish.

The hotel organizes cultural evenings and performances are held at the pavilion. One of the hotel’s main activities is the crab races. Each guests will be able to choose a hermit crab and watch it race the other crabs. There are several boardgames and newspapers available for guests. Guests who want to immerse themselves in local culture will be able to crochet and knit following the local tradition.

Events.

There is a pavilion on the hotel’s territory where guests will be able to celebrate events, and the pavilion can be rented for larger celebrations. The pavilion can accommodate up to sixty people, and there are tables, chairs, a microphone and a projector. There are docks for iPods and a DJ’s cabin.

The are two places with WiFi at the hotel. There is a business center where visitors will be able to use the printer. The hotel can organize a transport service to and from the airport.

Location.

The hotel is located on a hill on St. John’s island. This ecological hotel has views towards the ocean, and guests will be able to relax on the nearby beaches, located near the Virgin Islands National Park.

St. John’s is known for its beaches. The Salt Pong Bay and the White Sand Beach are located a short distance away from the hotel, following the Nature Trail. Guests will be able to rent snorkel equipment and dive. Boats can be rented to explore the nearby islands. The hotel can organize kayak trips and scuba diving trips. The hotel offers boat tours to nearby islands.

Azura Hotel, coral reefs and villas in a national park

The Azura Hotel is located on Benguerra Island in Mozambique. The hotel is an ecological resort with bungalows built from recycled materials and views towards the sea.

Rooms.

The hotel was mostly built by the locals. This hotel is an ecological hotel which was built using local materials and recycled materials.

The hotel offers its guests massages upon arrival. Guests who stay for more than three nights have complimentary access to a Land Rover for exploring the island.

The hotel has fifteen villas. Each villa has several rooms with hardwood floors, bathrooms with a shower and solar panels that provide heating, a terrace and a swimming pool. The rooms are decorated in sandy colours and there are many traditional paintings by local artists. The villas were built in the same style as the local houses and have jekka roofs. Price is from 362€ per night.

The hotel staff and the butlers can organize excursions and trips for guests. Guests will be able to enjoy tours around the national park.

The Beach Villa is located next to the hotel’s spa. This small villas has a large kingsize bed and views towards the beach and the sea.

The three Luxury Beach Villas are located on the beach. These villas have a kingsize bed, a large bathroom and two exterior showers.

Each one of the Infinity Beach Villas has views towards its own private swimming pool and the beach. Each villas has a kingsize bed and a lounge with views towards the sea.

Villa Amizade was named one of the most relaxing villas by Conde Nast Traveller. This villa has two large rooms, a bathroom and views towards the sea.

The Presidential Villa is located 150 metres away from the other villas. This villa has three rooms and each room has its own bathroom. There is a television room, a dining room with its own wine bar, a living room and a swimming pool located to one side of the villa. Guests who stay at this villa will have a cook and a butler at their service. The villa’s terrace has a tree house with views towards Bazaruto Island and the Indian Ocean.

Restaurant.

The hotel has its own restaurant. Guests will be able to enjoy traditional regional dishes and fresh seafood. The Star Bar is known for its cocktails and during the afternoons guests will be able to play Bau.

The Trading Store is a shop located on the hotel grounds. Next to the shop there is a library with an Internet area and several television rooms.

The hotel has its own gym. Guests will be able to relax in the hotel’s large swimming pool, which has views towards the villas and the sea.

There is a spa with views towards the sea that offers massages and other relaxing treatments. The hotel’s spa uses products made with local ingredients.

Events.

The hotel can organize events in one of its conference halls, decorated with white cotton and wooden furniture. In the afternoons the hotel organizes star gazing tours and storytelling evenings near the campfires.

The hotel was built by locals, and the hotel participates in projects lead by Rainbow Charity and other charities. The funds are then used to finance environmental projects on the island and to promote local products.

Location.

The hotel is located inside the Benguerra Island National Park, near the coast of Mozambique. The Marino Bazaruto National Park is located on the island. This national park consists of the six islands that form the Bazaruto archipelago. Guests will be able to see more than 150 species of exotic birds, tropical fish, sea turtles and whales.

Guests will be able to relax on the island’s many white sand beaches. Guests will be able to buy handcrafted products made by locals that are sold on dhows, traditional boats used as a floating market. From the dhows guests will be able to see dolphins and whales.

The island’s beaches are known for their coral reefs and their many diving spots. Guests will be able to see dolphins, dugong and whales near the shore. One of the island’s shores is a nesting place for turtles. The island offers several fishing spots and the coast is known for its many marlins, tuna fish and other large fish.

The island’s lakes are filled with crocodiles. There are many exotic birds that can be seen in the island’s gardens. The hotel can organize picnics on the beach and trips to Vilanculos.

Guests will be able to practice many water sports in the Indian Ocean. There are several diving and snorkeling centres. There are many places where guests can hire fishing equipment. Dhow boat tours are another typical activity on the island.

Richard’s Camp, tents and Victorian decorations in the Masai Mara

Richard’s Camp is a safari camp located in the Masai Mara Natural Reserve in Kenya. This camp has several traditional tents with solar panels.

Rooms.

This hotel is a large camp with six traditional tents. Each tent is a suite with a double bed and a private bathroom, with rooms decorated with local furniture.

There are suites with twin beds and suites with double beds. Families will be able to request another bed. Each tent has a traditional African style, with ochre decorations and wooden furniture. Price is around 495€ per night.

This hotel is an ecological hotel. The tents use energy that comes from the solar panels installed on the hotel’s territory. The solar panels provide electricity to the tents. Each tent has its own bathroom with a shower.

On the hotel’s territory there is another separate house. This private house was designed for families and groups of up to ten people and has views towards the natural reserve.

Restaurant.

Guests will be able to enjoy traditional breakfasts, lunches and dinners made with local ingredients at the hotel’s restaurant, which has views towards the animals. Lunch is served in the hotel’s dining hall, which has a barbecue area where a camping fire is lit in the afternoons. The dining hall has several sofas where guests can relax after dinner.

During the safaris guests will be able to enjoy traditional picnics prepared by the hotel. The hotel organizes dining trips to lagoons where guests will be able to see hippos.

The hotel can organize excursions and safaris for groups. After exploring the territory, guests will be able to relax at the camp. There is a large Victorian tub on the hotel grounds that can be used as a jacuzzi. The bathtub is decorated with candles and has views towards the prairie.

Location.

The hotel is located in the south of Kenya, near the Masai Mara Natural Reserve. This natural reserve is one of the region’s most visited places where guests will be able to see the Big Five.

The hotel is around two hundred kilometres away from Nairobi. There are flights that connect the hotel to the city, and the hotel has its own landing strip.

The camp has views towards the prairie where guests will be able to see local animals. Near the camp there is a small river and a path where guests can walk and interact with some of the local animals.

Guests will be able to enjoy the views towards the national park and observe many local animals. There are many safaris around that region, where guests will be able to see elephants, impalas, large felines and zebras. Some of the hotel’s guides offer guided walking tours around the hotel grounds, and the hotel offers Jeep safaris and game drives. The Big Five, the African buffalo, the African elephant, the cheetah, the lion and the black rhinoceros, can be found in the region.

Guests will be able to enjoy cultural tours around the Masai Mara villages. Part of the price of each tour is destined to local development projects and conserving the region.

The hotel can organize trips to Lake Victoria, located a short distance away. Guests will be able to visit many traditional villages. Another typical activity in the region are hot air balloon safaris. Guests will be able to enjoy night safaris and long distance safaris that include a traditional picnic.

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