WanderList: Conscious Luxury

August 13th, 2012 • BY Kate Siber

Contrary to the crooning of frog puppets, it can, in fact, be easy to be green. Still, most people don’t think so. According to a new survey by PhoCusWright, a travel market research firm, 40 percent of travelers consider the environment when planning travel, but only eight percent think it’s reasonably easy to do so. Enter Casa Bonita Tropical Lodge (doubles, $205; casabonitadr.com), a luxury eco-minded abode in the Dominican Republic.

Far from the big-box resorts in the country’s Punta Cana area, Casa Bonita’s 12 cabañas are sandwiched between the Barahuco Mountains and the Caribbean Sea. Though the lodge is not as low-impact as those with composting toilets and 100-percent renewable electricity, its efforts toward sustainability are commendable. An on-site micro-hydro plant supplies the hotel with 30 percent of its energy, an organic farm provides fresh veggies for dinner, and there are opportunities for guests to participate in beach-restoration projects, among other initiatives.

The location, however, is the real showstopper. The lodge is steps away from a tempting menu of activities, like surfing, mountain biking, horseback riding, hiking, and zip lining, which is just as fun as it is hokey. Come evening, return to a simple, airy room with a private balcony and views of the mountains. Better yet, hit the spa, which, naturally, uses local and organic ingredients. Massages are even available al fresco in the Tanama Spa. Or, perhaps you’d prefer a fresh-basil mojito overlooking the Caribbean Sea?

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About Kate Siber

Kate Siber has worked as a pastry cook, a small-time farmer, a ski-rental tech, and a thankless-accounting drone, among other distinctive vocations, but the career she tried on and kept was writing. For the last eight years, Siber, a freelance writer and correspondent for Outside magazine, has traipsed the globe in search of stories, shooting blowguns with Amazonian tribes in Ecuador, tracking rhinos in South Africa, and diving with— More about this author →