
7 hotels in Thunder Bay hold Green Key certification. Each one is audited by an outside body, on a schedule it does not set itself.
Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA | Best Western Plus NorWester Hotel & Conference Centre, Thunder Bay, OntarioBest Western Plus Nor'Wester Hotel & Conference CentreThis full-service hotel and conference center is located near Thunder Bay International Airport. It is situated at the foot of the Nor’Wester MountainIndependently certified
Haydn Blackey from Cardiff, Wales | Bathroom, Room 217, Comfort Inn, Thunder BayComfort Inn Thunder BayLocated in the southern business district of Thunder Bay, this hotel offers practical accommodations near the airport. It provides easy access to locaIndependently certifiedGreen Key audits a hotel against roughly 100 criteria, some mandatory and some scored, covering water and energy use, waste separation, cleaning chemicals, food sourcing and staff training. A hotel applies, documents each criterion, and is then visited on site. Certification runs for one year, so a hotel keeps it only by re-submitting evidence and passing another visit. It is the largest scheme in this catalogue and the one you will meet most often across Europe.
Green Key measures management practice, not carbon. A large hotel with a pool and air conditioning can hold the certificate while using far more energy per guest than an uncertified guesthouse down the road — it is being judged on whether it manages its resources deliberately, not on the size of its footprint. The scoring is also weighted towards documentation, so a hotel with good records can outscore one that quietly does better.