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4 hotels in Western Cape hold EarthCheck certification. Each one is audited by an outside body, on a schedule it does not set itself.
Wikimedia CommonsMount Nelson, A Belmond HotelMount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel, is a historic luxury establishment located at the foot of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa. Known for its distIndependently certified
Wikimedia CommonsOne&Only Cape TownOne&Only Cape Town is a contemporary luxury resort situated at the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa. Positioned with views of TIndependently certified
Taj Cape TownTaj Cape Town is a luxury hotel located in the historic center of Cape Town, South Africa. Housed in restored heritage buildings, including the formerIndependently certified
Grootbos Private Nature ReserveGrootbos Private Nature Reserve is a luxury eco-reserve located near Gansbaai, South Africa. Set within a vast floral kingdom overlooking Walker Bay, Independently certifiedEarthCheck is built on measurement rather than a checklist. A hotel submits consumption data — energy, water, waste, paper, cleaning chemicals — and is benchmarked against other properties of its type in a comparable climate. The data is verified by an external auditor, and the certification level rises with the number of consecutive years the property has kept reporting. It is the scheme most likely to tell you something quantitative about a stay.
Because it benchmarks against similar properties, a resort can be certified for being efficient relative to other resorts while still consuming heavily in absolute terms. The entry levels also reward the act of measuring rather than any particular result, so a first-year certification says a hotel is counting, not yet that it is doing well.