
4 hotels in Adeje hold EarthCheck certification. Each one is audited by an outside body, on a schedule it does not set itself.
Wikimedia CommonsIberostar AntheliaLuxury beachfront resort in Costa Adeje, featuring neoclassical architecture and extensive pool areas. Offers upscale accommodations, a full-service sIndependently certified
Wikimedia CommonsHard Rock Hotel TenerifeVibrant beachfront resort in Tenerife, featuring a music-themed atmosphere and two high-rise towers. Offers energetic entertainment, multiple swimmingIndependently certified
Wikimedia CommonsIberostar Grand Hotel el MiradorLuxury adults-only resort in Costa Adeje, designed with traditional Mexican architecture. Offers gourmet all-inclusive dining, expansive pool areas, aIndependently 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.