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Myrtle Beach South Carolina - A Costal Resort
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Plano Texas - The Star in Texas
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San Jose California - “Capital of Silicon Valley”
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Santa Monica California - Home to “Dogtown”
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Sarasota Florida - Leading Cultural Center
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Savannah Georgia - "The Hostess City of the South"
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Scottsdale Arizona - "A Desert Version of Miami's South Beach"
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Spokane Washington - "Lilac City"
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Hilton Island is considered to have one of the most beautiful beachfront of the East Coast. The island has a 12 mile beachfront that faces the Atlantic Ocean. The city is filled with rich history and entertainment. In the 2000 census, the year round population was 33,862 while during the summertime the city is estimated to have a population 275,000.
The Hilton Head is great city to enjoy a great summer. The city has warm temperatures all year long. The average temperature during the daytime is in the 70s. July and August are considered be the hottest months in the year with ranging temperatures in the 80s. Overall, the island is considered to have a subtropical climate.
The Coastal Discovery Museum offers a variety of programs. The museum also offers several activities that are either indoor or outdoor year round. There also 11 available tours and cruises around the island to chose from. The island is filled with a vast range of wildlife which includes alligators, deer, dolphins, Loggerhead Sea Turtles, hundreds of species of birds.
Hilton Head Island is also a showcase for performing and visual arts. The city also has several cultural festivals and educational functions year long. There are several community education programs such as Visual and Performing Arts Camps, Theater Camp, and other workshops and classes. All of these programs are provided by the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina.
Hilton Head Island has 38 hotels listed in the iStayGreen directory of which 3 are listed as environmentally friendly lodging. Currently 3 hotels have completed the online Environmental Audit and earned the Green Eco-Leaf Rating.
In Hilton Head Island there are 35 properties where the environmentally friendliness is unknown and they have not yet verified their sustainability efforts with iStayGreen.org. In the state of South Carolina there is a total of 769 lodging properties listed in the iStayGreen.org directory of which 25 are represented as eco-friendly. Currently there are 24 lodging properties that have earned the Green Eco-Leaf Rating. Included in the properties working toward a more sustainable travel future are Hilton Head Island hotels, Hilton Head Island resorts, Hilton Head Island bed & breakfasts, and Hilton Head Island extended stay accommodations.
When planning your Hilton Head Island vacation, or travel to Hilton Head Island we encourage you, before you book, to check rates and availability of "Green" rated hotels and lodging. In most cases we have found eco-friendly Hilton Head Island SC accommodations to be price competitive with the unrated Hilton Head Island hotel room rates.You may even save money and at the same time be doing something good for our environment!