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Santa Barbara California - A Great Place to Find a Hotel in the "American Riviera"
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Sacramento California – The Second Largest City in California
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Monterey California – A Diving Experience
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Key West Florida - Plenty of Fun in the Sun
Key West Florida - Plenty of Fun in the Sun
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Hilton Head South Carolina - The Most Beautiful Beach Front in the East Coast
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La Jolla California - "The Jewel" City
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Park City Utah - Winter Land Fun
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Aspen Colorado - Small Town With A Big Reputation
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Santa Monica is located the western section of the Los Angeles County. Due to the agreeable weather in Santa Monica, the city has become a great resort area. The city is well recognized for its several skateboarding and surfing communities. According to the 2006 census, the estimated population was of 88, 050.
Santa Monica has about 325 days of sunshine a year. September is considered to be the warmest month of the year with temperatures in the low 70’s. Winters are actually not bad at all in Santa Monica since the average temperature in January is of 63 degrees. During mid December temperature can rise to mid 80’s and be combined with dry winds.
A must see attraction in Santa Monica would have to be the Santa Monica Pier. The pier is a great Pacific Park that is filled with amusement fun and action. The park includes a large Ferris wheel, a carousel, an aquarium, shops, an arcade, restaurants, and occasional live entertainment. The end of the peer is also a popular location for anglers.
Another great attraction in Santa Monica would be the Santa Monica Museum of Art. The art museum has several exhibitions, educational activities, and outreach programs available. The museum fosters diversity and innovation. The museum specializes in contemporary art that is local, national, or international.
Santa Monica has 17 hotels listed in the iStayGreen directory of which 7 are listed as environmentally friendly lodging. Currently 5 hotels have completed the online Environmental Audit and earned the Green Eco-Leaf Rating while the other 2 properties are purported to be "Green" but have not yet shared their eco-initiatives with iStayGreen.org.
In Santa Monica there are 10 properties where the environmentally friendliness is unknown and they have not yet verified their sustainability efforts with iStayGreen.org. In the state of California there is a total of 3817 lodging properties listed in the iStayGreen.org directory of which 461 are represented as eco-friendly. Currently there are 281 lodging properties that have earned the Green Eco-Leaf Rating. Included in the properties working toward a more sustainable travel future are Santa Monica hotels, Santa Monica resorts, Santa Monica bed & breakfasts, and Santa Monica extended stay accommodations.
When planning your Santa Monica vacation, or travel to Santa Monica 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 Santa Monica CA accommodations to be price competitive with the unrated Santa Monica hotel room rates.You may even save money and at the same time be doing something good for our environment!