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Great Hotels of the World Recommends their Best Places to Hold your Green Event

Zero carbon hotels are becoming more popular than ever before with business travellers. With governments increasing incentives for green businesses, we at Great Hotels thought that spring would be the perfect time to give you our top five places to hold your green event. THE TOP FIVE

1. Hotel Quinta da Marinha Resort, Cascais, Portugal Hotel Quinta da Marinha Resort is perfectly situated between the Atlantic Ocean and the beautiful green Sintra Hills. Guests benefit from 250 acres of countryside that surrounds the hotel, making it the ultimate place to host your green event. All the hotel's meeting facilities are infused with natural daylight. With 11 meeting rooms, a 24 hour business centre and top audiovisual equipment, this hotel offers its guests great MICE facilities. Quinta de Marinha also gives guests direct access to their exterior with many open-air spaces for coffee breaks. To wind down, the hotel boasts three great restaurants, a beautiful golf course, a health centre with treatment rooms and indoor and outdoor swimming pools. The hotel is also able to organise sightseeing tours and excursions such as, windsurfing, snorkeling, scuba diving, horse riding and fishing. For full information on the hotel's MICE offerings, please visit http://www.ghotw.com/hotel/mice/hotel-quinta-da-marinha.htm#feature or contact us directly.

2. Monte da Quinta Suites, Almancil, Portugal Monte da Quinta has been specially designed for those who appreciate nature and enjoy exclusive, elegant surroundings. The resort was carefully planned to create an environment in harmony with the surrounding natural countryside. The variety of flowers throughout the hotel transforms it into a truly fascinating garden with a wide range of colours and scents, serving the ideal location to host your green event. The hotel boasts luxury suites, elegant townhouses and villas with private pool and gardens. These rooms have a spectacular natural landscape and atmosphere of the exclusive Quinta do Lago. Monte da Quinta also features a 400 sqm fully equipped conference centre, a range of restaurants, nearby golf courses, water sports and nature outings. Not to mention a spa with a Turkish bath, heated pools, Jacuzzi, Hammam, fully equipped fitness centre and a range of available treatments. For full information on the hotel's MICE offerings, please visit http://www.ghotw.com/hotel/home/monte-da-quinta-resort or contact us directly.

3. NH Eurobuilding, Madrid, Spain Located in the heart of the financial district of Madrid, this hotel provides an ideal setting for conventions, conferences, business meetings and events with its stylish versatile space. With 430 guestrooms and 26 spacious and fully equipped meeting rooms, the NH Eurobuilding is Madrid's number one destination for convention organisers. The hotel boasts a highly rated Elysium Spa, making it the perfect place to mix business with pleasure. The hotel has also been specifically designed with environmental concerns in mind, making it the ultimate destination for hosting your green event. It has been fitted with the latest technology to monitor the water, light and energy consumption of its guests on a real time basis. The carbon emissions level can be easily viewed from reception, giving guests an incentive to become more environmentally friendly. NH Eurobuilding's slogan is to 'Wake up to a better world', aiming to cut its water, light and energy consumption by 20% by 2012. For full information on the hotel's MICE offerings, please visit http://www.ghotw.com/hotel/mice/nh-eurobuilding.htm#feature or contact us directly.

4. Hotel Ranga, Sudurlandsvegur, Iceland Perfectly located close to all of South Iceland's main attractions, activities, adventures, and historic places is Hotel Ranga. It is a top destination for incentives and meetings. The hotel has 51 cosy and luxurious rooms and an acclaimed gourmet dining option not to be missed, Restaurant 4, which features a great riverside setting in view of the famous Salmon River - The East Ranga. The resort also offers several outdoor geothermal hot tubs, billiards, massage and several meeting facilities, with capacity for 105 guests for MICE arrangements and a total dining capacity for over 200 people. The two conference rooms and the lounge area on the second floor provide a stunning view of nearby volcanoes, glaciers and The Rangá River. This hotel serves as the perfect location to host your green event where you will be surrounded by all the beauty nature has to offer. The picturesque surroundings boast views of the famous Mt. Hekla to the North; a range of mountains, glaciers and a live volcano to the North-East; and of the Westman Islands to the South. For full information on the hotel's MICE offerings, please visit http://www.ghotw.com/hotel-ranga or contact us directly.

5. Troia Design, Troia, Portugal Situated on a verdant peninsula overlooking the azure Atlantic Ocean, The Troia Design Hotel provides a relaxing environment yet is only an hour from Lisbon. The hotel consists of 61 rooms and 144 luxury residential suites with a wealth of business facilities including a conference centre and various meeting rooms. Troia Design also boasts a hotel casino, 2 rooftop swimming pools, fitness centre and luxurious spa with over 70 treatments available. The hotel also features one of the most impressive golf courses in Europe due to the surrounding countryside – the sea, the river and the Arrábida Mountains. Troia Design is also a great location to host your green event as it is contains a Nature Reserve, covering 26,687 acres and populated by a variety of rare species. The environmental riches of the area also extend to the sea, where a marine protection area has been created, becoming the natural habitat of many fish, sea anemones and starfish. It is a unique and unspoiled location offering guests an unforgettable experience. For full information on the hotel's MICE offerings, please visit http://www.ghotw.com/hotel/mice/troia-design-hotel.htm#feature or contact us directly.