Best Certified Sustainable Hotels and Eco Friendly Stays in Dominica
Where to stay for certified sustainable in Dominica
The 4 best certified sustainable stays in Dominica all hold genuine Green Globe certification, run largely off grid and sit on the wild side of the Nature Island, from black sand turtle nesting beaches to deep rainforest valleys. From Rosalie on the wild east coast, home to Rosalie Bay Eco Resort and the off grid Three Rivers and Rosalie Forest Eco Lodge, to the rainforest cliffside near Portsmouth where Secret Bay looks out over the sea, these stays are top rated for proper third party certified sustainability rather than green branding. They are the rare resorts that earned the badge on a leatherback beach or in the heart of the forest.
How we choose the best certified sustainable stays in Dominica
What earns a place on this list is how these Dominica certified stays prove their sustainability with independent, audited certification, like Rosalie Bay Eco Resort & Spa, the only Green Globe certified resort on the island, which is audited against hundreds of sustainability criteria. Because Rosalie Bay Eco Resort & Spa sits on a black sand beach where leatherback and green turtles nest, that certified discipline guards a coast that cannot afford a greenwashed label.
Rosalie Bay Eco Resort & Spa earns its Green Globe certification honestly and protects the nesting beach it was built beside, so the wild coast in Dominica stays good for the leatherback and green turtles that return to it and for the guests who come after you.
We look for that same instinct in the island’s other audited and off grid stays, like Secret Bay near Portsmouth, Dominica’s only other Green certified property and locally owned by Dominica born founder Gregor Nassief, and Three Rivers & Rosalie Forest Eco Lodge, Dominica’s original eco lodge running off grid in the Rosalie rainforest valley. Because Secret Bay is in local Dominican hands and Three Rivers & Rosalie Forest Eco Lodge keeps the forest valley wild for the generations who live there, protecting the rainforest is protecting their own future, and yours. See more in our guide to the best certified sustainable eco stays across the Caribbean.
Top Certified Sustainable Picks in Dominica
- Rosalie Bay Eco Resort & Spa: the only Green Globe certified resort on Dominica, on a black sand beach where leatherback and green turtles nest.
- Secret Bay: locally owned, Dominica born founded and the island’s only other Green certified stay, on a rainforest cliffside near Portsmouth.
- Three Rivers & Rosalie Forest Eco Lodge: Dominica’s original off grid eco lodge, Green Globe awarded in the Rosalie rainforest valley.
Rosalie Bay Eco Resort & Spa is the only Green Globe certified resort on Dominica, founded by Beverly Deikel on a black sand beach where leatherback, green and hawksbill turtles nest.
More than 200 solar panels and a 225 kW wind turbine, the first on the island, power the property, and the sea turtle conservation programme Deikel established with WIDECAST has grown nesting from seven recorded nests in 2003 to nearly seventy.
Secret Bay is a locally owned luxury villa resort on a rainforest cliffside near Portsmouth, founded by Dominica born Gregor Nassief and the island's only Green Globe certified property, recertified for a fifth year at 88 per cent of indicators.
The villas were built without heavy machinery to spare mature trees, using sustainably sourced Guyanese hardwood, and an organic farm plus backyard gardens at each villa supply the farm to table Zing Zing kitchen.
Rosalie Bay Resort & Spa is a female founded, Green Globe certified eco resort on Dominica's wild east coast, run largely off grid on a black sand turtle nesting beach at Rosalie.
More than 200 solar panels and a 225 kW wind turbine, the island’s first, power the resort, and its WIDECAST partnered sea turtle conservation programme protects the leatherback, green and hawksbill turtles that nest there each year.
Three Rivers & Rosalie Forest Eco Lodge is an off grid forest eco lodge in the Rosalie rainforest valley, Dominica's original eco lodge and a Green Globe 21 award winner ranked in the worldwide top ten for best practice.
Each property runs on solar and wind with composting toilets and biodegradable soaps, and meals are cooked by people from the neighbouring village using authentic Dominican produce.
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