Eco Tropical Resorts established the Butterfly Club for eco resorts interested in assessing and improving their eco policies and practices. During 2007, many Butterfly Club members documented their eco activities, using an Eco Questionnaire, developed with Jem Winston from Rosalie Forest Eco Lodge.  Several resort operators urged us to further develop the Questionnaire to incorporate a rating system indicating “degrees of green.”

During 2008, we developed an Eco Rating System for resorts to self assess and rate their policies and practices regarding energy, water, recycling/waste, land and nature conservation, and community.  The Eco Rating lets lodge owners/managers self rate resorts from 1 to 5 butterflies (with 5 being the highest). To see a copy of the Eco Rating click Eco Rating.

Butterfly Club Members by country

Antigua

Long Bay Hotel Antigua
Long Bay Hotel Antigua to go to their site.

Australia

Mission Beach Eco Village
Mission Beach Eco Village in Australia to go to their site.

Barbados

Sea-U Guest House
Sea-U Guest House Barbados to go to their site.

Belize

Black Rock Lodge
Black Rock Lodge to go to their site.
Eco Rating 4.6 out of 5.

Casa Del Caballo Blanco
Casa Del Caballo Blanco in Belize to go to their site.
Eco Questionnaire
Eco Rating 4.6 out of 5.

Chan Chich Lodge
Chan Chich Lodge in Belize to go to their site.

Island Expeditions
Island Expeditions to go to their website.

Macaw Bank Jungle Lodge
Macaw Bank Jungle Lodge in Belize to go to their site.
Eco Rating 4 out of 5

The Lodge at Chaa Creek
Chaa Creek Ecolodge to go to their site.
Eco Rating 4.6 out of 5.

Bolivia

Chalalan Ecolodge
Chalalan Ecolodge in Bolivia to go to their website.

British Virgin Islands

White Bay Villas
White Bay Villas and Seaside Cottages click to go to their site.

Colombia

Estado Natural Ecolodge
Estado Natural Ecolodge click to go to their site.
Eco Rating 3.2 out of 5.

Costa Rica

Arenas Del Mar Beach & Nature Resort
Arenas Del Mar to go to their site.
Eco Rating 4.2 out of 5.

Cascadas Farallas Waterfall Villas
Cascadas Farallas Waterfall Villas to go to their site.
Eco Rating 3.8 out of 5.

Corcovado Rainforest Ocean View Tree House
Corcovado Rainforest Ocean View Tree House

El Remanso Rainforest Wildlife Lodge
El Remanso Eco Lodge to go to their site.
Eco Rating 4.6 out of 5.

Lapa Rios Ecolodge
Lapa Rios Ecolodge in Costa Rica to go to their site.
Eco Rating 4.6 out of 5.

Latitude 10 Exclusive Beach Resort
Latitued 10 Resort
Eco Rating 3.4 out of 5.

Ojo Del Mar
Ojo Del Mar in Costa Rica to go to their lodge.
Eco Questionnaire
Eco Rating 4.8 out of 5.

The Harmony Hotel
The Harmony Hotel to go to their site.
Eco Rating 4.6 out of 5.

Dominica

Calabashie Cove
Calabashie Cove in Dominica to go to their site.

Rosalie Forest Eco Lodge
Rosalie Forest Eco Lodge in Dominica to go to their site.
Eco Rating 5 out of 5.

Tamarind Tree
Tamarind Tree in Dominica to go to their site.
Eco Rating 3.6 out of 5.

Dominican Republic

Tubagua Village Retreat
Tubagua - A Plantation Village Retreat to go to their site.
Eco Rating 3.6 out of 5.

Ecuador

Black Sheep Inn
Black Sheep Inn in Ecuador to go their site.
Eco Rating 4.6 out of 5.

La Selva Jungle Lodge
La Selva Jungle Lodge to visit their site.
Eco Rating 4 out of 5.

Piedra Blanca
Piedra Blanca in Ecuador To go to their lodge.
Eco Questionnaire
Eco Rating 2.8

Rio Muchacho Organic Farm
Rio Muchacho Organic Farm in Ecuador to go to their site.

Fiji

Lomalagi Resorts
Lomalagi Resort in Fiji to go to their site.
Eco Questionnaire
Eco Rating 4.2 out of 5.

Matava
Matava to go to their website.
Eco Rating 5 out of 5

Maravu Plantation
Maravu Plantation Beach Resort and Spa to go to their site.

Nakia Resort & Dive
Nakia Resort and Dive in Fiji to go to their site.
Eco Questionnaire
Eco Rating 5 out of 5.

Raintree Lodge
Raintree Lodge in Fiji to go to their lodge.

Galapagos Islands

Red Mangrove Galapagos
Red Mangrove Galapagos to go to their site.

Guatemala

Finca Ixobel Hotel Ecologica
Hotel Ecologica in Guatemala
Eco Rating 2.8 out of 5.

Hawaii (U.S.)

Volcano Guest House
Volcano Guest House in Hawaii to go to their site.
Eco Questionnaire
Eco Rating 4 out of 5.

Lova Lava Land
Lova Lava Land in Hawaii to go to their site.
Eco Questionnaire

Waianuhea
Waianuhea Bed and Breakfast to go to their site.

Honduras

Mango Creek Lodge
Mango Creek Lodge in Honduras
Eco Questionnaire
Eco Rating 5 out of 5.

Tranquil Seas
Tranquil Seas
Eco Rating 4.4 out of 5.

India

Aakriti - An Eco Homestay
Aakriti - An Eco Homestay in India to go to their site.
Eco Rating 4 out of 5.

Annapara Home Stay
Annapara Homestay in India to visit their website.
Eco Rating 3.8 out of 5.

Ela Ecoland
Ela Ecoland to go to their site..

The Hermitage Guesthouse
The Hermitage Guesthouse Organic Farm to go to their site.
Eco Rating 3.8 out of 5.

Indonesia

Alila Ubud
Alila Ubud in Bali to go to their site.

Alila Manggis
Alila Manggis to go to their site.

Puri Lumbung Cottages
Puri Lumbung Cottages in Indonesia to go to their site.

Israel

Desert Days
Desert Days lodge to go to their site.

Jamaica

Green Castle Estate House
Green Castle Estate House
Eco Rating 3 out of 5.

Mocking Bird Hill
Mocking Bird Hill in Jamaica
Green Questionnaire
Eco Rating 4.8 out of 5.

Strawberry Fields Together
Strawberry Fields Together to go to their website.

Tingalayas Retreat
Tingalayas Retreat

Kenya

Diamond Beach Village
Diamond Beach Village in Kenya

Kicheche Mara Camp
Kicheche Mara Camp

Mida Ecocamp
Mida Ecocamp in kenya
Green Questionnaire

Laos

Kingfisher Ecolodge
Kingfisher Ecolodge in Laos to go to their site.
Eco Questionnaire
Eco Rating 3.6 out of 5.

Rivertime Resort and Ecolodge
Rivertime Resort and Ecolodge in Laos to go to their website.
Eco Rating 4.2 out of 5.

Mauritius

Mon Choix
Mon Choix

Mexico

Balamku Inn on the Beach
Balamku Inn on the Beach
Eco Rating 4.6 out of 5.

Costa de Cocos
Costa De Cocos

Eco Paraiso
Eco Paraiso
Eco Rating 3.8 out of 5.

El Jardin
El Jardin
Eco Rating 3.6 out of 5.

Hotel Akumal Caribe Villas Maya
Hotel Akumal in Mexico
Eco Questionnaire

Genesis Retreat
Genesis Retreat in Mexico

Jade Tulum
Jade Tulum

Los chonchos Beach
Los Chonchos Beach

Rancho Encantado
Rancho Encantado

Villa del Faro
Villa del Faro
Eco Rating 4 out of 5.

Micronesia

Kosrae Village
Kosrae Village
Eco Rating 3.6 out of 5.

Mozambique

Nuarro Eco Lodge
Nuarro Mozambique
Eco Rating 4 out of 5.

Namibia

Okonjima-Home of the Africat Foundation
Okonjima

Nicaragua

Buena Vista Surf Club
Buena Vista Surf Club
Eco Rating 4 out of 5.

Hacienda Puerto del Cielo Eco Lodge & Spa
Hacienda Puerta del Cielo Eco Lodge & Spa
Eco Rating 3.8 out of 5.

Totoco Eco-Lodge
Totoco Eco-Lodge
Eco Rating 4.4 out of 5.

Finca Esperanza Verde
Finca Esperanza Verde in Nicaragua
Eco Rating 4.2 out of 5.

Jicaro Island Ecolodge
Jicaro Island Ecolodge
Eco Rating 3.6 out of 5.

Panama

Mount Totumas Cloud Forest Preserve
Mount Totumas Cloud Forest Preserve
Eco Rating 4.4 out of 5.

Panama Adventures
Panama Adventures B&B click to visit their site.
Eco Rating 3.4 out of 5.

Saba

Ecolodge Rendez-Vous
Ecolodge Rendez-Vous click to visit their site.

Sri Lanka

Ranweli Holiday Village
Ranweli Holiday Village click to visit their site.
Eco Rating 3.4 out of 5.

St. Kitts and Nevis

Oualie Beach Resort
Oualie Beach Resort click to visit their site.

St. Lucia

Balenbouche Estate
Balenbouche Estate click to visit their site.

Tanzania

MamboViewPoint
MamboViewPoint click to visit their site.
Eco Rating 4 out of 5

Matemwe
Matemwe click to visit their site. 

Thailand

Faasai Resort and Spa
Faasai Resort and Spa click to visit site.
Eco Rating 4.8 out of 5

Golden Buddha Beach Resort
Golden Buddha Beach Resort to visit this site.
Eco Rating 4 out of 5

Koh Jum Beach Villas
Koh Jum Beach Villas
Eco Rating 4.6 out of 5

The Gambia

Gunjur Beach Lodge - They are now closed
Eco Questionnaire

Turks and Caicos

Blue Horizon Resort
Blue Horizon Resort

U.S. Virgin Islands

Hillcrest Guest House
Hillcrest Guest House in U.S. Virgin Islands to go to their site.

Mount Victory Camp
Mount Victory Camp in the U.S. Virgin Islads to go to their site.

Northside Valley
Northside Valley in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Eco Questionnaire
Eco Rating 4.6 out of 5

Virgin Islands Campground
Virgin Islands Campground to go to their site.
Eco Rating 3.6

Zambia

Luangwa Wilderness Lodge
Luangwa Wilderness Lodge click to go to their site.
Eco Questionnaire