Motel 6 Earns Chain-Wide Green Key Certification

From cleaning rooms in natural light and using environment friendly cleaning products to energy management systems in guestrooms and more, Motel 6 and Studio 6 are scoring high in environmental sustainability.

Lodging Hospitality reported in its October issue that all 1,100 properties in the brand received certification, in late summer, from the Green Key Eco-Rating Program. The Green Key certification process uses a 150-question online self-assessment about environmental strategy. It’s followed by an audit to be sure the properties truly measure up.

The article describes how the company documented sustainability practices. Consumers learn about the chain’s efforts when they make reservations as well as from plaques in the lobby. Environmentally conscious travelers find the chain listed on the www.greenkeyglobal.com web site. The sales and marketing staff use them as sales points for corporate business.