Local Impact

Supporting local communities, culture, and the environment

Local suppliers prioritized, regional culture celebrated, environmental protection in practice — travel that leaves a place better than it found it.

9 of 21 certified properties currently score 85+ in this pillar.

Santa Catarina, SC · Brazil$$$$

Awasi Santa Catarina

Jungle-lodge luxury in Brazil's Atlantic Forest, with private guides and plunge pools.

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Amenia, NY · USA$$$

Troutbeck

A restored 1765 estate and working farm with a mindfulness-forward soul.

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New Brunswick, NB · Canada$$

Jolie Vie Retreat

A riverside Canadian retreat pairing forest stillness with holistic programming.

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New Paltz, NY · USA$$$

Mohonk Mountain House

A 155-year-old castle resort on a glacial lake, with 85 miles of trails out the door.

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New York, NY · USA$$$

1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge

Riverfront living-green design with Brooklyn Bridge views and a nature-first ethos.

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Neversink, NY · USA$$$

Hemlock Neversink

A screen-free Catskills retreat built around nature, nourishment, and deep rest.

digital detoxfarm-to-tableforest bathing

New York, NY · USA$$$$

1 Hotel Central Park

A calm, plant-filled bolt-hole steps from Central Park's 843 acres.

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Gardiner, NY · USA$$$$

Wildflower Farms, Auberge Resorts Collection

An Auberge escape at the foot of the Shawangunks — meadows, cedar saunas, field-to-fork.

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Da Nang · Vietnam$$$

Fusion Resort Da Nang

Beachfront all-villa resort where every stay includes daily spa treatments.

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Hawley, PA · USA$$$

The Lodge at Woodloch

An adults-only destination spa resort on 500 wooded acres in the Poconos.

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Rockaway Park, NY · USA$$

The Rockaway Hotel

Beach-town energy, surf culture, and a rooftop with ocean views in Queens.

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Catskill, NY · USA$$$

Piaule Catskill

Minimalist cabins on stilts in the treetops — quiet luxury with a spa and cedar sauna.

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Saugerties, NY · USA$$

AutoCamp Catskills

Design-forward Airstreams and cabins on a wooded creek, minutes from Woodstock.

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Rhinebeck, NY · USA$$$

Mirbeau Inn & Spa Rhinebeck

A French-country spa inn in the walkable heart of Rhinebeck.

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Hamburg, NJ · USA$$

Grand Cascades Lodge

An Alpine-style lodge on a preserved mountain ridge — pools, trails, and gardens.

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Montauk, NY · USA$$$

Gurney's Montauk Resort & Seawater Spa

Iconic oceanfront resort with a legendary seawater spa and private beach.

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Boston, MA · USA$$$$

Four Seasons Hotel One Dalton Street, Boston

New England's tallest residential tower, with a 64th-floor infinity pool sanctuary.

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New York, NY · USA$$$$

Aman New York

The Crown Building's sanctuary — a 25,000 sq ft spa and hushed suites above Fifth Ave.

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Boston, MA · USA$$$$

Mandarin Oriental, Boston

Back Bay's Asian-inspired spa sanctuary overlooking the Christian Science Plaza.

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New York, NY · USA$$$$

Equinox Hotel New York

Performance wellness in Hudson Yards — science-led rooms and a 60,000 sq ft club.

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Boston, MA · USA$$

The Westin Copley Place, Boston

Accessible wellness programming — Heavenly beds, runs with the hotel's running club.

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