Whenever you're getting to know someone new, it's always fun to meet their friends. You also begin to get an even better picture of the person once you do, so we'd like to take a moment to introduce you to some of our friends.As we get to know you better, we'd like to include you on our list of friends.

Our Affiliations

Casa De Luz Macrobiotic Community Center  offers fine macrobiotic dining, nutritional and spiritual growth classes, meeting and workshop space, catering, macrobiotic recipes and cooking tips, community children's school and much, much more! Habitat Suites Owner, Eduardo Longoria is also the founder of Casa De Luz.

SOS Alliance is dedicated to the protection of Barton Springs and Austin's SOS Ordinance, the first water quality ordinance adopted by citizens' initiative in the US.

Austin Energy is our city's utility company which works to "green" our energy use and help us conserve all our resources. From water use to electricity, the city is our partner in doing more with less.

Austin Progressive Calendar:  Austin's unique events calendar. Find out about the kind of events real people want to attend: environmental issues, potlucks, alternative therapies, classes, farmers markets and much more. Also the home to the Austin Permaculture group as well as the Austin Progressive Potluckers

Ecowise is where we purchase all our paper and cleaning supplies. This independent locally owned business supplies high quality environmentally friendly products and is uniquely Austin "weird"

Austin Independent Business Alliance is a local shopping and resource guide for Austin Texas. Here you will find enhanced directory listings for local businesses along with coupons, savings, and other local offers.

Keep Austin Beautiful exists to empower citizens of Greater Austin to take personal responsibility for enhancing their community environment. They have programs around litter prevention, beautification and community imporvement and waste reduction and resource conservation.

Bogolight is a scientific, eco-friendly breakthrough that is making an impact worldwide. From Cairo to Cape Town, from the Caribbean to the Amazon, it is improving the lives of individuals, families, and entire villages by replacing costly kerosene, candles, and disposable battery flashlights with an affordable, long lasting, solar flashlight. We buy our flashlights from them.

Wiser Earth is a community directory and networking forum for not for profit and non-governmental organizations addressing the central issues of our day: climate change, poverty, the environment, peace, water, hunger, social justice, conservation, human rights, and more. Content is created by people like you from around the world.

Wiser Business Collaboratively-written, free-content site of socially and environmentally responsible business resources, encompassing best practices, resources and organizations., industry evaluations, and company assessments.

http://www.rewardsnetwork.com provides airline mileage rewards

Environmental Organizations

Austin Sierra Club Committed to protecting North America's environment, for our families, for our future. This is a link to the Austin Chapter.

The Austin Permaculture Group is a local group of people practicing, studying, teaching and sharing Permaculture in the Austin area.

Earth Share of Texas is an organization of 69 local, state, national and international nonprofit environmental groups who have joined to participate in workplace giving programs in an easy, cost-effective manner.

Environmental Defense Fund is dedicated to protecting the environmental rights of all people, including future generations. Among these rights are clean air, clean water, healthy, nourishing food, and a flourishing ecosystem.

Greendimes reduce postal junk mail, have a tree planted for you monthly, only get the catalogs you want.

Business Associates

Innquest Software offers powerful, flexible, easy-to-use hotel software.

Enterprise Rent-a-Car offers great rates, free pick-up and conventient locations. Check out the special rates available to Habitat Suites Customers.

Environmentally Friendly Businesses

Environmentally Sensitive Pest Control uses only natural treatments and methods to assist you with whatever pest problem you might have. They have learned how to remove critters such as squirrels, possums, coons, rats, bats and mice from your domain and put them back into their intended habitat usually without harming them.

Co-op America is a not-for-profit membership organization founded in 1982. Their mission is to harness economic power—the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace—to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society.

Real Goods is the place to buy such cool stuff. You can get everything you need to go solar including solar panels, batteries, inverters and a host of other wonderful products for water pumping, water heating, hydro power, off-grid living, eco tools and much more.

Renewable Energy

Meridian Energy Systems designs, installs, and restores solar energy systems for clients who demand expert advice and the best components available. Years of experience and over a hundred installed systems have taught them the value of honesty, high quality materials, careful planning, and attention to even the smallest details. http://www.MeridianSolar.com

Solid Waste Services provides pay-as-you-throw bulk collection, drop off sites for batteries, computers, hazardous waste, motor oil ; recycling and much more. http://www.austinrecycles.com/

Travel and Touring

Environmentally Friendly Hotels Go beyond ecotourism and sustainable tourism: find hotels - bed and breakfasts, resorts, motels, lodges, and inns - worldwide that are committed to the environment and greening of the hospitality industry. Read the article about Habitat Suites.

Ecorooms and EcoSuites is the site for listings of Environmentally Friendly hotels, inns, motels, and B&Bs which offer rooms and suites that satisfy their rigorous "Significant 7" criteria. They appreciate your committment to Eco-Travel and hope you utilize the resources offered on the site. Read the Aug 2007 Press release.
Frommers.com is an essential online destination for those planning the perfect travel excursion. Not only can Frommers.com visitors easily find candid, timely articles written by Frommers.com experts, they also can read excerpts from and purchase Frommer's Guidebooks, while gaining additional insights from our lively message boards and purchasing travel products and services from our high-quality booking partners. Read what frommers has to say about Habitat Suites.

Green Hotels Association's purpose is to bring together hotels interested in environmental issues. From adding "Drinking water served on request only" to the menu to installing new HVAC systems, and with every measure in between, "Green" Hotels Association encourages, promotes and supports the"greening" of the lodging industry. Green Hotels Association hosts an annual conference and a community think tank.

Texpert Tours gives wonderful tours of downtown Historical Austin, as well as wonderful nature hikes in many of Austin's beautiful natural areas.

Tripadvisor.com provides recommendations for hotels, resorts, inns, vacations, travel packages, vacation packages, travel guides and lots more Read what guests have said about Habitat Suites

Natural Habitat Adventures is the world's premier nature travel company dedicated to providing guests with the plant's greatest nature expeditions. If you appreciate the splendors of nature, join them.

Habitat suites is a member of the American Botanical Society

Photographs on this web site taken by Jody Horton. www.corduroypictures.com

This Web site was designed by Stephen Bartolomeo. www.stephenbartolomeo.com
email stevebart9@yahoo.com