Finding Hotels That Are Non-Toxic

September 20, 2016 by Debra Lynn Dadd

Question from Mimi 

Hello Debra,

This is an area in need of change!! 

We have been staying hampton Inns for many years and have always called before to ask them not to use fabrezee and any fragrance in the rooms.

For a couple of years we found most of the rooms to be at least ‘liveable"

But, for the last two years we have traveled Florida panhandle, and up and back on the I 77/ I81 corridor from Fl to NH…and had some horrible experiences.

At the Hampton Inns in Florida and Virginia.. the one in Tallahassee reaked so badly that we had to leave the property at 3 AM and drive for more hours to our home,because my husband and I were getting sick. it took us two weeks to recover.

We contacted the customer service department many times and they just kept referring us to one new person after another . Yes, they compted the room, but that means nothing when you have a whole night without sleep and have a full drive the next day!

We are very upset about this!!! There are so many of us out here wanting to travel and having chemical sensitivity.

Can you recommend a hotel chain or group that would identify which hotels have nontoxic options as of Sept 2016.

We support your work and will spread the word .. thank-you for any info you can give us! And keep up the good work. More of us need to join in and change this!

Thank-you Mimi 

Debra's Answer

I totally agree with you!

I had a page about travel on Debra’s List but I just went there and unfortunately found that the Safer Travel Directory website is no longer there.

And I searched online for anything new. Nothing. Old links broken.

I read that Hyatt Hotels and Fairmont Hotels are offering hypoallergenic rooms, but that was an old post, so I don’t know the current status. Would you contact these chains and see what the story is, and let us know?

Here are some hotels/B&B’s that have been recommended by readers. Some are specifically for people with MCS and others are less toxic. If you have recommendations, please put them in the comments section and specify if they are specifically for people with MCS or any other credentials. These are not endorsements as I have not stayed in any of the these places. Please verify them for yourselves.

Clean Air Mountain House, Sierra City, CA (fragrance-free, smoke-free)

North Country Farm, Kauai, HI (organic farm, with eco-friendly rooms)

Enliven Bed and Breakfast, Kenmore, WA (specifically for MCS)

The North Berkley Hills Homestay, Berkley, CA (specifically for MCS)