The ever-increasing popularity of the ‘stay-cation’ (a holiday in your home country rather than a fuel-guzzling and costly trip abroad) has got seriously eco-friendly in beautiful Cornwall at The Scarlet Hotel.

The motto at this 37-room, zero-carbon paradise, located in Mawgan Porth, is ‘scarlet by name, green by nature’ and here are a few reasons why…

Tucked away on Cornwall’s north shore, with its rustic-seaside-theme-meets-urbane-and-quirky-design, The Scarlet makes good use of solar panels, biomass boilers, rainwater-harvesting, and gray water recycling, not to mention a neat ten-percent discount for guests arriving by foot, bike, or public transport.

The all-natural philosophy takes center stage in the popular spa with its “get messy” local mud treatments and seaweed wraps; other spa highlights are the cliff-side hot tubs and a natural swimming pool cleaned by reed beds instead of chemicals.

The hotel has striking architecture of glass, angles, and clean lines, with interiors inspired by the Nordic-style, and it has been well reviewed and praised by many travel writers. HZH is planning to sneakily check into the popular Room 12 at some point soon, so watch this space for a review in due course.