By meeting the strict Green Seal GS-33 lodging standards, the Ellis Hotel demonstrates sustainable practices in waste minimization, reuse and recycling, energy efficiency, conservation and management, and management of fresh water resources. Additional sustainable practices at the Ellis Hotel are waste water management, hazardous substance management, and environmentally sensitive purchasing decisions.

Since 1995, Green Seal™ has partnered with the lodging industry, the nation's second largest employer, to promote environmentally responsible products and practices within lodging properties. Green Seal's campaign to inform the nearly 54,000 U.S. hotels and motels focuses on how environmental efforts both improve the bottom line and benefit the environment. The average hotel purchases more products in one week than one hundred families typically do in a year. Furthermore, both hotel guests and staff may be exposed to many environmental toxins from products ranging from cleaners to paint to floor coverings. These all represent opportunities to reduce impact and improve sustainability.