Hotel Safety Guidelines
Registration form submission deadline: May 10, 2021
OUR COMMITMENT TO CLEANLINESS
We take hygiene and cleanliness standards very seriously and are taking additional steps to ensure the safety of our guests and our Ladies and Gentlemen. On a daily basis, we are working to ensure we meet the latest guidelines on hygiene and cleaning. Our Resorts’ health and safety measures are designed to address a broad spectrum of viruses, such as COVID-19, and include everything from handwashing to cleaning product specifications to guest room and common area procedures.
Guest Rooms
Every guest room is thoroughly cleaned and disinfected consistently after each guest stay. We will continue to provide housekeeping services daily while you are away from the room.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Our Ladies and Gentlemen will wear PPE (Face Coverings, Gloves etc.).
City Ordinance 20-5329 requires that face coverings be worn in indoor and outdoor public locations and businesses within the City of Sarasota in order to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Began July 1, 2020, and will be in place for 60 days. If you are inside or outside at a public place in Sarasota and can’t physically or socially distance and do not fall within one of the exceptions list in the ordinance, you need to wear a mask. Children under the age of 18 (as guided by their parents), those who are eating or drinking, inside a hotel room or other place of lodging, exercising outdoors while maintaining physical distance from others, those traveling in private automobiles.
The full text of the ordinance is available at SarasotaFL.gov.
Enhanced Public Space Cleaning
We have increased the frequency of cleaning and disinfection, especially in high-traffic areas like restrooms and elevators, and have provided more hand sanitizing stations.
Social Distancing Practices
You will see signage throughout the hotel promoting physical distancing and encouraging guests to stand at least 6 feet apart.
Temperature Screening
We temperature screen our Ladies and Gentlemen at entry points.
Technology
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- Encouraging use of Bonvoy app to allow guests the opportunity for mobile check in and out and mobile key
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- Encouraging use of Chime app which allows meeting planners to mobilize the entire hotel during event phase (request service attention, in-room temperature change, set up changes, etc. all at the touch of a button)
Meeting and Function Set Up
There will be a consultation with the meeting planner to review and align on expected social distancing guidelines. Seating capacities have been adjusted to ensure appropriate for social distancing in accordance with state and local guidelines.
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- 50% max capacity at indoor function spaces; spaced at 6 feet apart
- No more than 4 guests at 60” round tables
- No more than 6 guests at 72” round tables
- No more than 1 guest per 6’ for classroom or u-shape settings
- No more than 3 guests per 60” rounds for crescent style seating
- Guests seated a minimum of 3 feet apart in theater style
Sanitation and Safety
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- Sanitizing stations in public areas and masks made available upon request
- Frequent sanitizing of any shared equipment (before and after each use) and single use items readily available as possible
- Sanitize tables and chairs prior to each set
- More frequent replacing of linens during meetings and meals
- Disinfect meeting rooms at the end of each meeting day
- Writing pads and pens available only upon request (pens are sanitized before and after each meeting)
Food and Beverage
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- Menu offerings with individual wrapped items and boxed offerings
- Coffee and break stations/buffets will have an attendant to reduce contact points for attendees
- Additional stations and bars with increased spacing to allow for social distancing and to avoid gathering
- Social distance markers present when necessary
- Flatware to be provided as a rollup
- Use of individually packaged items rather than communal items (pastries, yogurts, juices, condiments, water bottles, etc.)
- Encouraging use of Bonvoy app to allow guests the opportunity for mobile check in and out and mobile key
- Encouraging use of Chime app which allows meeting planners to mobilize the entire hotel during event phase (request service attention, in-room temperature change, set up changes, etc. all at the touch of a button)
- 50% max capacity at indoor function spaces; spaced at 6 feet apart
- No more than 4 guests at 60” round tables
- No more than 6 guests at 72” round tables
- No more than 1 guest per 6’ for classroom or u-shape settings
- No more than 3 guests per 60” rounds for crescent style seating
- Guests seated a minimum of 3 feet apart in theater style
- Sanitizing stations in public areas and masks made available upon request
- Frequent sanitizing of any shared equipment (before and after each use) and single use items readily available as possible
- Sanitize tables and chairs prior to each set
- More frequent replacing of linens during meetings and meals
- Disinfect meeting rooms at the end of each meeting day
- Writing pads and pens available only upon request (pens are sanitized before and after each meeting)
- Menu offerings with individual wrapped items and boxed offerings
- Coffee and break stations/buffets will have an attendant to reduce contact points for attendees
- Additional stations and bars with increased spacing to allow for social distancing and to avoid gathering
- Social distance markers present when necessary
- Flatware to be provided as a rollup
- Use of individually packaged items rather than communal items (pastries, yogurts, juices, condiments, water bottles, etc.)