3 years ago
Dangerous Corona hotspot!
Dangerous Corona hotspot!
How can a hotel be so irresponsible to coop up people in the tiny corner bar for breakfast during escalating Corona situation, instead of the usual wide breakfast area that they have available?
On top of this, some people walked in or were standing in breakfast line without wearing masks and staff did not react at all, even after they've been asked by several guests to intervene. Instead, I could witness people who felt uncomfortable with this breach were thereby forced to leave breakfast.*
While friendly asking the shift manager to improve communication to guests (and staff), that it is mandatory to wear masks while in public on the hotel's premises, her reply and especially her conversation style, was highly inappropriate for a 4-star hotel!
She said she would not be responsible for what guests do or don't do, as she is not the police. When I replied, that without being the police there is still a responsibility of the premises' owner when guests' behavior is inappropriate and in this case even endangering others: because she knows exactly how to make someone wear his trousers or leave, if she would see someone walking the lobby without - so why not doing the same when seeing someone not wearing his damn mask? The rest of the conversation she wanted to lecture me not to swear, as I had said 'damn mask', and she was intentionally and quickly escalating on that (even though I had instantly apologized), playing "unruly guest" with me - which was ridicullus, as I was calm and not unruly at all (of course besides having used the word 'damn' once).
To sum it up:
- It was THE most irresponsible place I had to witness while having to travel for work during Corona situation
- Staff's attitude and behavior is hostel level, not 4-star hotel
* As this took place shortly before Christmas, people were mostly traveling due to seeing their relatives, some of those relatives are elderly parents or grandparents - the described situation in the breakfast bar was not just uncomfortable (and not just happening on a single day), but also really endangering lives!