Safety Measures

Safety Protocol Of The Lodge At Blue Lakes

We are excited to welcome you to The Lodge at Blue Lakes. We thank you for choosing to stay with us. We are committed to do the right thing for our guests and team members. We have taken stricter measures within the property to help fight the pandemic. We are all fighting an invisible enemy and we all need to do this together.

Our team members will do their part in making sure it’s a safer environment for all our guests. We ask our guests to do their part as well, and to be responsible for each action they take. Every time we step out of our homes, we unwittingly expose ourselves to the virus. By entering The Lodge at Blue Lakes, you will be fully responsible for yourself and your family. Learn to protect yourself, your loved ones and our community by reading through our Guest Guidelines and Health Survey.

We wish you and your family all the best. Stay safe during this challenging time. We are all in this together. Let’s stay united and strong as a community.

Guidelines

If you are too ill to travel, let us know so we can review your cancellation fees. We highly encourage all our guests to stay home and seek their local physician if they do not feel well.
We will reserve the right to cancel bookings of guests who feel unwell, even if his or her symptoms are mild. We will deploy hotel representatives to monitor the coming and goings of guests.
If staff is concerned about the condition of a guest, we will assist in contacting the relevant general practitioner on their behalf.
We ask everyone to observe good hygiene and cleanliness at all times:

Frequent hand-washing with soap and water or using an alcohol sanitizer.
Hand soap dispensers have been placed across critical areas in the property for the convenience of our guests.
Avoid touching your face unless hands have been recently washed.
Use a tissue when coughing or sneezing and then disposing of the tissue promptly and carefully.
Inform staff if they start feeling unwell, remaining in their room while the Manager calls the relevant General Practitioner.
Seek assistance from the Manager or the staff if medical advice or care is needed.

Health Survey

We invite you to answer our quick Health Survey. If you have answered NO to all the questions, then you are ready for a fun experience at The Lodge at Blue Lakes.

Have you been confirmed positive for COVID-19?
Are you currently experiencing, or recently experienced, any acute respiratory illness symptoms such as fever, cough, or shortness of breath?
Have you been in close contact with any persons who has been confirmed positive for COVID-19?
Have you been in close contact with any persons who have traveled and are also exhibiting acute respiratory illness symptoms?

What safety measures will the hotel be implementing?

We take the safety of our employees and guests very seriously. We have gone to great lengths to implement stricter measures at the hotel, which includes the following:

Check-in

Additional Room Amenities

We have installed tissue dispensers that guests can use when they open the door.
We will provide small plastic bags for guests to dispose their used tissue paper. The plastic bags will conveniently be located by the door, as they enter the room.
We provide a digital Welcome Packet that ensures your stay runs as smoothly as possible. It includes information on on-site activities, opening and closing hours, nearby grocery stores, and more.
Jars will be used as tip containers instead of envelopes. The container will be washed and sterilized between use.

Property Amenities

Hand soap dispensers have been placed across critical areas in the property for the convenience of our guests to encourage them to wash their hands frequently.
Our TV remote control unit has a disposable plastic cover that is replaced every time the room is cleaned.
All tables and chairs will be placed at least 6 feet away from each other and shall be sanitized between guests.
Guests who are not part of the same group won’t be allowed to gather in the common areas.
Boats and other watercrafts will be sanitized in between guests.
TLABL will deploy resort representatives within TLABL grounds:

To sanitize tables, chairs and common areas after each use.
To ensure social distancing is practiced within the property.

Cleaning

We will sanitize all surfaces that guests touch when they are inside the room.
Once our guests have checked out, we will use a sanitizing machine to disinfect the entire room.
We implemented a stricter method in cleaning rooms. More information under section “Cleaning Procedure in TLABL”.
Different areas of the property will be sanitized three times daily to ensure the safety of our guests.

Social Distancing

Concurrence

All our team members are required to strictly implement TLABL’s Safety Protocol. They will all sign off on an official document stating they concur with this mandate.
We will inform all our guests about TLABL’s Guest Guidelines. They will also be asked to sign off on a contract to ensure they understand that they need to follow our safety protocols. Our safety protocols are in place for everyone’s protection. They will also be informed that TLABL has the right to refuse entry or cancel their booking if they are unwell and if they don’t follow the rules.

What is the hotel’s cleaning procedure?

Cleaning the right way is of utmost importance at The Lodge at Blue Lakes. We ensure our cleaning procedures are strictly implemented:

Cleaning the Rooms

Ventilate the room by opening windows.
Remove the bed linens and towels, place and seal them well in a bag.
Do not leave loose items in the hotel corridor.
Dispose of all disposable items such as sachet and toilet rolls.
Clean thoroughly all remaining items such as cups, glasses etc. using hot water and detergent.
Use plenty of cleaning cloths only to avoid re-contaminating surfaces.
Ensure that there are stocks of tissues, paper towels and soaps and plastic bags for room bins.
Use the sanitizing machine for each room.

Cleaning the Communal Areas

Different areas of the property will be sanitized three times daily to ensure the safety of our guests.
Tables and chairs will be sanitized after each use.
Ensure other hard surfaces (light switches, taps, kitchen worktops, toilets or anything touched by hand) are cleaned more frequently than usual, using normal cleaning products.
Ensure that there are stocks of tissues, paper towels and soaps and plastic bags for the public bathrooms.
Staff to sanitize reception counter and surfaces nearby after dealing with each guest.
Hand soap dispensers will be placed across the property especially in critical areas for easy access of our employees and guests.

Laundry Procedures

Manager Responsibilities

We’re all in this together. Let’s keep The Lodge at Blue Lakes and our local community virus-free. Questions? Email us at contactus@thelodgeatbluelakes.com