GERANIOTIS BEACH HOTEL management’s highest priority is the pleasant stay of the guests and also the safety and health of our guests and staff. In response to this, we reviewed and enhanced our existing health and safety procedures and developed a new safety protocol, in compliance with Greece’s Hotel Safety Protocols.
Our goal is to enhance the trust and safety of our guests.
The enhanced measures our Hotel is implementing include the following:
In Compliance with our Hotel’s Safety Protocols all our staff is subjected to COVID-19 self diagnostics or rapid test on weekly basis
Team members (staff) Training
• All employees have received training on COVID-19 safety and sanitation protocols according to their job description. Ongoing Training is predicted, in case updated protocols arise.
• Signage are posted throughout the staff areas reminding employees of the proper way to wear and handle face masks, usage of gloves, wash hands and avoid touching their faces.
Personal Protective Equipment
• All employees are provided with personal protective equipment (masks, gloves, hand sanitizers, disposable protective aprons) and frequent hand washing is reminded at all times.
• Hand sanitizing stations are placed for our guests around public areas
Physical distance
• In order to remind guests and employees, the need το maintain appropriate social distance and minimize the risk of COVID-19 transmission, our hotel is using floor signage and informative posters at the front desk and all public spaces
• Furthermore, restaurants as well as bars, lounge pool tables and stools are arranged to ensure appropriate distancing.
Cleaning and disinfection protocols
• The hotel has chosen approved for use disinfectants effective against bacteria and viruses and appropriate for SARS- CoV-2.
Guest rooms
• Enhanced cleaning and disinfection protocols are used to clean guest rooms with attention to high touched surfaces such us, remote controls, door and furniture handles, light switches.
• Steam cleaners are used for the disinfection of fabric surfaces such us sofas, chairs.
• In bathrooms, in addition to all common surfaces, high touched items such as towel and paper handles, light switches are disinfected.
• All decorative items are suspended.
• Remote controls are disinfected and covered with disposable cover in every departure
• Housekeeping trolleys are sanitized after each shift.
• Cleaning of the room is performed daily and linen change twice per week.
• The entrance of external guests to the hotel rooms is not allowed.
Public areas
• The hotel has increased the frequency of disinfection of all public areas with attention to high touched surfaces
• Steam cleaners used for the disinfection of fabric surfaces such us sofas, chairs.
• Dining tables, bar stools, chairs etc are disinfected after each use
• Touchless public garbage bins are available in public areas for disposable of one usage sanitary equipment.
• Increased cleaning frequency is also implemented in all employees areas (storage areas, laundry, food preparation areas, stuff offices)
• Air Conditioning Cleaning, according to governmental protocols
• Group activities and events are reduced in order to avoid crowding
• Massage or other facilities by non members of our stuff are not allowed.
Front office desk
• Check out time: till 11h00 / Check in time :after 15h00
• Guests are requested to give personal information (address, telephone number, email) during check in as a registration form , for public health protection and the possible need of tracing
• All key cards are disinfected prior use and placed within the key disposable card folder.
• Working surfaces & Shared Equipment are disinfected during and after each shift.
• A complete medical kit is available at front office which contains all personal protective equipment
• The guests are informed for the services that are officially suspended due to COVID-19 or altered to minimize risk.
Restaurant services
• A hand disinfection stand is placed in every restaurant entrance.
• Self serving of buffet is available with mandatory use of hand disinfectants and gloves prior serving
• Napkin service is suspended and replaced by one usage napkin
• Set up of table is completed upon guest’s arrival.
• When possible, individual packaged serving items are used.
• Show cooking is enhanced
• Cutleries are places in disposable folders
• Tables are arranged with appropriate physical distancing between guests
Food Safety:
• At our hotel, food handlers and supervisors are trained on safe food preparation and service practice according to HACCP principles.
Pool Operation
• According to Greece’s Safety Protocols, the max number of person in the pool is 1per5m2. .
• Lounge chairs and tables are arranged with appropriate physical distance and are disinfected after each use,
• Sunbeds and umbrellas are available , free of charge, only around the hotel premises
• Pool towels are provided to guests upon request with charge
Gym room
• Gym facilities are available by appointment
• Utensils and gym organs are disinfected after each use.
Suppliers of goods & services
• All our Contractors and suppliers of goods and services follow similar Safety Protocols measures.
• No access is allowed within the hotel, all goods are received at the entrance of hotel’s receiving area.
Action plan for suspected COVID-19 cases
• The hotel has in place an action plan in case of COVID-19 suspected cases of guests or stuff member which complies with Greece’s Hotel protocols and legislation.
