CHLA Lodging News May/June 2020

www.calodging.com May/June 2020 23 Lobby Common Areas It might be time to rethink your common areas. Do you have clusters of large sitting areas with couches? Should seating areas be smaller, and should they consist of tables and chairs that are easy to wipe down versus fabric chairs or couches? Again, who is responsible for this and how often do they do this? If you are running with a slim staff, perhaps you have a disinfecting station available with wipes for people to use for themselves. This would make me feel more comfort when sitting down in your lobby. Do you restrooms have automatic doors? This might be a good time to consider adding them if you are able to. Lobby Previously, have you offered cookies, fruit or water from a common container in your lobby? These treats will probably need to be discontinued or individually wrapped. In terms of water, is someone cleaning the spicket/handle to the common water container regularly? Perhaps you don’t want to offer small plastic water bottles. Do you have a water fountain with a water bottle filling station, so people are able to fill their own bottles? Don’t forget to have your water fountains cleaned regularly and often. Does your property have elevators? Decide how often the elevators buttons need to be wiped and who is in charge of that.