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Westin Cape Town
Conveniently located just minutes away from the buzzing Victoria & Alfred Waterfront and just a 25-minute drive from Cape Town International Airport is the Westin Cape Town hotel. While adhering to the South African government’s health and safety regulations, and as part of the Marriott International Group, the cleanliness and care of the hotel’s guest rooms and public spaces receive particular emphasis. Through the Marriott Cleanliness Council and its Commitment to Clean initiative, which is dedicated to developing the next level of global hospitality cleanliness standards across its properties, the Westin aims to ensure the safety of all guests and associates.
Guests will feel comfortable in one of the hotel’s 483 spacious rooms that include 31 suites as well as a presidential suite for VVIPs. The Westin also comes equipped with 19 function rooms, with a total meeting space 1328 m2, cutting-edge audiovisual technology and high-speed internet. All meeting rooms cater for setups that are in accordance with government regulations, where compliance with social distancing protocols is observed based on the current risk-adjusted lockdown measures.
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Marriott Bonvoy loyalty members can make reservations via the app, which also enables you to check in electronically and unlock your mobile key, ensuring contactless check-in. During your stay at the Westin, and in line with Marriott’s Commitment to Clean, the following protocols are in place:
SAFEGUARDING YOU
A perfectly precise and secure hotel experience awaits at Westin Cape Town.
SURFACE AREAS AND PUBLIC SPACES
In public spaces, the Westin has added to its already rigorous cleaning protocols, requiring that surfaces are treated with hospital-grade disinfectants and that this cleaning is done with increased frequency. The company has also placed disinfecting wipes in each room for guests’ personal use, together with contactless sanitisers round the hotel in all public spaces. Enhanced cleaning technologies include electrostatic sprayers to sanitise surfaces throughout the hotel, together with air purifying systems that are effective against viruses in the air and on surfaces.
GUEST CONTACT
To help alleviate the risk of Covid-19 transmission through person-to-person contact, Marriott hotels use signage in their lobbies to remind guests to maintain social distancing protocols and will remove or re-arrange furniture to allow more space for distancing. The company has put in partitions at front desks to provide an extra level of precaution for its guests and associates, and has worked with supply chain partners to make masks and gloves available to associates. You’ll see more hand sanitising stations around Marriott’s hotels – near the entrances and front desks, elevator banks and fitness and meeting spaces.
HOW THE WESTIN IS GOING BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY TO ENSURE THE MAXIMUM PROTECTION AND WELL-BEING OF ITS GUESTS AND STAFF:
• Specific floors can be blocked off at the Westin hotel if need be and, with dedicated floors for groups of people, different sized bubbles can be created depending on client needs • With requests to work out of function venues and bedrooms, the Westin can accommodate medical teams and the proper setup of their equipment • Staff are easily accommodated on-site, which mitigates against possible exposure • On-site security at the property controls all access points • The Westin’s executive chef is on-hand with culinary teams to create bespoke menus for specific dietary requirements • The Westin is a two-minute drive from one of the leading Netcare Private
Hospitals in the city, with 24-hour emergency rooms • The Westin has its own doctor on 24-hour call who can conduct Covid-19 tests, as well as two on-site private physiotherapists FOOD SAFETY
At Westin Cape Town, food handlers and supervisors are trained on safe food preparation and service practices. Food and beverage operations are required to conduct self-inspection using top food safety standards as guidelines, and compliance is validated by independent audits. The hotel is modifying its operational practices for inroom dining and designing new approaches to buffets.
The Westin’s green status also sets it apart from other establishments in the Mother City. Some of its green initiatives include: population sensor lighting to save power; heat pumps to supply hot water, eliminating the use of heat elements; as well as biodegradable straws and packaging.
“In the age in which we live, we simply cannot ignore the fact that our precious natural resources are being depleted faster and faster, before we’re even able to identify replacements or alternative methods. At the Westin, we are committed to introducing green initiatives to help save our planet and conserve it for future generations,” says Leon Meyer, GM of the Westin.
