HEALTH & SAFETY

CLEAN STATE OF MIND AT HOTEL INTERURBAN

The wellbeing and health of our team members and guests is always of paramount importance to us here at Hotel Interurban. In light of COVID-19, we've strengthened our health and safety procedures to keep our hotel cleaner than ever. As we navigate the ever-changing climate, we are still committed to providing an exceptional and memorable experience for our guests. When you stay at Hotel Interurban, you'll find yourself at the hub of the greater Seattle region with easy access to Sea-Tac International Airport, downtown Seattle, and beyond.

Through our management company, Columbia Hospitality, we've partnered with Ecolab, a global leader in infection prevention, to take our already stringent safety and sanitation protocols to the next level through the Columbia Clean program.

COLUMBIA CLEAN PROTOCOLS INCLUDE

• Increasing the number of customer-accessible hand sanitizing stations at primary entrances and high-traffic locations like elevators and lobbies.
• Implementing physical distancing layouts, markers, and signage in restaurants and bars, common areas, meeting and event spaces, and amenities.
• Using commercial-grade MERV-13 rated air filters and opening doors and windows to improve ventilation whenever possible.
• Utilizing highly effective and sustainable Ecolab cleaning products to clean and disinfect throughout the properties.
• Increasing the frequency and intensity of cleaning and disinfecting high-touch, high-traffic areas at every property, such as light switches, door handles, remotes, elevator buttons, thermostats, and more.
• Increasing the frequency of cleaning and sanitizing culinary tools and kitchen work areas, along with team members wearing personal protective equipment, sanitizing POS systems between uses, and more.
• Enhancing cleaning and sanitation standards throughout guestrooms, event spaces, common areas, heart-of-house spaces, and more.
• De-cluttering paper and other amenities, such as pen, paper, directories, magazines, scorecards, etc. and supplementing with digital options or providing amenities upon request.
• Implementing innovative clean technologies, such as modern electrostatic sprayers and ultraviolet light to sanitize surfaces and objects.
• Offering Columbia Clean personal protective equipment welcome kits upon check in. Kits include one face mask, pair of gloves, two sanitizer wipes, and two antiseptic towelettes. One complimentary kit per guestroom, additional kits are $4 each.
• Activating Columbia Clean Teams - Team members are thoroughly trained in health, hygiene, safety, and sanitization standards and are responsible for upholding these standards.

When you visit King County, you can travel confidently knowing there are protocols in place to help keep everyone as safe as possible. In partnership with Visit Seattle and Seattle Southside Regional Tourism Authority, we have taken the All Clear King County Pledge, backed by public health protocols, to help our region reopen responsibly. As a visitor to our region, you too can take the pledge. Learn more about the All Clear King County Pledge to view an ever-growing list of businesses that are taking the pledge to make health & safety a top priority.

International StayClean COVID Secure Accredited
The StaySafe Hospitality Risk Certification and the StayClean COVID Safe programs are recognized and used by international travel companies and businesses throughout the travel & tourism industry. StaySafe Hospitality provides a fresh approach to enable hotels to manage their risks and be prepared for a crisis. Developed and managed by hospitality risk professionals, the tools, audits, and standards are all generated to improve and raise the hospitality sector's standards. We are proud to demonstrate a safe and secure environment at Hotel Interurban recognized by StaySafe Hospitality.

If you have any questions, please contact 206.278.7800 and ask for the Manager on Duty.