Is there an up-to-date list of hotels in the Sydney CBD area that are being used as quarantine locations for returning OS travellers? Whilst the risk of conamination may be very small, I would like to avoid these places when making bookings for work trips until the vacinations pick up pace and I get the jab.
To clarify: by mixed use I meant guests in isolation being in the same building as guests not in isolation. The risk of contamination via air-conditioning is real, but largely downplayed. I did not intend to infer that those two categories would be in the restaurant, pool, executive lounge etc together. One would hope that staff who have worked on isolation floors would not be allowed to enter non-isolation floors but how can that be guaranteed? My personal choice is not to risk staying at hotels that "burn the candle at both ends", to use an old expression in a new context.
Is there an up-to-date list of hotels in the Sydney CBD area that are being used as quarantine locations for returning OS travellers? Whilst the risk of conamination may be very small, I would like to avoid these places when making bookings for work trips until the vacinations pick up pace and I get the jab.
The best way to be sure is to call the hotel you are looking at staying and ask them if they are/have been a quarantine hotel before you book. I had to plan a trip to Sydney recently and did just that. The hotel quickly confirmed that they are not / were never been a quarantine hotel and I just booked online after.
The risk of contamination is real. I don't know why mixed use is allowed.
How do you know mixed use is allowed? Source?
Eminere there is quite a bit of media comment on mixed use hotels that is those that have floors dedicated to quarantine. The issue is having isolated entrances, lifts, stairs, not to mention air conditioning to avoid cross contamination. The latest versions of the bug seem to be very easily transmissible in common use spaces.
Martynriddle
Martynriddle
Member since 25 Aug 2011
Total posts 1
Is there an up-to-date list of hotels in the Sydney CBD area that are being used as quarantine locations for returning OS travellers? Whilst the risk of conamination may be very small, I would like to avoid these places when making bookings for work trips until the vacinations pick up pace and I get the jab.
tommygun
tommygun
Delta Air Lines - SkyMiles
Member since 16 Oct 2017
Total posts 282
The risk of contamination is real. I don't know why mixed use is allowed.
eminere
eminere
Member since 25 Sep 2013
Total posts 376
Originally Posted by tommygun
The risk of contamination is real. I don't know why mixed use is allowed.
How do you know mixed use is allowed? Source?
tommygun
tommygun
Delta Air Lines - SkyMiles
Member since 16 Oct 2017
Total posts 282
To clarify: by mixed use I meant guests in isolation being in the same building as guests not in isolation. The risk of contamination via air-conditioning is real, but largely downplayed. I did not intend to infer that those two categories would be in the restaurant, pool, executive lounge etc together. One would hope that staff who have worked on isolation floors would not be allowed to enter non-isolation floors but how can that be guaranteed? My personal choice is not to risk staying at hotels that "burn the candle at both ends", to use an old expression in a new context.
jianga
jianga
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
Member since 07 Feb 2015
Total posts 144
Originally Posted by Martynriddle
Is there an up-to-date list of hotels in the Sydney CBD area that are being used as quarantine locations for returning OS travellers? Whilst the risk of conamination may be very small, I would like to avoid these places when making bookings for work trips until the vacinations pick up pace and I get the jab.
patrickk
patrickk
Qantas
Member since 19 Apr 2012
Total posts 731
Originally Posted by eminere
Originally Posted by tommygun
The risk of contamination is real. I don't know why mixed use is allowed.
How do you know mixed use is allowed? Source?
andyf
andyf
Virgin Australia - Velocity Rewards
Member since 07 Dec 2014
Total posts 55
Mixed use is not allowed in the NSW program.
If you believe a hotel is doing otherwise, name and shame.