We manage hotel services, food and drink; No bathing services — Sakumono Serenity Resort deplores police raid

The management of the Serenity Beach Resort hotel lamented the unfortunate closure of their hotel which sits along Sakumono Beach in Accra, especially when they have invested so much in the hope of harvesting during this Easter holiday.

According to hotel authorities, the hotel is not a swimming beach, and they see no reason why police should raid the hotel on unlikely COVID-19 protocols.

“We have guests in the rooms, there is food and drink in the restaurant but people cannot come and buy because the police have set up a barrier everywhere and are preventing people from coming to eat at the restaurant,” Mr. Stephen Yeboah, manager of the hotel said.

He explained that the property has a fence wall separating the hotel from the beach.

“The hotel has sleeping clients, restaurants, bars, just like La Palm Beach hotel, Labadi Beach Hotel, are also along the beach but they were allowed to operate during this time,” he said. he decried.

He further stated that the government had not been fair to the Serenity Beach Resort Hotel because their activities and operations were similar to those of other hotels located along the country’s beaches.

“This tourist facility is a local hotel and entirely Ghanaian, we pay taxes like other hotels that have been allowed to operate and therefore we have to enjoy the same benefits,” protested Mr. Yeboah.

Management expects the government to promote indigenous Ghanaian businesses, but this does not apply like this in their case.

He therefore asked the government to reconsider its decision to close their hotel and allow them to operate.

“We have been struggling financially since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and things have been very difficult for us, so they should spare us this type of treatment,” he said.

He argued that they should be allowed to operate and are always ready to allow police to monitor their COVID-19 security compliance measures.

“If the closure of the hotel continues, it will affect our business, especially this Easter holiday season,” Yeboah pleaded.