Hotels ranging from a $1,000-a-night luxury lodgings to budget-priced properties are stocking light sticks —
Picture courtesy of The Ritz-Carlton, Washington D.C
and in some cases flashlights — specially for the storm.
They’re meant to give guests an extra layer of security, even though all hotels have a generator for at least limited lighting.
At the Ritz-Carlton, Washington D.C., turn-down service includes a few light sticks in case the power goes out, says general manager Elizabeth Mullins.
At the Four Seasons New York, each guest who checked in over the weekend was given a small bag with extra water, a flashlight and a note from the hotel’s general manager to make sure that they felt comfortable and knew that assistance was easy to find, says publicist Tiffani Cailor.
The high-end Omni Berkshire Hotel in Midtown Manhattan also has plenty of light sticks on hand, says Omni publicist Emily Easter. Guests will find a few in their room.
The combined Hampton Inn-Homewood Suites hotel tower in downtown Silver Spring, Md., has a box of them ready to hand out to guests in case the hotel loses electricity, which frequently happens in the Washington D.C. suburb.
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