Safety Measures & Precautions

The health and safety of our associates and guests is a top priority. As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve, we are actively monitoring guidance provided by public health officials, and we want to assure our visitors that additional sanitary measures are in place to maintain a healthy environment and limit the spread of germs. In addition to our regular and very thorough cleaning procedures, we are currently taking extra precautions, including:

  • Housekeeping is using EcoLab Peroxide Cleaner and Disinfectant Spray on all surfaces that guests or employees might touch in common areas, including the front desk, guest elevators, lobby restrooms, stairwell handrails and more.
  • Inside guest rooms, we are using EcoLab Peroxide Cleaner and Disinfectant Spray and always change to new, clean rags between rooms.
  • All high touch surfaces are being cleaned and disinfected several times throughout the day in guest corridors.
  • Guest check-in reception area is being cleaned every 30 minutes including all counters, pens, phones, and PIN pads.

We look forward to the opportunity to welcome you soon!

Diversity Comes to ArtPrize!

Last, but certainly not least, the Holiday Inn Grand Rapids Downtown would like to introduce you to our final artist for ArtPrize 2017. The artist is…drumroll please…

We Are All Different Fish But We All Swim Together by: Jerry Berta

Jerry Berta and his students from Kentwood Public Schools! Jerry and his students are no strangers to ArtPrize and they are back this year with their piece We Are All Different Fish but We All Swim Together. Using ceramics, found materials, and laser cut wood fish from our previously featured artist Corey Carpenter, 500-800 different fish, designed by the students at Kentwood Public Schools, will take the shape of larger fish on a 160ft fence. The project was part of a lesson Mr. Berta taught on diversity and the importance of working together to create a better world though we are all so uniquely different. This piece will be lining our front lawn alongside Pearl Street and will definitely be hard to miss. Make sure you stop on over to see the beautiful fish along with the other 12 pieces we will have the pleasure of hosting this year! The competition runs from September 20 – October 8, 2017.

Thank you for meeting all of our artists and we look forward to seeing you for another great ArtPrize season! Stay tuned to our Facebook page for behind the scenes photos of the ArtPrize installation process as well as updates on ArtPrize related events! See you there!