HOTELS & MOTELS
(See Also ELEVATORS)

Following are tips hotel and motel managers can use to prepare their facilities.

BEFORE THE STORM

• Check all equipment for readiness: generators, fire extinguishers, first aid kits, tools, etc.
• Install shutters: check fasteners to make sure they fit snug against the wall.
• Remove outdoor furniture, container plants and decorative objects from patios, terraces, verandas and porches, and store them inside so they will not become flying missiles.
• Check and close all faucets.
• Unplug all electrical appliances from wall outlets.
• Disconnect television antennas or cable boxes from television sets.
• Close and lock all windows.
• Draw blinds, shades and/or draperies.
• Place folded towels on the window sills to absorb leaking water.
• Wedge patio doors so they cannot be torn off.
• Allow employees enough time to prepare their own homes for the approaching storm.

DURING THE STORM

• Hotel and motel managers in facilities west of Federal Highway should provide an interior area away from windows and doors as an area of refuge for tenants/guests.

RELATED RESOURCES

Visitor Information

Hotel/Motel Locations Outside the Evacuation Area

• Hotels-Barrier Islands  -- PDF (330 KB)
• Hotels-East -- PDF (210 KB)
• Hotels-West  -- PDF (242 KB)
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Updated May 2009

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