Summer at Sugar Lake Lodge

Sugar Lake Lodge is committed to doing everything we can to make you feel safe and comfortable during your stay this summer. Guests are encouraged to practice appropriate social distancing and take personal precautions as needed. We have designed new procedures and protocols for guest and staff safety.

• We will do everything in our power to minimize touchpoints across the property for both guests and staff.
• We will be cleaning and disinfecting all unavoidable touchpoints, implementing new safety practices for our staff, and offering take-out services to make it easy (and fast!) to get that long-awaited Otis Burger.
• We have created more areas for families to convene at a safe distance, including new fire pits and seating areas overlooking Sugar Lake.

Training & Preventative Measures

• All staff to receive COVID-19 training regarding safety procedures and best practices
• Year-round staff and managers have been trained and directed in cleaning and disinfecting high traffic areas
• On-hand disinfectant and cleaning supplies available for use daily

Preventative

• Staff is encouraged to practice social distancing
• Protective masks will be available for staff use
• Hand sanitizer located in all public spaces
• Door handles, keyboards, phones, handrails, restrooms, common areas, and flat surfaces are being cleaned various times per day

Public Area Cleaning Protocols

• Cleaning and sanitizing frequency has been increased in all public spaces: Otis’s bar top, The Lake Store countertop, front desk countertop, bathrooms, and pubic area door handles.

• For your safety and the safety of our housekeepers, we will not be providing daily maid service. Our housekeepers will only enter the rooms after the guests have checked out and departed. Guests are encouraged to text or call us for towels and toiletry items throughout their stay, which will be delivered to doorsteps in single-use bags.
• Pillow protectors on the guest room beds are to be changed after every stay
• We are going with a 3-sheet bed arrangement (Fitted sheet, flat sheet, blanket, and top sheet). We have elected to keep the comforters on the beds (you can request we remove the bedspread).
• Specific sanitation consideration will be paid to the following guest room areas:

Food and Beverage options will be available for dining on Otis’s deck, indoor seating, take-out, and delivery to rooms. Social distancing of 6 feet between guests is encouraged in all scenarios and masks are encouraged when inside any public spaces (Otis’s Grill & Bar, The Lake Store, Main Lodge). You are responsible for bringing your own mask.

Food and Beverage Overview

• Otis’s Grill & Bar will be open with ordering at the counter with seating on the deck and seating indoors. Delivery to your room is available, you can call the restaurant to order.
• Otis’s will now be open with for-purchase breakfast sandwich options, fruit, cereals, and muffins.
• Alcohol is available for consumption in the restaurant, on the deck, or on the property only.
• All guest contact items – pens, credit card processing machines – are sanitized after each use.
• Food preparation stations are sanitized at least once per hour
• Kitchens are cleaned and sanitized at least once per day.
• Coffee & muffins will be served by an attendant at Otis’s each morning from 7:00 am-10 am (starting May 28).

• Golf carts and pull carts are washed daily and touchpoints will be sprayed with a disinfectant spray between rounds.
• Flag sticks should not be removed. Cups have been outfitted with a plastic insert to allow the ball to fall into the hole with easy access to retrieve without touching the flag.
• We have placed portable bathrooms on the course and they are sanitized weekly. You should consider bring your own sanitizer or use the restrooms at the clubhouse or main lodge.
• Ball washers and rakes have been removed from the course
• Water coolers on the course have been removed – guests are encouraged to bring their own personal water bottles to be filled up at the clubhouse by a staff member.
• Golf check-in is available at The Lake Store. Please practice social distancing and wear a mask.

• Check-in is after 5:00pm, and check-out is at 11:00am. We do not guarantee early check-in times. 
• Check-out is available by dropping your keys at the front desk or calling the front desk upon departure and leaving keys in the room on the counter.

Avoiding the spread of germs is our main concern and we suggest that guests join us in adhering to the following social guidelines:

• Maintain 6 feet of physical distance when possible
• Avoid touching eyes, nose, mouth
• Frequent hand washing and use of available hand sanitizer
• Stay home if you have any symptoms or are feeling unwell

Is the Pool Open?

The pool is open from 10am to 8pm. We ask that you social distance as a family when on the pool deck/inside the fence. Please be mindful of an appropriate time limit to allow everyone to use the chairs.

Where can we eat take-out items?

Guests of Sugar Lake Lodge are allowed to eat take-out items inside the restaurant with limited seating, on our decks, and anywhere on the property. We encourage you to practice social distancing, so we have provided more chairs, spaced-out tables, and areas for you to utilize on your own. We ask that you help us maintain a clean environment by disposing of your to-go items in the trash when you are finished.

Will alcohol be served and where can we drink it?

Alcohol will be available for consumption in the restaurant, on the decks, in rooms, or anywhere on the property. Congregating in large groups is not allowed in the restaurant or public spaces, and guests are encouraged to be responsible and safe.

Is the Pro Shop open?

Golf check-in is available in our new Lake Store, located inside Otis’s building (same spot as always, just a new name!)