Sector: Hotels & Hospitality
To meet the new health and safety challenges experienced worldwide, the Belize Tourism Board launched its “Tourism Gold Standard” certification program for hotels and tour operators to ensure a consistently high standard is being provided to visitors. Victoria House and Spa has met and exceeded these “Gold Standards” to provide the safest environment to its guests in part by adopting Sanzonate’s “green” approach to decontamination and sanitation Sanzonate’s Aqueous Ozone technology and Biological Fogging solution provide a safer, more effective approach to contamination removal and bacteria elimination than traditional chemical-based alternatives.
The Sanzonate “green” approach was introduced in October 2020 to the Victoria House Resort and Spa, an intimate and luxurious resort, located on Ambergris Caye just off the mainland coast of Belize, Central America. Victoria House is a boutique resort offering 42 different Belize accommodation options from Casitas and Palmetto Rooms to Private Suites and Villas. Dining choices include an elegant, full-service restaurant on the waterfront, a poolside patio al fresco dining experience, and a casual, Belizean style palapa bar right on the beach. A full-service spa with 36 different treatment options and a state-of-the-art fitness facility are also features of the resort. Other amenities include beach and water activities, island sites tours, weddings and honeymoon packages, and group packages.
Victoria House Resort and Spa is an award-winning tropical destination located in the Caribbean Sea serving as host to thousands of guests from around the world. With nine buildings comprised of guest accommodations, restaurants, spa and fitness center, and staff facilities on the four-acre grounds, the challenge to maintain a high level of cleanliness and a contaminant-free environment was ever present.
Brent and his staff are armed with Sanzonate’s patented Aqueous Ozone Water that is produced on-site and ondemand in the form of fill stations positioned throughout the Victoria House grounds. The AO Water is a single source of sanitizing and cleaning agent that is safe and highly effective. Victoria House also utilizes the AO technology with Sanzonate Ice Machine treatment devices that help them establish a proactive program for ensuring a bacteria-free ice machine and pure, clear, drinking water quality ice.
Being able to use something as safe as water and knowing it’s able to sanitize and clean our guest rooms, dining areas, spa and fitness facility, outdoor furniture, and offices gives us great peace of mind. We rely on Sanzonate’s oxidized water to be there 24/7 when we need it, declares Kirkman.
Sanzonate's Biological Fogging is also part of the daily protocol to disinfect and deodorize Victoria House facilities. The fogging solution inactivates bacteria and viruses within 10 minutes and simply biodegrades when it's finished.
Sanzonate helped us reopen to our worldwide guests and continue to be awarded such accolades as 2021 Travelers’ Choice award from TripAdvisor and Conde Nast Johansen’s Best Waterside Hotel 2021, says Kirkman.
1. Earned “Tourism Gold Standard” certification program for Victoria House.
2. Cut 80% of costs previously spent on chemical-based sanitizing and cleaning agents.
3. Provided staff with a simple, safe solution to do their job effectively.