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SINGAPORE – The Cherryloft Resorts & Hotels at Pasir Ris was fined $ 1,000 and ordered to suspend reservations for a month after it violated multiple secure management measures and allowed 19 people to gather on its premises.
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said on Sunday (January 17) that the resort will not be able to accept new reservations for 30 days between Sunday and February 15. You may continue to honor existing reservations made prior to Sunday.
A joint operation by STB and police last Friday found that 19 people had gathered in two adjoining units at the complex, which was previously known as Costa Sands.
All 19 were fined $ 300 each for violating the maximum group size of eight allowed under Singapore’s Phase 3 restrictions.
Hotels here currently cannot have meetings of more than eight people in an adjoining room or rooms, except when the meeting consists of people from the same household.
Cherryloft also hadn’t done input verification and ensured that its guests did SafeEntry check-ins for contact tracing, STB added.
On its Facebook page, the resort says it has 180 villas.
The law requires that visitors entering hotels or hostels be examined, including taking their temperature, before entering the facilities. All companies must also register employee and visitor registration using SafeEntry.
STB’s director of hotel and industry workforce Tan Yen Nee said the board takes a very serious view of any lapse of security management measures and will not hesitate to take enforcement action for non-compliance.
“Hotel operators and members of the public must strictly observe the Safe Management Measures in effect at all times during their hotel stays, such as ensuring that group sizes do not exceed the allowed limit,” he said.
First-time offenders who break the laws under the Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) Act can face a fine of up to $ 10,000, up to six months in jail, or both.
Repeat offenders can be fined up to $ 20,000, a maximum penalty of one year in jail, or both.
“Businesses that fail to comply with government security management measures may also be ineligible for government grants, loans, tax refunds, and other assistance,” STB said.
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