Movenpick Hotel bar opened to all - General Manager

By: Mary Mensah, ACCRA

THE Management of Movenpick Hotel in Accra has denied a publication in the Daily Graphic that the hotel has a policy that prevents single or a group of women from accessing its facilities, unless escorted by a man or men.
According to the General Manager, Mr Axel Hauser, it was the policy of the hotel to treat its guests, patrons and visitors equally and offer them the needed professional services.
First Class Services
“We are here to offer our guests first-class services and will never do anything that will compromise or tarnish the reputation of the hotel,” Mr Hauser said.
He said currently, women formed the majority of the population, for which reason no business entity in its right senses would prevent or turn them away from such a facility.
Mr Hauser was speaking to the Daily Graphic following a reader’s concern published in the letters column of the Monday, February 16, 2015 edition of the paper, on an incident the writer said occurred at the Movenpick Hotel Bar/Lounge on Friday, February 6, 2015.
No Incident
Mr Hauser said after their attention was drawn to the Daily Graphic publication, management of the hotel carried out an investigation and found out that no such incident had occurred at the hotel.
He said the Movenpick Hotel bar was opened to all people throughout the week, adding that every Friday and Saturday, life music was played which attracted a number of guests to the hotel.
“For people not to get confused and enter the restaurant instead of the bar the management placed a red carpet in front of the corridor and positioned a member of staff there to direct people,” he said.