Winnipeg Free Press
Inn-somnia
Deserted lobbies, empty restaurants and vacant rooms have led to a year's worth of sleepless nights for management, staff in local hotels
By: Ben Waldman
| Posted: 7:00 PM CST Friday, Feb. 26, 2021
The best word to describe the lobby of the downtown Delta Hotel was empty. The next-best word was cavernous. The third-best word was sad.
The best word to describe the lobby of the downtown Delta Hotel was empty. The next-best word was cavernous. The third-best word was sad.
I felt the need to scribble those words down on Sunday afternoon when I walked in, with announcements blaring to remind me to stay six feet apart from the other guests, of which I could see none. The chairs in the hotel restaurant were flipped up onto tables. Hand sanitizer was plentiful. Plexiglass enwrapped the front desk like an old-timey ticket booth.