The Atlantic Inn

Dear Friends and Val­ued Guests of the Atlantic Inn,

We hope this finds you well and look­ing for­ward to your Block Island vis­it! We want­ed to take the time to reach out to you with a mid-sum­mer update. Many have asked how things are at the Atlantic Inn right now.

We are hap­py to report that the sum­mer is off to a good start; and it has been won­der­ful to wel­come back many hap­py guests and meet new faces. Safe­ty is a part­ner­ship and we have been very appre­cia­tive of the care and respect shown by the guests that have been with us so far this season.

Your vis­its are need­ed and appre­ci­at­ed more than ever this sum­mer, but it may look a bit dif­fer­ent than in past years. Our warm hos­pi­tal­i­ty, stun­ning views and beau­ti­ful grounds remain the same; but some of our prac­tices and pro­ce­dures have been updat­ed to fol­low CDC and State of Rhode Island rules to ensure every­one remains safe and pro­tect­ed as possible.

These rules and reg­u­la­tions are chang­ing fre­quent­ly, and we will adapt as need­ed to ensure safe­ty. Please check our web­site fre­quent­ly pri­or to your arrival, or give us a ring to chat. We are very for­tu­nate that many of the activ­i­ties we come to Block Island to enjoy, such as the beach, bik­ing, hik­ing, enjoy­ing sun­sets, kayak­ing and more can be done safe­ly while observ­ing man­dat­ed guidelines.

We are work­ing hard to pro­tect our guests, staff and prop­er­ty and we need your help to do so. We have man­dat­ed our work­ers wear masks and endeav­or to remain 6 feet away from oth­ers when­ev­er pos­si­ble. We are ask­ing all guests to observe state and town laws and do the same. Also, please no gath­er­ing in large groups. These are the cur­rent laws, there is no flex­i­bil­i­ty here. They are in place to help pro­tect you, our guests and our staff.

We are no longer able to offer our break­fast buf­fet, as the law says that man­ner of ser­vice is cur­rent­ly not per­mit­ted. We will con­tin­ue to offer cof­fee and tea each morn­ing; but will no longer be offer­ing break­fast. We are hap­py to rec­om­mend our friends down in town like Persephone’s Kitchen, the Old Post Office Bagel Shop, Ernie’s, Bethany’s Air­port Din­er, the Cracked Mug and more.

We have endeav­ored to ele­vate our already strict stan­dards of clean­li­ness; and have made some changes to our house­keep­ing poli­cies. In addi­tion to the usu­al thor­ough clean­ing and com­plete chang­ing of all linens between guests, each room will now be san­i­tized with an elec­tro­sta­t­ic machine. This takes extra time, so we are ask­ing for your help in observ­ing our 11:00am and 3:00pm check out/​check in times. As always, we are hap­py to store your lug­gage (in our com­mon area as in the past ) so you can con­tin­ue to enjoy the full day on Block Island.

Also, in order to min­i­mize expo­sure dur­ing your stay, our house­keep­ers will no longer be enter­ing your rooms unprompt­ed. Should you need fresh tow­els, trash removed, etc dur­ing your stay; sim­ply call the front desk or place the hang­ing tag indi­cat­ing this on your door. Our staff will be hap­py to comply. 

We will be adapt­ing our check in and check out pro­ce­dures to min­i­mize con­tact. Our lob­by is small, and we ask that you remain 6 feet apart and wait your turn when check­ing in. In order to speed up this process, we will be con­tact­ing you pri­or to your arrival to col­lect your pay­ment infor­ma­tion. Pri­or to check in, we will charge the card of your choice the bal­ance due on your lodg­ing. For check out, we will charge your card on file if there are any din­ing or inci­den­tal charges, and will e-mail you a receipt the morn­ing of your depar­ture. We are hop­ing this will ease con­ges­tion in our small lob­by; as well as make the process quick­er for all guests.

We sin­cere­ly appre­ci­ate your sup­port and patience as we con­tin­ue to learn how to best func­tion dur­ing these days. We are con­tin­u­al­ly very grate­ful for our Atlantic Inn guests and hope that we can work togeth­er to keep this place and the island we all love safe and enjoyable!

Sincerely,

Anne & Brad Marthens and all of our staff…