Fownes hotel: open for homeless people during the pandemic and lets them stay there for free
Fownes hotel in Worcester, UK is one of the few hotels that are still open for the homeless people in that area, free of cost. They are giving shelter to people living on streets who are likely to get a virus in such a severe situation.
Around 50 guests are currently staying in the hotel and they are all being looked after with care. Terence Marriott, one of the guests, told the Washington Post; “We’re well-fed, very well looked after. They need a medal, I tell you. They really do.” Peter Swinbourne, aged 44, told GNN how he has been homeless for 25 years and the hotel and staff saved his life with their kindness.
Assistant hotel manager Julie Merrick believes that it’s not a time to think about making a profit, rather it’s their duty to help those who don’t have a roof over their heads.
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The guests are extremely happy with the hospitality. It seems almost like a dream to be living in a 5-star hotel with good food and soft beds. That is why; the guests constantly want to pay back to this generosity.
Merrick told the Washington Post; “Any little job. They come in and actually say: ‘Is there anything for me to do? Is there anything at all? Some of these guys have got trades, so bricklayer because he couldn’t go anywhere, he couldn’t do anything … he wanted to help. He re-laid a patio and he built walls.”
They help staff in things like gardening, cleaning, fixing any damage, and patios.
Fownes hotel staff and workers are more than happy to serve these precious guests and don’t treat them in any deteriorating way. They all work while maintaining social distancing and by turns. Merrick sometimes works double hours although she is a mother of two.
This respect towards the helpless people will bring all these staff and owners of Fownes hotel great returns. They make this world a safer place to live in where people don’t have to beg for acceptance and shelter.
By: Nehla Zohaira, SAVED News International Correspondent, South Asia
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