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Hotels Offer On-Site COVID-19 Testing

by Kimberly Inlander

Jan 27, 2021

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eFlyer Lead

New requirements for travelers on international flights to the United States began yesterday: All passengers ages 2 and older must present a negative coronavirus test taken no more than three days before their flight or proof they recovered from the virus within the last three months. With the new regulations in effect, many hotels now offer on-site COVID testing for guests.

In the Dominican Republic, PCR and antibody testing is done free of charge for overnight guests at Eden Roc Cap Cana. All guests checking in also receive free travel health insurance issued by the government. When guests make reservations, they can coordinate scheduling the test, done privately inside guestrooms. Three testing options are available, and for positive guests a special room is designated on property with expenses covered by insurance.

Atlantis Paradise Island offers complimentary COVID-19 Rapid Antigen testing for up to two guests returning to the United States. Results are available within 30 minutes, with documentation provided for guests to present at the airport. For countries requiring a COVID-19 RT-PCR, on-site testing is available at $165, and guests can schedule testing as soon as they check in.

At Curtain Bluff in Antigua, either rapid or PCR testing is done privately in room by the resort’s house doctor. Similar services are available at The Ocean Club, A Four Seasons Resort.

The Safe Travels offer at Grand Hyatt Baha Mar allows guests to receive two RT-PCR COVID-19 tests on the day of departure. Additional tests can be purchased at a discounted rate of $125 per person. Results are delivered via email within six hours. Book by April 30 for travel through June 30, with a three-night minimum stay required. Use promo code SAFE.

In Marrakech, a nurse administers tests in guestrooms at Royal Mansour on the day prior to departure. Concierges can arrange testing at approximately $78 per person. Costa Rica’s Nayara Resorts collaborates with a private lab to offer on-site tests.

Other properties with on-site testing include Belmond Cap Juluca, Sensira Resort & Spa, Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal and Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort.

Are you more likely to book a stay at a hotel offering COVID-19 testing on site? Have you traveled internationally since the pandemic began? When are you planning to take your next international trip? Are you glad negative COVID-19 tests are now required for international arrivals to the United States? Do you know of other hotels offering complimentary, on-site testing? Tell us about it. Email us at letters@globaltravelerusa.com. Please include your full name and location.

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