Ramada by Wyndham reunites eight babies born at Queenstown hotel in lockdown
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Ramada by Wyndham reunites eight babies born at Queenstown hotel in lockdown
The Ramada Suites by Wyndham Remarkables Park Queenstown welcomed eight healthy babies into the world during the nation-wide lockdown following the closure of the local hospital’s maternity ward due to a COVID-19 case.
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Wyndham Hotels & ResortsA group shot of the babies born at the Ramada Suites by Wyndham Remarkables Park Queenstown.
A suite at a Queenstown hotel has doubled as a delivery room for a group of expectant mothers during the COVID lockdown.
The closure of the local hospital's maternity ward led midwives to contact Ramada Suites by Wyndham Remarkables Park Queenstown, which helped to welcome eight healthy babies into the world.
Baby Noah Palmer was the first to be born in early April followed by seven other babies.
Head Midwife Sharon White said the hotel proved to be perfect solution for the mothers.
"We needed to create a safe and comfortable space for mothers to give birth with peace of mind amidst all the upheaval taking place and the Ramada by Wyndham provided that for us,” she said.
The new families outside the Ramada Suites by Wyndham Remarkables Park Queenstown. Source: Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
The hotel arranged a mini-reunion after the country was declared COVID-19 free and lifted all local restrictions, to reunite the mums, bubs and midwives who made the deliveries possible at the hotel.
Ramada Suites by Wyndham Remarkables Park Queenstown Manager Suzanne Pentecost said it was a pleasure to assist the new parents and babies.
“We were more than happy to help out the midwives when they approached us and our staff have enjoyed having these tiny guests in the hotel," she said
“Our ‘Ramada babies’ will always be welcome here and we look forward to them visiting in future."
Ramada Suites by Wyndham Remarkables Park Queenstown Hotel Manager Suzanne Pentecost with Ella. Source: Wyndham Hotels and Resorts
At the reunion, each of the new-borns and midwives were presented 15,000 Wyndham Rewards points to enjoy a kick-start to their future travels once the world opens up to travel again.
This will allow them to redeem up to two complimentary nights at thousands of hotels by Wyndham located all across the world.
In addition, Wyndham Rewards also recognised the midwives for their important role with a complimentary upgrade to its Gold membership tier under the loyalty program’s #EverydayHeroes initiative.
Under this initiative, all essential workers on the front lines of COVID-19 receive instant upgrade to its Gold membership tier which offers a host of meaningful benefits including members-only discounts, preferred rooms, accelerated points earning and late checkout.
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