- June 23, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Things are starting to return to normal for some local businesses on the Central Coast as they lift restrictions, but some say the restrictions put in place during the pandemic actually helped their business model and the changes are here to stay.
“You know people are just so happy. They do walk up right now with their masks on and we’ll say, ‘Hey, we’re double vaccinated as our staff is.’ and they are so happy to pull off that mask,” said Pat Goetz, Casitas Estate owner.
Goetz says now that she and her entire staff are vaccinated, they are lifting restrictions for guests for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic.
“We did change our protocols when we had the COVID, we did not go into the rooms we didn’t have the staff go and obviously we were using the same safety protocols we’ve always used,” Goetz said.
After more than a year of precautions, Goetz is happy to see guests having a more normal stay at the estate.
“When they’re here and they’re…
