The EPIC Hotel Has Reopened to Guests

December 28, 2009 at 9:08 AM | by juliana | Comments (0)

After two weeks of closure due to a possible connection to Legionnaire's disease (and losing a reported $200,000 a day), The EPIC Hotel has now been given the official go-ahead to reopen to guests.

The hotel was initially shut down after three guests became ill with Legionnaire's disease, one of them fatally, and the hotel's water filtration system looked as though it may have been the culprit.

Later, the Miami-Dade Health department backed off their initial belief that the EPIC was responsible but until tests were completed, the hotel was forced to remain closed.

According to The Miami Herald, the hotel has now gone through a "series of processes to remove any contamination" which included disconnecting the suspect filtration system, adding extra safeguards to protect the water and removing and sanitizing shower fixtures.

In the other words, the hotel is open for business once again.

On Saturday, health officials said they were confident that the hotel's water was safe.
``We will continue to work with them to make sure the water supply is safe,'' said Lillian Rivera, administrator with the Miami-Dade County Health Department.
During the advisory, the hotel relocated its guests and did not accept new reservations, Epic spokesman Bruce Rubin said.
``We are pleased that the hotel is now receiving guests,'' Rubin said on Saturday.

If you're interested in staying at the EPIC now that it's gone through such scrutiny, we saw room rates online this morning starting at $399 for a city view king premier room. Read our full review of the hotel and what you get for your money here.

Now, that the EPIC has been given the "All Clear" by the health department, will you be staying there on your next trip to Miami? Let us know why or why not in comments below.

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