Stony Point Hall is committed to serving our clients while protecting the health and safety of our guests, families, neighbors, and employees. We are closely monitoring all governmental restrictions, regulations, and mandates to relay the best and most up to date information for our clients.
Hours of Operation
Business Hours: Our business hours have not changed due to Covid-19. We are still available for all questions and communications.
Event Hours: Our event hours have changed. In accordance with the Emergency Order of Local Health Officer Section 4, subsection d, in regards to Entertainment Venues: All Entertainment Venues shall cease serving alcohol at 11:00 pm and shall close their premise, including all outside seating areas or patios, to customers no later than 12:00 am/midnight.
Appointments & Showings
We are currently still accepting all appointments and showings for the hall and your event. For our protection and yours, we are fully ventilating the building by opening all doors and windows prior to your arrival. Our staff will have masks on at all times during our meeting, provide hand sanitizer and maintain social distancing standards throughout the meeting. We request all attendees to wear masks, if you do not have a mask we can provide one for you.
Travel Restrictions
Kansas is requiring some guests to quarantine for 14 days upon entering Kansas if certain conditions are met. The list is updated every two weeks and can be found on the Kansas Department of Health and Environment website. For your reference, the link is below.
https://www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov/175/Travel-Exposure-Related-Isolation-Quaran
Masks & Face Coverings
Douglas County Health Department requires all individuals to wear masks while inside of the reception hall unless the individual is stationary and is engaging in one or more of the following activities: Eating/Drinking.
To view the latest information on the Douglas County Health Department Mask Order, the link is below:
Procedures
We are committed to hosting your event in the safest way possible to protect our clients, guests and staff.
During your Event: We are limiting our staff’s access to the building during your event. We will communicate via walkie-talkie and only enter the building when necessary. As Stony Point Hall staff have the potential to interact with many guests per weekend, we feel it is safest for everyone involved to limit exposure as much as possible.
Cleaning Procedure Between Events: All commonly touched surfaces such as door handles, equipment, tables, chairs, bathroom facilities and floors are cleaned thoroughly with disinfectant. Back to back events will additionally be steam cleaned with our VX5000 industrial steamer, which has an operating temperature of 240~270 degrees.
Client Responsibilities: All client responsibilities remain unchanged with the exception of linens. We do request that you place all linens in the linen bags provided.
Occupancy Limitations & Mass Gatherings
As of October 1st, 2020 the Health Officer released by the Douglas County Public Health Department states:
Section 4 (d) : Entertainment venues
Entertainment Venues shall be defined as an entertainment venue or bar that usually operates late into the night and is generally distinguished from regular bars, pubs or taverns due to having limited tables or no tables, limited or no food service, or by the inclusion of a stage, one or more dance floor areas and/or a DJ booth or other sound system where music or other types of entertainment are utilized for the entertainment of patrons. Entertainment Venues shall include nightclubs, dance halls, and similar businesses, including businesses that are BYOB.
Entertainment Venues are permitted to be open subject to an occupancy limitation of a maximum of one hundred (100) people, provided Social Distancing Requirements and/or Face Mask Requirements are maintained.
Such Entertainment Venues are also subject to the following additional minimum requirements:
1. All Entertainment Venues shall cease serving alcohol at 11:00 pm and shall close their premise, including all outside seating areas or patios, to customers no later than 12:00 am/Midnight.
2. Dance floors at Entertainment Venues shall be closed for dancing. The owner may repurpose the dance floor for table seating.
3. During operating hours, all Entertainment Venues serving alcohol are permitted to operate within the occupancy limitations above, provided, however, groups of patrons shall be limited to a maximum of ten (10) persons per table and Social Distancing Requirements between tables/groups of patrons shall be observed.
4. There shall be no buffet service.
5. Except for carry-out services, there shall be no customers standing at, or congregating at, a bar or counter.
6. All food and beverage at an Entertainment Venues must be consumed by patrons while seated.
7. All patrons are required to be seated at all times when not entering/exiting the business or visiting a restroom facility.
8. A face mask is required to be worn by any patron not seated at a table and when interacting with establishment staff.
To read the current Douglas County Public Health Order: https://ldchealth.org/DocumentCenter/View/3312/Emergency-Order-of-Local-Health-Officer—November-13-V2
To keep up to date on the current health order you may visit the Douglas County Public Health website Here:
https://ldchealth.org/448/Smart-Safe-Reopening-InformationHealth-O
FAQs
If your event is affected by Covid-19 governmental restrictions and you have questions regarding your reception or ceremony, please contact Stony Point Hall at 785-594-2225.
What are my options?
We have carefully deliberated and have come up with several solutions to accommodate our brides. We understand the hardships our brides are facing at this time and hope we can work with each one to provide a favorable solution. Please call us at 785-594-2225 to discuss the options available to you.
Do you provide masks?
We encourage all guests to come prepared with masks. In instances of emergency of if a guest is unable to bring their own mask we may be able to provide one for you. We are doing our best to have a supply of single-use disposable masks available to our guests as we can acquire them. Due to demand and limitations, we cannot guarantee we will have masks available for your event.
Do you provide hand sanitizer?
We do not provide hand sanitizer.
What are the risks for my reception?
We have been referring to the Risk Assessment Tool provided by Georgia Tech which shows the risk percentage for attending an event per the size of the event. The tool is updated daily and can be viewed here: