An Auckland inner city hotel has decided it will only take guests who are fully vaccinated from November.
The Hotel Britomart, including its restaurant will turn away anyone who cannot prove they have had two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine.
The hotel's owner also operates The Landing, in the Bay of Islands, which is also part of the vaccine mandate.
Guests at the hotels will have to show their vaccine documentation to book a room, and those turning up for alert level 3 takeaways will also be asked to show their vaccine status on arrival.
The hotel's general manager Clinton Farley said they are taking the stance to keep their staff and guests safe.
"We've decided to take a stance on mandating vaccines across our entire team. So we're aiming for all teams to be vaccinated by the first of November.
Further to that, everything that we do at the Hotel Britomart is aimed at providing the best possible experience for our guests. So, with that said, we're mandating that all suppliers and contractors and visitors whether they be guests or restaurant patrons, also are double dosed and able to provide evidence of that before setting foot on our property."
He said customers, guests and contractors will be given plenty of warning.
"Prior to their arrival arriving at the hotel, we send out a number of communications, whether that be on our website or our booking engines, and we also ask people to confirm that they have been double dose vaccinated.
"If they arrive at the hotel or the restaurant without evidence of such, we will be not be able to check them into the hotel or allow them to dine at our restaurant."
Farley said the legal ramifications have been considered and the decision to introduce a vaccine mandate was not taken lightly.
Not everyone is so bold though, the Hotel Council Aotearoa has formally asked the ministers of tourism and finance to pass legislation to make vaccine mandates legal in the hotel and hospitality sectors.
Its strategic director James Doolan said many business owners do not want to take on the risk themselves.
"I'm hearing from members that they would like to introduce vaccine mandates, but it's important that the government takes the lead and passes legislation confirming vaccine mandates by hotels and other hospitality venues would be legal.
"Earlier on in the fight against Covid the government passed legislation confirming that the lockdowns were legal, and I think it's perfectly reasonable for hotels and hospitality venues to ask the government to pass similar legislation confirming that the vaccine mandates are legal too."
Doolan said he hopes the government's announcement this Friday will include a vaccine mandate for the hotel and hospitality sectors.
