We are not public toilets. Restaurants are bothered by the idea of making toilets compulsory
Toilets in Prague restaurants available to everyone free of charge. Jan Čižinský, the leader of the Prague candidate Prague, intends to promote this as the mayor and mayor of Prague 7. He stated this last week in an interview with TV Nova. However, he annoyed the restaurateurs with the idea. According to the Association of Hotels and Restaurants of the Czech Republic, there are public toilets in Prague, but this does not mean that little is created from the restaurant.
“You may not be bothered by public toilets, but imagine our seniors. For them, the trip to the doctor and back without being able to bounce back can be a lot of trouble. And mothers with children? Pregnant women?” Čižinský asks in his comment on server PrahaIn.
In conversation He pointed out that such accessibility has been working for a long time in Prague 7. “But we would like to do it all over Prague. So that restaurants simply let people go to the toilet for free. The benefit is, among other things, that the city part or city is then clean. well for the owner of the restaurant, because he also has a clean space, “said Čižinský.
Although the mayor wants to persuade private companies to agree to this step, his plan has angered the restaurateurs. “We believe that Mr. Čižinský’s initiative is more of a political step before the municipal elections than a solution to the current situation. It is true that there are few public toilets in Prague, but there is definitely no way to make the restaurant a public toilet,” he said. for the online daily Aktuálně.cz, the president of the Association of Hotels and Restaurants, Václav Stárek.
“If in some busy tourist places this service for people who are not guests of the restaurant is questioned, then it is only at the discretion of each individual restaurant operator and local. implementation in practice, “I think Starek.
According to the head of the Stárka Association, the solution may be a form of motivation, not orders. “As an example, we can mention a project from Prague 6, where the idea arose in the past, to label a restaurant with sufficient toilet capacity as a place for the public to use the toilet free of charge,” Stárek continues.
“Here, the city district would compensate specific and voluntarily involved restaurant operators to make a significant contribution to this service by reducing the fees for the restaurant front. It was a way to engage voluntarily and at the same time only where capacity and operational are possible.”
In his commentary, Čižinský noted that the sticker system also works in Prague 7, where he is mayor. “In a decent company, when someone asks politely, they go to the toilet. What you need to drive, you see on the seven that the company must have a label that the company is for. And when you do it, you take courage and ask , “he added in an interview.
High cost problem
For example, the restaurant Stejkárna Vinohrady lets people from the street into their toilets. “In fact, it has never happened to us that we would not let anyone into the toilet if they asked politely. On the other hand, I do not see a reason why we should have this obligation,” Draho Širůček notes for the online daily Aktuálně.cz.
He points out that in order to operate, it must meet strict hygienic criteria for the number of toilets per number of guests.
“Furthermore, it is necessary to take into account the energy and especially the increase in their prices in the recent period and last but not least that since we try to give our guests maximum service and well-being, our toilets have perfumes, creams and standard hygiene needs. and other needs. So I would leave the decision to the operators, “says Širůčka.
The situation with the availability of toilets is perceived by the Vinohrady company Zelená zahrada. “People here have access to toilets, but we are not on any tourist route and I see a big difference in whether the company is located in a place where people come a lot. The costs then move completely differently, it means, for example, employing another person. And consequently, it is not possible to project customers into food prices, “adds the restaurant owner for Aktuálně.cz.
People can search for publicly accessible toilets throughout the Czech Republic also on the internet. The map allows all users to find the nearest available toilet based on their geographical location. In Prague in particular, there are over 2,000 exits accessible in this way.
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