Swingers group causes quite a stir

GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) - All weekend long, a group of swingers will be taking over the Holiday Inn on Grand Island.  The event is call "Entice the Falls" but it's not quite happening in the Falls.

"I know there's employees there who refuse to work," said a Holiday Inn employee named Tom.

Employees were concerned about what's going to take place at the hotel.

"The reputation for the Holiday Inn, it's a bad reputation for the hotel and a bad reputation for Grand Island," said Tom.

Hotel officials said that it was a great opportunity to sell out the entire hotel.

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Scott Zeplowitz, General Manager of the Holiday Inn explained, "In this case, this convention wanted to rent the whole hotel out and it made good business sense. We don't discriminate against any type of business."

Pat Lovetro is fine with it.   He belongs to the fitness center at the hotel and is relieved that members get an extra week, since the gym will be closed down for three days.

The hotel manager told News 4 that any employee who doesn't want to work this weekend, is not required to.

He wouldn't say how many people they expect but the hotel has 263 rooms.