subject: Tips For Disabled Travellers Finding Accommodation [print this page] travelling. These days it is much easier for a disabled person to travel, as modern planes, trains and buses are designed to be more accessible. There are also many options for accessible accommodation. Traveling in a wheelchair can be a bit more difficult, but not impossible.
If you are looking to make an accommodation booking that suits your needs and your disability, here are some tips to help you get what you are looking for:
Look for newer accommodation rather than older. It might be lovely to stay in a restored castle in England or a 17th century villa in Rome, but older structures are much less likely to have been built with accessibility in mind. Try looking for a modern hotel which will have been built to todays accessibility codes.
Be very specific when making your accommodation booking, and describe the nature of your disability to the hotel receptionist. Let them know what you need for getting in and out of your room as well as what facilities you need in the room itself. The clearer you are the more they will be able to help you find what you need.
Try to always book a room on the ground floor. Keep in mind that in North America, the first floor is the one at street level but in Europe the first floor is the one above that and street level is known as the ground floor. This can be confusing.
Do you need a roll-in shower? Be sure to specify this when you book your hotel room.
Know the measurements of your wheelchair, and ask for the measurements of door widths and elevators to see if you will be big enough to fit through.
Sometimes you can even get the hotel reservation agent to fax or email you a floor plan of the hotels disabled accessible room. This way you can get a sense of the physical dimensions of the room and the measurements and you will be able to see whether or not it is practical for your needs.
If you are not able to get a room on the ground floor, ask whether the hotel has an elevator and if it is big enough for a wheelchair.
Be sure to tell the hotel to block the accessible room for you. If they simply treat it as a request and the hotel fills up your room might be given away to someone else.
If you cant find the information that you need, whether you are booking cheap accommodation in a budget inn or a luxury getaway in a five star resort, you can always call the hotel directly and check things out before booking.
With a little bit of research, you can find cheap accommodation that is fully accessible to your needs and be on your way to enjoying a fantastic travel adventure!
by: James P Martin
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