Advice needed about using mobility scooter in Spain

Has anyone been to Benidorm and either hired or taken a mobility scooter or power chair? I decided to brave it and try a holiday abroad with a couple of friends. I thought it would be fairly straightforward but it seems to be fraught with difficulties. I can’t walk independently at all and use a power wheelchair or a scooter. Indoors I can mobilise to the bathroom etc using a Zimmer frame. We’ve been searching for holidays and it seems that - even when we find a totally accessible and wheelchair-welcoming hotel (not an easy task), they don’t allow scooters inside the hotels or rooms. They have to be left outside and the charging ports are generally outside too. This leaves me with a dilemma- I won’t be able to mobilise from the charging station to my room without either my wheelchair or scooter. How have others managed?
Also it seems I’ll need to check the specs of my lithium battery to ensure that I have the right adapter that is compatible with the different voltage of the power abroad. How have others coped with this.
I’m feeling really disheartened and will welcome any advice, suggestions or recommendations. Thanks.
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