Lack of fully accessible hotels

Wibbles · January 26

I am trying to find fully accessible hotels - when I say "accessible" - I mean

No step between parking and room
Secure Parking by the hotel entrance - not in an insecure car park, 1/2 mile away
Accessible bathroom - with shower and enough room to turn 180 degrees
Level access to restaurant

Hotel.com has 3 hotels that meet these requirements - from £300 per night

Which is 3 times the expected rate.

Premier Inn - is less - but still around £150 per night (plus breakfast) - which is a hefty amount of money for a room.

There is a severe lack of reasonably priced fully accessible hotels in UK.

Littlefatfriend · January 26

Really Wibbles?

That's kinda disappointing.

When I used to travel I assumed I wouldn't have access to showers. Most often I was sofa-surfing or kipping in my car. I have the advantage that I barely sweat at all (although not like the former prince!) and can get away with that for weeks at a time.

But that was 7+ years ago and I'd expect/hope things would improve.

This might seem weird, but could you use the showers at a swimming pool etc? I've done that before, but it wasn't easy! I can't swim, obvs.

The only holidays I've had where I had access to a shower (and shower chair) were in places built specifically for that purpose.

Have you tried asking RADAR? Remember the RADAR key thing? When I was more active they had all sorts of useful advice about everything accessible here.

If you Googly "free radar accessible hotel guide UK" there are an host of options, including (but not limited to):

https://news.motability.co.uk/everyday-tips/plan-an-accessible-summer-holiday-uk/

https://www.accessable.co.uk/

https://www.tourismforall.co.uk/accessible-places-to-stay/hotels

https://www.bluebadgecompany.co.uk/blogs/blog/travelling-abroad-with-a-radar-key-what-disabled-travellers-need-to-know

Good luck

😺