Hotels with ground floor rooms

Beenie

How do we find one without actually ringing each potential hotel? 

The usual websites are not clear enough, and we don't need a room with disabled facilities.  

All we want is a room where we don't have to negotiate steps.

DullGreyGuy

Are you OK with lifts?

Whilst you may not need an accessible room re the bathroom etc by requesting one there should be step free access (though its worth double checking before booking)

comeandgo

I’ve just been to a hotel, was on the 15 th floor, they had a lift.  Most of the newer hotels have lifts, if it’s steps that’s the problem you may have to check entrances too as there can be lots of steps to even get into the hotel.  I suggest you use Trip Advisor to ask your question as the locals on the forum page of the area you are in may know.

Beenie

We'd prefer not to use a lift. 

There must be lots of people who want to avoid stairs e.g. post operative knee patients as one example, and don't need a disabled/accessible bathroom and toilet.

DullGreyGuy

Beenie said:

We'd prefer not to use a lift. 

There must be lots of people who want to avoid stairs e.g. post operative knee patients as one example, and don't need a disabled/accessible bathroom and toilet.

Yes, but most will be happy to use a lift. If you book in a purpose built hotel the chances of stairs between the lift and the room are fairly low... they're much more common in converted buildings but thats where the accessible room comes in. 

Its not that uncommon in life that option A comes with X, Y & Z, you only really want Z but you have to select A and have the other bits you dont care about. I dont need employment law protection on my Legal Expenses policy as Im not an employee but I do want the consumer law protection so I buy it and get part that I dont need. 

sheramber

All we want is a room where we don't have to negotiate steps.

Does that include steps to the entrance or only stairs inside to the rooms?

If you know where you want to go try contacting the tourist information for that area/ town. They may be able to help you.

We always found them helpfu when looking for accommodation who accepted dogs?  The even phoned places who did not specify  to ask if tey accepted dogs.

twopenny

Few hotels have ground floor rooms because there's the problem first of space for dining and sitting, kitchen, office etc and secondly there are 'guests' who use the windows to bring extra people in or come in after hours.

Sounds crazy but I worked in one such. We ended up having to stop letting out that room and this was a small, nice, off the beaten track private hotel.

One way you might do it is to use the Q&A section with the reviews on TripAdvisor. Alerts are sent to previous guests and sometimes managers answer. It would save a lot of phone calls.

But I would advise you telephone the ones you prefer to check that the situation is still the same.

JGB1955

You're looking at purpose built hotels - Travelodge, Days Inn, Premier Inn, Ibis.  No shame in asking for a ground level room.  Your aversion to lifts will restrict you.

Until he passed away last year we only went on holiday with our dog - and only booked hotels with ground floor dog friendly rooms.  That might help you with your choices.

baser999

You’ll likely find that an accessible room will be similar to a standard room, save for changes in the bathroom. Would having a shower in place of a bath, or fitted support rails etc be such an issue? 

MikeJXE

There are many questions you need to ask depending on the disability

I booked a room in a hotel after ringing first, all good till we got there and the wheelchair wouldn't fit through the bathroom door.

The next was a chain group hotel, yes accessible bathroom, what I didn't ask was how low is the bed and it was just off the floor so I had to lift my wife out of it. 

Abroad the lift doors were to narrow for the wheelchair

Many questions and some are not known 

strawb_shortcake

I've stayed at Premier Inn's with ground floor rooms, but you'd still have a step in shower