Location, price, amenities—booking the right hotel can prove to be a challenging experience for many travelers. And when you add accessibility requirements into the mix the process can become even tougher. Luckily, many hotels and resorts around the globe are upping their accessibility ante with spacious rooms, ADA-compliant features and easy access to onsite attractions.
Here are seven of the internet’s top picks for the best wheelchair-accessible resorts and hotels around the globe.
Beaches Turks and Caicos Resort
With direct access to the beach, wheelchair-accessible restaurants and several ADA-approved rooms, Beaches Turks and Caicos is one of the most popular Caribbean resorts amongst wheelchair users. Accessible rooms include all of the usual bells and whistles that you would expect from an all-inclusive resort—think spacious layouts, granite countertops, a fully-stocked minibar and a patio with a fabulous view—plus additional specially-designed features such as roll-in showers, rails in bathrooms, extended showerheads, raised toilet seats and bathroom doors that open inward.
Another perk of staying in an accessible room at Beaches Turks and Caicos Resort is their round-the-clock concierge service for help with any additional special requests and assistance booking reservations such as dinners or spa services.
Halekulani Hotel
Located in Honolulu, HI, Halekulani Hotel is, “committed to providing equal access and opportunity for individuals with disabilities,” through compliance with ADA Guidelines and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. As such, almost all areas of the hotel are fully accessible to wheelchair users including swimming pools, restaurants, public restrooms, the fitness center, business center and more.
Accessible rooms include features like 32-inch doorways, ADA compliant toilet heights, assistive grab bars throughout the restrooms, balcony door ramps upon request and more.
Grand Velas Riviera Maya
Popular website Wheel the World sang Grand Velas Riviera Maya’s praises calling out exciting opportunities to indulge in high-end amenities (think private plunge pools and lavish spa services), fabulous dining options (hello, The Piaf—a place for French cuisine and fine wines) and top-of-the-line accessible rooms.
Grand Velas Riviera Maya has two accessible room categories to choose from, the Grand class and the Ambassador suite. While the Ambassador suite is a little fancier, both options include important features like a roll-in shower with a shower seat and step-free access, spacious room layouts, smooth balconies and more.
Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate
Nearby to several of the Sunshine State’s most-famed attractions, Universal Studios, SeaWorld and Walt Disney World Resort are all just a hop, skip and a jump away from the lovely Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate. What’s more, golf-lovers will be happy to know that the resort is one of the U.S.’ top destinations to tee off with 36 holes of championship golf and 15 acres of recreation.
Travelers will love the Omni Orlando Resort’s accessible rooms which are decked out in modern Florida decor and vibrant colors. Each room includes several must-have features such as enlarged door openings, roll-in showers with a handheld showerhead and grab bars, a toilet and sink that is no higher than 29-inches from the floor and more.
Scandic Berlin Potsdamer Platz
For those looking to explore historic Berlin, WheelchairTravel.org says that Scandic Berlin Potsdamer Platz is the primo choice when it comes to lodging. With a total of 60 accessible rooms, located in one of the city’s most accessible areas, Potsdamer Platz, this hotel was designed to accommodate every type of traveler. In fact, this is evident from the moment that guests enter the building via a set of automatic lobby doors and continues throughout the hotel with a spacious elevator, wide hallways and tap-to-unlock keycards for each room.
Inside awaits an adjustable bed, a wheelchair-friendly desk, a spacious layout and a wheel-chair accessible bathroom.
The Palazzo at the Venetian Resort
Ranked four out of five stars by wheelchairjimmy.com, The Palazzo at the Venetian Resort is a good option for wheelchair users looking to enjoy the sights that Sin City has to offer.
Upon arrival, visitors can choose between valet and self-park options, Wheelchair Jimmy notes that it’s easy to ‘roll in’ from the parking lot to the stunning Venetian-themed lobby which is also fully accessible. The hotel features 3,000 total rooms, 66 of which are designed for wheelchair users. Also worth noting, The Palazzo is connected to the Venetian Resort and visitors can easily explore the hotel’s collection of restaurants and shops on the 2nd floor. Plus, thanks to a small hydraulic lift, the Venetian’s world-famous canals and gondolas are wheelchair-accessible, too. How romantic.
Arenal Manoa Resort & Hot Springs
Named one of 2020’s most accessible destinations by Lonely Planet, Arenal Manoa Resort & Hot Springs is sure to impress with friendly service, great food and incredible views of the nearby Arenal Volcano. The resort was designed to help visitors feel fully immersed in nature without leaving the property and as such, can be explored with ease via ramps leading to the onsite hot springs and the nearby Arenal and La Fortuna regions.
The resort offers three different room categories—Junior Suites, Junior Suite Superior and Premium Suite with Hot Tub—all of which are wheelchair-accessible and offer access to a large terrace with dreamy view of the sweeping landscape below.
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