Hello we are traveling to Italy in September with a friend who uses a wheel chair. Can anyone help us find an information resource for accessibility in hotels in Rome, Siena and Milan or Italy in general?
Posted by
Atlanta
5236 posts
Disclaimer: I've not checked out these sites, but here at several that popped up with a google search. In any event, once you zero in on a possible hotel. be sure to confirm the accessibilty with them as things do change.
https://www.accessibleitalianholiday.com/italian-wheelchair-accessible-hotels-disabled/
https://www.disabledholidays.com/search/europe-l27/italy-l45/hotel-at92/sb-10+/?pg=5
Posted by
Edmonds, WA 🌨 ☂
11948 posts
Be aware that a hotel with an elevator, may have stairs to negotiate to get to it from the street.
Posted by
San Francisco Bay Area (USA)
16133 posts
If you use www.Booking.com, you can filter the results based on various criteria, including those displayed in the "Amenities" section on the right panel. For your case you would click on the "wheelchair accessible" box. Also, in the same right panel, there are a section called "property accessibility" and a section called "Room accessibility". In those sections you can select and click on various features you want, such "toilet with grab rails", "roll in shower", "lowered sink", and so on. Just click on the items you deem necessary and the hotels with the features you need will be displayed. Once you find the hotel you want, if you prefer to make reservation directly on the hotel's website rather than Booking.com, you can go to the hotel website and book there.
Posted by
Washington DC
28247 posts
A hotel may have a combination of accesssible and non-accessible rooms. Be sure to confirm that you're getting what you need.
Posted by
seattle
2144 posts
The chain hotels such as NH, Starhotes and Best Western have good elevaors and usually accessible rooms.
Posted by
Eastern Iowa, USA
8124 posts
My first thought was that you may need to look at more modern chains, or use Booking.com and filter on "wheelchair accessible". Simply looking for an elevator, especially in an old building, does not equate to accessible. Some elevators may not even be large enough to accommodate a wheelchair.
Is your friend completely confined to the wheelchair? Or are they able to stand briefly or take a few steps?