Disabled hotel room in Paris Left Bank
Disabled Hotel Room in Paris Left Bank – This 28-room boutique hotel has a single disabled room with a roll-in shower on the ground floor. There are grab bars by the shower and the toilet, and there is a small chair that can be used in the roll-in shower. The disabled hotel room in Paris Left Bank has a loft with a couch-bed that would make it a great option for traveling with an attendant or kids. Some other accessible hotel rooms in Paris that I visited had couch beds, but this one would is the best that I found because the loft provides a degree of separation.
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The room is reached by going through a small courtyard with a garden. There is a single step at the entrance to the hotel, but an entrance with a ramp is 5 meters to the left. The reception desk is on the other side of the door, so you just need to knock on the door for a staff member to open it. They told me that when they have a disabled guest, they will remove the curtain on that door so that they can see when they need to open it.
The hotel staff were very receptive to my questions about accessibility and even asked me for suggestions to improve the accessibility of the bathroom. Many hotels view my accessibility questions as an inconvenience. Knowing that the staff is concerned about accessibility is very comforting, and I would highly recommend this hotel to disabled travelers.
This disabled hotel room in Paris Left Bank is located on a quiet, small street that is 100 meters from the beautiful Luxembourg Gardens. The Gardens are another reason that this is a great accessible hotel if you are traveling with kids. The neighborhood is flat without cobblestones. Although there are restaurants closer by, this hotel is only 800 meters from a great street we found with numerous outdoor cafés called Gregoire de Tours. The accessible bus line number 58 stops within a block of the hotel and stops on Pont Neuf which is halfway between the Louvre Museum and the Notre Dame Cathedral. The hotel has 28 rooms and 4 star hotel amenities.
I gave this hotel my highest accessibility rating (5 Star) because of its bathroom with a roll-in shower, step-free entrance, and accessible breakfast room.
Rooms
How many disabled hotel rooms in Paris Left Bank do you have with roll-in showers? 1 room with roll-in shower
How many disabled hotel rooms in Paris Left Bank do you have with a bathtub with grab bars? None
Is the bathroom door at least 75 cm wide? If not, how wide? Yes
Roll-in shower has bench/chair attached to wall, portable plastic chair/stool, or neither? Portable plastic chair without arm rests. The staff member showing us the hotel asked for my thoughts on the chair and I suggested they purchase one that is higher, wider, and with arm rests. He seemed very receptive.
Grab bars are located on right, left, or both sides of toilet? Left
Can a wheelchair be positioned on the left, right, or both sides of the bed? (perspective of left/right is facing the bed from the foot of the bed)? Left side of bed
Do the accessible rooms have one or two beds? 1 queen bed and a sofa bed upstairs in the loft
Do any of the accessible rooms have connecting rooms? No
Interior
Are there guest rooms on the ground floor? Yes
Is there an elevator to rooms on other floors? Yes
Elevator door is at least 75 cm (30 inches) wide? If less, how wide? Yes
Is the breakfast room / restaurant on the ground floor or can it be reached by elevator? Breakfast room on ground floor
Entrance
Entrance to the building is flat, ramped, or has unavoidable steps? There is 1 step at the main entrance. An entrance with a ramp is 5 m to the left.
Step free entrance requires notification of staff? (for example, opening of a side door, installation of portable ramp, or activation of wheelchair lift) The reception desk is on the other side of the entrance with the rampso just knock to have the door opened. They said that they remove the curtain if there is a disabled desk so that they can immediately see if a wheelchair user needs it to be opened.
Door opens manually inward or outward, is revolving, is automated by button, or is motion activated? Outward
Parking and Public Transportation
Where is the closest disabled parking located? (e.g. on street north of building, parking garage east of building, etc…) At the Saint Sulpice Square public parking
Closest disabled parking is how many meters from entrance? (less than 20 m, 20 to 50 m, 50 to 100 m, 100 to 200 m, or greater than 200 m) 200 m away
Route between disabled parking and entrance has unavoidable steps/curbs, cobblestones, and/or slope/ramp? Or is it flat and smooth? Flat and smooth
Name of nearby metro/subway stations
Bus lines that pass nearby Bus lines number 58 and 89 stop within a block of the hotel
Is there a taxi stand nearby? How far away? Can call one
The hotel is located on a quiet street near Luxembourg gardens. The main entrance has a small step, and the step free entrance is through a side door 5 meters away:
The accessible room is reached through a small courtyard:
The roll-in shower has glass doors which swing open plenty wide enough for a wheelchair:
The toilet has a grab bar next to it, and there is a small stool to put in the roll-in shower:
Inside the hotel room, a small staircase leads up to a loft where a bed is big enough for an attendant or kids:
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