Accessibility

Adapted facilities

We are aware that disabilities vary from person to person, so detailed accessibility information can be found on our hotel websites. We have identified the most common routes our guests take through the hotel – from parking and entrance, reception and restaurant, to the lift, stairs and our accessible rooms.

Entrance

• Wide main entrance door (non revolving) with minimum width of 80 cm
• Door/s can be opened automatically at main entrance (All Scandic)
• Night time door bell accessible from wheelchair (max height 120 cm) (All Scandic)
• No threshold at entrance door (All Scandic)
• Seating available close to main entrance (All Scandic)

Public areas - Other

• Clear passage to the Scandic Shop with wheelchair (All Scandic)
• Corridors in hotel accessible with wheelchair
• Service / guide dogs allowed in hotel (All Scandic)

Meeting areas

• Clear signage of hearing loop in meeting and conference areas (All Scandic)
• Meeting and conference floor / area accessible with wheelchair
• Meeting room door with minimum 80 cm width
• Number of disability toilets available: 1
• Portable hearing loop available for meeting rooms (All Scandic)
• Seating available outside meeting room/s

Disability rooms

• Bed height is 55 cm from floor to top of mattress
• Bed on legs
• Light switch reachable from wheelchair
• Space under desk accessible for wheelchairs (All Scandic)
• Minimum of 80 cm free floor space around the bed
• Wooden floors in room
• Number of disability rooms: 3
• TV remote on side table (all scandic hotels)
• Width of corridor in room is at least 80 cm (All Scandic)
• Width of disability room door minimum of 80 cm when open

Disability rooms - bathroom

• Alarm / Emergency codes or buttons in bathroom
• Bathroom towels reachable from wheelchair (All Scandic)
• Handrail on the inside of the bathroom door if door opens outwards (All Scandic)
• Hooks reachable from wheelchair (All Scandic)
• No threshold into bathroom
• No threshold into shower
• Shower handle placed in its lowest position when guest arrives (All Scandic)
• Shower stool available (All Scandic)
• Shower creme / shampoo dispenser in shower reachable from wheelchair (All Scandic)
• Single lever basin mixer
• Space under wash basin accessible for wheelchairs (All Scandic)
• Thermostatic mixer in shower
• Toilet paper reachable from toilet (All Scandic)
• View in mirror from wheelchair (All Scandic)
• Wash basin minimum height 78 cm
• Width of bathroom door is at least 80 cm wide

Public areas - Reception

• Cane holders at front desk (All Scandic)
• Clear signs of hearing loop and wake up alarm (All Scandic)
• Clear walkway between reception and lifts (All Scandic)
• Clear walkway to reception from entrance (All Scandic)
• Hearing induction loop in reception desk (All Scandic)
• Seating and table available close to front desk
• Vibrating wake up/fire alarm device can be borrowed from hotel reception (All Scandic)
• One part of reception counter is of appropriate height for guests in wheelchairs

Public areas - Restaurant and bar

• Special needs menu
• Walkway to bar is at least 100 cm wide
• Walkway to restaurant is at least 100 cm wide

Public areas - Lifts and stairs

• At least one lift with door widht of 80 cm when open
• Door opener or automatic door/s avaliable for lift
• Control panel buttons marked in Braille inside lift

Public areas - Public toilets

• Accessible bathroom/s available in public areas
• Alarm / Emergency codes or buttons in bathroom
• Bathroom door is at least 80 cm wide
• Foldable armrests by the toilet
• Hooks reachable from wheelchair
• Number of disability bathrooms available: 1
• Space under wash basin accessible for wheelchairs
• Handrail on inside of bathroom door/s if door/s open outwards

Parking

• Clear illuminated and defined path between parking and entrance
• Disabled parking
• Distance from parking to entrance (m): 10
• Number of disabled parking bays with min width of 3.6 m each: 2
• Parking bays clearly marked with disabled symbols: 2

Other

• Staff trained to cater for disabled guests (All Scandic)