Accessible World
Accessible Accommodation, Australia
We offer accessible accommodation for Holiday, Respite, Short-Term, & Medium-Term stays for anyone with a disability, including elderly & NDIS participants all over Australia.
Because everyone’s needs differ, we have categorised differing needs of people that are easily identifiable – as shown below. This will make it easier for you to narrow down the places you can go for your next holiday or a place to stay for a few months.
Assisted Walking
(Walking Frame or Cane Users). Some accessible amenities would come in handy.
Indie Wheelchair User
You can self-transfer to bed and toilet. You would benefit from disability equipment).
Assisted Wheelchair User
Where a person is unable to lift themselves and require the assistance of a carer.
Experiences for People with Disabilities. Because everyone deserves to have fun.
Explore. Excite. Experience. Choose from a variety of accessible experiences catering for people with basic to complex mobility levels. Browse our experiences, filled with helpful photos and frequently asked questions. Be informed of what exactly is provided in terms of accessibility, knowing you and your family can have an enjoyable time. Click here for more details
Kerry and Grant Williams are the people behind Accessible Accommodation. We have family members that frequently require accessible accommodation and also own a holiday rental. …
Seven years ago, they built an Accessible holiday rental in beautiful Barwon Heads. They discovered just how different everyone’s needs are, that there simply isn’t a “one size fits all”. Click here to read the full article
Accessible camping
What better way to make the good times last than a night (or two) camping in one of Canada’s beautiful national parks? From accommodations designed to be soothing for those with autism to wheelchair accessible sites, start planning your next getaway with these inclusive places.
Need wheelchair access? Treat yourself to a night in an oTENTik; the perfect mix between a tent and cabin!
Gros Morne Nat. Park, N.L.
Provides an autism-specific, safe, enjoyable experience for everyone, while limiting stress and challenges for visitors.
Kouchibouguac Nat. Park, New Brunswick
Wheelchair-friendly campsite. All-terrain wheelchair rentals enable you to explore the boardwalk and dunes.
Cape Breton Highlands Nat. Park
Wheelchair-friendly campsite. Free all-terrain wheelchairs give access to bike trails and beaches (on hard packed sand).
Prince Edward Island Nat. Park
Ramped oTENTik accommodation in wheelchair friendly sites with accessible washrooms, kitchen, etc.
La Mauricie National Park, Quebec
Summer and winter, we provide you with comfortable and practical facilities adapted to your needs.
Pukaskwa National Park, Ontario
All buildings in Pukaskwa National Park are accessible, including both comfort stations and Visitor Centre.
Riding Mountain Nat. Park, Manitoba
A beautiful region of forest and prairie. After dark, enjoy the comfort of the accessible yurts at Wasagaming campground.
Jasper National Park, Alberta
Breathe in the fresh mountain air and take a dip at the fully accessible facilities of Miette Hot Springs.
Glacier Nat. Park, British Columbia
The Illecillewaet Campground, has accessible camping sites and washrooms + an all-terrain wheelchair.
Pacific Rim Nat. Park Reserve, BC
Reserve your site at the drive-in Green Point campground with its accessible washroom, viewpoint and theatre!
Wood Buffalo Nat. Park, Nor’west Terr.
Sleep under the twinkling stars and the shimmering lights of the aurora borealis in this Dark-Sky Preserve.
Kluane Nat. Park & Reserve, Yukon
Alongside the shores of majestic Lake Kathleen is a beautiful trail, day use shelter, picnic tables and interpretive panels.
Belgium
B&B Altijd Genieten, Damme, Belguim
This has 4 rooms. The 2 ground floor rooms have ceiling hoists from the bed to the bathroom and the upper rooms are accessible by lift.
Casa Ametza, Flanders, Brussels
All 6 holiday houses are each developed for people with specific accessibility needs being wheelchair accessible, with a spacious interior.
Vakantieverblijf Middelpunt
This modern hotel caters for a range of disabilities and has several rooms with ceiling hoists going from the bedroom to the roll-in shower room.
Ireland
Home from Home Apartment in Dublin
A 4 bedroomed self contained fully wheelchair accessible apartment available for short term stays for people with a physical disability.
Wheelchair Accessible Venues
Many of our Ireland hotels, castles, manor houses and self-catering vacation rentals are well-equipped for wheelchair users. More information onsite.
Spain
Astoria 7 Hotel, San Sebastian
This has 3 accessible rooms including the ‘Travolta’ suite which has a bed to bathroom ceiling hoist plus a host of home automation features.
Accessible Spain Travel
Offers a wide range of venues – some with ceiling hoists and some without – as well as tours, detailed information and more.
Villa situated 12km from Torrevieja
A well designed accessible villa that sleeps six including two wheelchair users, in comfort not too far from the beaches and a level promenade.
Accessible Travel Online
Offers an international selection of stunning hotels, holiday rentals and hotel villa’s that have been checked for you. Not just accessible, but super accessible!
Wheelchair Travel
Use the destination guides to plan your accessible vacation in Europe using the key insights learned from my extensive travels across the continent.
Accessibility Reviews
Founded by Euan MacDonald this worldwide guide aims to empower disabled people by providing information that will give confidence and choices for getting out and about.
Center Parcs first Forest Retreat at Longford Forest in Ireland has 9 accessible lodges with ceiling hoists! Well done to them. More info can be found by clicking this link
Petasfield Stables & Cottages, Herts
The four self catering cottages boast all the facilities you would expect in accessible accommodation. Reviews
Seastar Cottage, Deal, Kent
A large, beautifully adapted holiday home on the seafront at Deal in Kent that has 5 bedrooms. Review
Bench Cottage, Lymington, Hants
Three accessible self catering cottages, with a home from home feel to make your holiday relaxing.
Flat Spaces, Ropley, Hopley, East Hants
A purpose built holiday bungalow at the Watercress Lodges and Campsite. Reviews
A Little Bit of Heaven, St Veep
2 apartments in a barn conversion, with ceiling hoists, adjustable beds and a lift.
Elmer Sands, Bognor Regis, W. Sussex
Run by VASD, this purpose built bungalow can accommodate up to 10 people.
High Tide, Southwold, Suffolk
Located opposite Southwold Pier and the beach this has 4 bedrooms, and a separate, accessible sitting room.
Berwick Cottage, East Harling, Norfolk
Purpose-built self-catering cottage run by The Nancy Oldfield Trust. Cottages sleep 6 (2 with disabilities)
Sunny & Hunny, Hunstanton, Norfolk
Sunny & Hunny are adjoining cottages. Sunny has a ceiling hoist in the bedroom and through to the wet room.
Kingfisher Barn, Abingdon-on-Thames
CHECK/RING Much of the accommodation is ground floor level with wheelchair accessible doorways.
Woodlands, Bakewell, Derbyshire
An accessible property with multi-use main living spaces ideal for people with additional needs.
Peppers Barn, Loughborough, Leics
The disabled bedroom has a wet room with shower/bath with a tracked hoist to the bed.
3 Atlantic Reach, Newquay, Cornwall
4 Bedroomed Luxury Cottage suitable for disabled guests with a gym, swimming pools and more.
Charmilie, St Keverne, Cornwall
A 3 bedroom bungalow adapted to include a bedroom with a ceiling hoist, profile bed and wet room.
A Place for Everybody, Devon
The bungalow has level access to all areas, and there are various items of mobility equipment for use.
Gwel an Mor, Portreath, Cornwall
This 3 bedroom Assisted Living holiday lodge offers the very highest standard in disabled holiday accommodation.
AHA31, Christchurch, Dorset
A self-catering bungalow that has an overhead ceiling hoist in one room + adjustamatic profiling bed.
Clare’s Place, Otterton, Devon
Clare’s Place CIO is a charity to provide an affordable and fully accessible property for short breaks.
Ralph Boyce House, Looe, Cornwall
The Lin Berwick Trust. This house sleeps up to 6 people (2 with disabilities) on a self-catering basis.
Redlands, Taunton, Somerset
Redlands is a beautifully converted barn in a wuiet hamlet, that caters for accessible holidays.
No.2 Danby Cottages, Yorkley
This spacious environmentally friendly venue welcomes disabled people, families and pets.
Brickhouse Farm Cottages, Hambleton
12 outstanding accessible cottages that vary in size for families and carers. Also has a sensory room onsite.
39 Golf Village, Lakeland Leisure
Holiday home adapted for people with severe physical disabilities on the Haven Lakeland Leisure Park.
Bempton Beach House, Filey, Yorks
A ground-floor luxury property with 4 bedrooms, 2 with profiling beds, ceiling hoist, wet room etc.
Calvert Trust, Kielder Forest, Northum
Each specially designed chalets are spacious, fully accessible and have spectacular views.
No 3 Kenwick Woods, Louth, Lincs
The lodge has been purpose built to Disability Action Yorkshires specification, accessibility being key. CHECK
Rosewood, Gosforth, Tyne & Wear
Fantastic disabled facilities: ceiling hoists etc. in a spacious property with private gardens, near award winning beaches.
Voco, Manchester
This has 18 wheelchair and ambulant accessible rooms, two of which have ceiling hoists. See review by simplyemma
London Archway Premier Inn
This Premier Inn has 9 accessible rooms with ceiling hoists available and 16 accessible bedrooms
London Stratford Premier Inn
The hotel has 20 accessible bedrooms, 14 with wet-rooms and 5 with lowered baths.
Crowne Plaza Hotel, London Heathrow
This has one accessible room with ceiling hoist in bedroom and bathroom.
Dorsett Hotel, Shepherd’s Bush
This 4 star hotel has several accessible rooms but now has no ceiling hoists.
Legoland, Windsor Resort
The whole resort is fully accessible and the Adventure & Kingdom rooms have ceiling hoists: full details here.
The De Vere Orchard Hotel
This eco-friendly hotel on the Nottingham University Campus has 5 accessible rooms, and one ceiling hoist.
Holiday Inn, Birmingham
Set in 7 acres of Landscaped grounds on the edge of green belt and has a ceiling track hoist in room 229.
St Moritz Hotel, Cornwall
Has 2 fully accessible rooms, lift access to the main restaurant as well as an indoor pool with a hoist.
The Bond Hotel, Blackpool
Access is a top priority so has a selection of bedrooms and adjoining suites, all fully wheelchair accessible.
Crowne Plaza, Glasgow, Scotland
This has 2 larger accessible rooms with a ceiling track hoist plus many several other useful features.
Holiday Inn, Cardiff City Centre
Some fully wheelchair accessible rooms. A ceiling hoist can be fitted on request – click for details.
Maison Des Landes, Jersey
Managed by the Lions Club of Jersey this has 14 accessible rooms with ceiling track hoists.
Z Hotel City, Fleet Street, London
Is DDA compliant and has wheelchair access and an accessible room with a ceiling track hoist.
CHuC was the brainchild of Sue Maynard Campbell, MBE
Sadly, Sue passed away in May 2008 but her thoughts and reasons for setting up the Ceiling Hoist users Community website can be found by clicking here
Note:
Please check with the hotels before booking so that you can ensure the facilities you need will be available at the time of your visit.
Accessible Hotels – click link for reviews
Link to article – Accessible Guide to the UK’s National Parks (thebimblers.com)
Barry’s Vegas Condo, Nevada
This has ramps for easy entry plus a ceiling track lift and sling in master bedroom, roll in shower and fully accessible sink.
Greendale Villa, Davenport, Florida
There are 2 Ground Floor Master Suites, 1 with ceiling hoist to an en-suite wetroom as well as a pool hoist.
Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas
The Bellagio Hotel is famous for it’s musical dancing fountains. It has some accessible rooms with ceiling track hoists.
The Mirage Hotel, Las Vegas
The Mirage has 2 types of accessible rooms; the Fully Accessible having a roll-in shower and electronic lift equipment.
Treasure Island Hotel and Casino
The Treasure Island Hotel has 2 accessible rooms fitted with ceiling hoists in bed and bathrooms.
Wynn Las Vegas and Encore Resort
Both the Hotel and the Encore resort also has 2 accessible rooms with a SureHands ceiling tracks.
Tranquillity Villa, Orlando, Florida
A luxurious holiday home this villa has accessible facilities so you can relax and enjoy your break.
Canada
Holiday Inn Winnipeg Airport W.
Our wheelchair accessible room is fully furnished with overhead X-Y tracking hoist for effortless lift and transfers anywhere within the room.
Oasis By The Bay Vacation Suites, Ont.
Located in Wasaga Beach, by the beautiful sands of Georgian Bay, these have ceiling lifts, beach wheelchairs and free activities.
Mexico
Freedom Shores Resort, Isla Aguada, Campeche
At Freedom Shores, our entire boutique resort including all guest rooms have been designed to be universally accessible.
Hadley’s Park, Potomac, Maryland
The first accessible playground in the state this facility features accessible play equipment such as swings, seesaws and slides, plus wheelchair-friendly surfaces and a wildflower meadow.
Fairmount Carousel Playground
Nestled in Fairmount Park in Riverside, California, the Fairmount Carousel Playground evokes a merry-go-round theme. It features a slide, musical equipment, a splash pad, a carousel and sensory experiences
Millstone Creek Park, Ohio
A nature-inspired concept featuring bushes-cum-tunnels and a boardwalk with ramps it also includes accessible swings, slides etc plus the NEOS 360 – a huge video game with lights and noises.
Everybody’s Tree House, Tennessee
Situated in Germantown this tree-house is positioned amongst native trees and plants as well as a range of raised sandboxes and interactive gardens and is designed to be accessible to all kids.
Signal Centers Playground
Set in a beautiful gardens this nature rich playground is situated in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It provides amazing multi-sensory experiences for children and adults of all ages and abilities.
Rocket Park, Grand Junction, Colorado
A renovated rocket-shaped jungle gym from the 1960s provides a great art feature at this playground. It also includes interactive games, “rocket control” panels, multi-sensory toys and more.
Jacob’s Park, Boynton Beach
A tribute to Jacob Rappoport, who passed away in 2002 as a result of spinal muscular atrophy this inclusive playground in Florida features a ramps, slides, sensory equipment to smooth surfacing.
Stewart Vincent Wolfe Playground
Suitable for wheelchairs, slides, it includes a special swing for youngsters with disabilities and even a “fighter jet.” This mega play zone in Yuma, Arizona included ideas from school kids.
Reese’s Retreat, Pasadena, Cal.
This fabulous pirate ship play park stretches over almost half an acre and features ramps, wheelchair-friendly flooring plus a range of fun multi-sensory apparatus with sand and water for play.
Zachary’s Playground, MO
Located at Hawk Ridge Park in Lake St. Louis, the park includes accessible swings, a water play feature for warm days, a music space, slides and a net for climbing – complete with special seating.
Taylor’s Dream, Fort Wayne
This park features ramps, a sensory play area, an AeroGlider, a water play section and more. It was developed from an idea by the then 11 year old Indiana Taylor Reuille who wanted to start an inclusive playground.
Clemyjontri Park, Fairfax County
This playground stretches across 2 acres has four different areas which can help kids exercise their imaginations and also get active on special swings. It also has an accessible carousel for children in wheelchairs.
Tony Stewart Playground, Indiana
Ideal for budding racecar drivers this racing themed playground is full of slides, swings and a Rock-N-Raft, plus ramps for kids in wheelchairs so they can zip down and under a set of checkered finish-line flags.
JT’s Grommet Island Beach Park
The nation’s first such beachfront park is decked out with a beach theme and has elevated tables for making sandcastles, a “sway board,” plus a sensory panel to entertain visually challenged children.
Harambee Park, Boston, Mass.
As well as the ramps and wheelchair-friendly surfacing, the playground features high-backed swings, plus play panels and a vibrant purple and yellow color scheme offering kids new perspectives.
Can-Do Playground Wilmington
Set in the city’s Alapocas Run State Park this NatureGrounds park has an abundance of plants and trees and features mazes and games plus special play equipment, like adapted swings and raised sandboxes.
Hope Park, Frisco, Texas
The recreational space includes ramps along with a smooth, squashy surface for people in wheelchairs. It also comes set with special swings, a roller slide, sensory equipment, musical instruments and more.
Matthew’s Boundless Playground
Situated in Kissimmee, Florida this park is based on the board game Candy Land and has special swings, slides and more. It offers free weeklong vacations for kids with critical illnesses and their families.
Helen Diller Playground
The pastel-colored park in San Francisco includes a 45-foot-long slide, swings, bongo drums, a giant xylophone, an array of climbing facilities, and even a pair of wheelchair-friendly play boats for imaginary games.
Playground without limits
The play park features various ramps so that wheelchair users can enjoy 90 percent of the equipment, an accessible “Sway Fun” glider, sound play devices, as well as a rehabilitation trail for improving skills.
Jake’s Place, Cherry Hill, New Jersey
This includes sensory sections, a ramp, wheelchair lifts, slides and much more.
There are special areas in which autistic kids can spend some chill out time or do their own activities.
Tatum’s Garden, Salinas, California
The surface of the 20,000-square-foot playground is covered in cushioning rubber and the park is filled with wheelchair-friendly ramps and structures, as well as adaptive swings.
Shiver Me Timbers Millennium Park
This charming accessible playground in Lake Charles, Louisiana, includes a 40-foot pirate ship, an adaptive swing and the wheelchair accessible Crying Eagles Nest Treehouse.
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