Access Guide
Toilet and Changing Facilities
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Toilet Facilities
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- There are 3 toilets with adaptations.
- The toilets with adaptations are located outside at the rear of the hotel, and on the first and second floors.
- The transfer space varies between toilets with adaptations.
- Ambulant toilet facilities are located outside at the rear of the hotel and on the first floor.
- Female and male step-free standard toilet facilities are located outside at the rear of the hotel and on the first floor.
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Changing Facilities
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- Parent and baby changing facilities are located within all of the toilet with adaptations.
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Washroom and Shower Facilities
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- Standard shower facilities are located in the pool area.
Pools
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Pool 1
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- There is a steep ramp to the main pool with handrails on both sides which are within reach.
- There is a gate which requires a key card. The key card reader is 114cm high.
- This is an outdoor pool.
- There is step-free level access throughout this area.
- Access around the pool area may include narrow walkways.
- Seating available around the pool includes: chairs with armrests, sun loungers and armchairs.
- There is not an emergency alarm poolside.
- The pool has step-free access via hoist only.
- Alternatively, access into the water is via 5 steps or a ladder.
- There is a central handrail.
- The handrail is easy to grip.
- The steps have some clear markings.
- The following adaptations are available for disabled people: a manual hoist.
- The pool is not staffed and does not have a lifeguard.
- Additional facilities include: a whirlpool and poolside showers.
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Pool 2
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- There is a steep ramp to the splash pad with handrails on both sides.
- There is a gate which requires a key card to enter. They key card reader is 114cm high.
- This is an outdoor splash park.
- There is step-free level access throughout this area.
- The flooring is patterned.
- Seating available around the pool includes: chairs with armrests and sun loungers.
- There is not an emergency alarm poolside.
- The pool has step-free access via slope.
- The pool is not staffed and does not have a lifeguard.
Gym (Fitness Center)
- The gym is located on the second floor.
- There is step-free level access into the gym.
- There is a key fob/card reader at a height of 111cm.
- There is a single manual door.
- The door opens towards you.
- The door requires effort to open.
- The width of the opening is 79cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the opening.
- The door has a high colour contrast.
- There is step-free level access throughout.
- There are no doors to open along circulation routes.
- Access throughout may include pillars.
- There is room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre.
- The gym is not staffed.
- The flooring is shiny.
- The walls and floor have a high colour contrast.
- There is some clear manoeuvring space between equipment (150cm x 150cm).
- Equipment includes free weights and cable resistance machines.
- There is not a hearing assistance system.
- There is background noise in this room.
- Lighting levels vary due to the size of the space.
Toilet with Adaptations (Second Floor - Left Hand Transfer)
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Location
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- The toilet surveyed is located on the second floor, to the left of the fitness center.
- The distance from the lift is 17m.
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Route
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- The most accessible route to the toilet has step-free level access.
- There are no doors to open along the most accessible route.
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Access
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- There is step-free level access into the facility.
- There is Braille, tactile, pictorial and written text signage on or near the door.
- The door opens inwards and has a high colour contrast.
- The door requires effort to open.
- The width of the opening is 84cm.
- The door has a push button lock.
- Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
- There is not a grab rail on the internal door.
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Dimensions and Features
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- The dimensions of the cubicle are 231cm (width) x 220cm (depth).
- There is room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre.
- There is a lateral transfer space to the left as you face the toilet, however it is obstructed.
- The lateral transfer space is 98cm (from the side of the toilet pan).
- There is a push button flush for the toilet.
- The flush is on the transfer side.
- There are horizontal grab rails on both sides of the toilet.
- The horizontal grab rails have a medium colour contrast.
- There is a vertical grab rail on the non-transfer side.
- The vertical grab rail has a medium colour contrast.
- There is no dropdown grab rail for the toilet.
- The toilet seat is 43cm from the floor.
- The toilet seat has a low colour contrast.
- The toilet roll holder can be reached when seated on the toilet.
- The toilet roll holder has a medium colour contrast.
- The toilet roll holder is 60cm from the floor.
- The wash basin has a sensor tap.
- The wash basin and tap cannot be reached when seated on the toilet.
- The wash basin is 83cm from the floor.
- There are no vertical grab rails at the wash basin.
- There is a wall mounted soap dispenser.
- The soap dispenser cannot be reached when seated on the toilet.
- The soap dispenser has a medium colour contrast.
- The soap dispenser is 104cm from the floor.
- There is a wall mounted towel dispenser.
- The towel dispenser cannot be reached when seated on the toilet.
- The towel dispenser has a medium colour contrast.
- The towel dispenser is 120cm from the floor.
- There is not a hand dryer.
- There is no emergency alarm.
- There is a mirror.
- There is no shelf.
- The cubicle has a waste bin.
- There are no coat hooks.
- The height of the baby change facility when in use is 66cm.
- The walls and floor colour contrast varies between low and high.
- Lighting levels were uneven at the time of the survey, with pools of light and shade.
