When I initially checked in and tried to confirm that the room was an accessible room with a king bed and a tub, I was told that there were no accessible rooms with a tub.  I explained that I discussed this very issue with the hotel’s GM and was told that the room I was assigned has a tub. Another individual behind the front desk indicated that there was a note and that my room does have a tub.  So I take my key and head upstairs.  The room I was assigned was at the end of the hall. Upon entering, I am faced with the fact that the pathway into the room has a very tight turn and is extremely narrow.  There is no way that my wheelchair would be able to get through:

I call the front desk and explain the situation. I am advised that the bellman will come up with keys for a different room.  The bellman arrives and we head over to the next room. It is even worse:

Who designed these rooms? Have they even read the ADAAG? How do they expect a wheelchair user to enter these rooms? Totally and completely unacceptable for a hotel of this caliber (for any hotel, really).

I go back down to the front desk and explain that neither room is acceptable. The rep shrugs and says that all of the accessible rooms are the same.  I ask if the bellman can help me move some furniture to allow me to enter the room. The rep agrees and the bellman and I head back up to the first room. He moves one of the nightstands and pushes the bed over to allow me to get into the room. OK – great. Now I can get into the room.  Quite an ordeal for anyone to go through to simply get into a hotel room.

PS – if you need ice, it’s nice to know that there is an automated door opener. Too bad it doesn’t work (see below):

Ummmm…..how are you supposed to grab the grab bar?