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    Cheltenham Chase Hotel & Spa

    Gloucester

    Great for independent or minimal support wheelchair users

    5

    Date of visit: July 2026

    I have experience of challenges around: a hidden impairment, accessing toilets, dexterity or coordination, moving around, speaking or communicating and understanding.

    I use or have experience of: autism, autism, disabled toilet, powerchair

    Overall Rating

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    Excellent

    ​We booked our stay almost a year ago and were pleasantly surprised! As an ambulatory wheelchair user in an accessible room, I found the facilities fantastic. Check-in was smooth; the desk is high, but staff thoughtfully provided a clipboard to sign paperwork. ​Our ground-floor room (Room 18) was clean and spacious enough to park and charge my wheelchair overnight while still moving comfortably. The bathroom featured a roll-in shower with a seat, a red pull cord, and a left-side drop-down transfer rail by the toilet. Note: the bed is standard hotel height with no pull cord or bedside sockets (ample sockets exist opposite the bed, which was fine for us). They also provide a vibrating under-pillow emergency alarm. ​Spa access was great. I rode to the changing room—which has a fully accessible roll-in shower/seat and toilet with rails—and used my walking stick to reach the pool. However, please note there are no transfer aids or hoists for the pool or hot tub. ​The food was fantastic! Any minor issues were rectified quickly, professionally, and apologetically. The staff were incredibly attentive and considerate throughout our visit. We had a truly wonderful stay and will definitely be returning next year!

    Disabled Access In and Around

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    Excellent

    Some lifts were broken at the time of my visit but with clear signage provided

    Accessible facilities: Lift to some areas, Step-free entrance, Step-free access to most areas

    Parking & Transport

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    Excellent

    I travelled to this place by personal vehicle

    Accessible parking bays next to the hotel entrance.

    Accessible facilities: Drop-off or pick up point, Dedicated on-site parking

    Accessible Toilets

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    Excellent

    I only used the pool and hotel room but access was great; though the door were manual they were light and had appropriate grab bars to aid in opening and closing.

    Facilities: Accessible toilet

    Staff

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    Excellent

    All thw staff were attentive but without being patronising (a difficult middle ground to find) but every staff member I encountered were helpful, asked if and how they could assist, and seemed to have great disability awareness.

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    We will absolutely be returning here in the future as it was such a pleasant and relaxing stay.

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