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Wheelchair accessible holiday accommodation with wet room and hoist
Accessible holiday accommodation with a patient hoist for those who need it is very hard to come by. This place does the job really well and it does so without fuss. The best website to look at is
https://cove.co.uk/gwelanmor/lodges/eco/accessible/
I stayed in what they call a luxury eco-assisted-living lodge. They tell me they have three of these.
From the disabled parking space, there is a ramp up to the terrace. From there, access inside the property is across a level threshold.
Everything is on one level. There is a combined kitchen, dining and sitting area that is wheelchair accessible, although getting into the kitchen area was a bit tight. The sitting room benefits from a lot of technology. The property sleeps five. The accessible bedroom has an adjustable divan bed with a thick foam mattress. One side is against the wall (no cot sides). The ceiling track hoist (bring your own sling) serves one of the two beds in that room and goes through to the accessible wet room. Luxury? Yes. Eco? Maybe. Maybe not. Assisted living? First class.
There is a swimming pool available with a patient hoist. There is a hot tub on the terrace, but without a hoist. The restaurant was wheelchair accessible, although we were really on a self catering holiday.
On my first visit, I en gaged carers locally. This time I brought along my own carer. We were in a family group of nine, including him. Some of my family stayed in a cottage with slightly fewer adaptations, but with level access, two minutes away on the same development, but across the lane.
The nearest beach is Portreath, where there is plenty of space for a wheelchair user (and excellent pasties), to watch the family, go swimming and surfing.
Overall conclusion: a really really good holiday, but a bit pricey.
Accessible holiday accommodation with a patient hoist for those who need it is very hard to come by. This place does the job really well and it does so without fuss. The best website to look at is
https://cove.co.uk/gwelanmor/lodges/eco/accessible/
I stayed in what they call a luxury eco-assisted-living lodge. They tell me they have three of these.
From the disabled parking space, there is a ramp up to the terrace. From there, access inside the property is across a level threshold.
Everything is on one level. There is a combined kitchen, dining and sitting area that is wheelchair accessible, although getting into the kitchen area was a bit tight. The sitting room benefits from a lot of technology. The property sleeps five. The accessible bedroom has an adjustable divan bed with a thick foam mattress. One side is against the wall (no cot sides). The ceiling track hoist (bring your own sling) serves one of the two beds in that room and goes through to the accessible wet room. Luxury? Yes. Eco? Maybe. Maybe not. Assisted living? First class.
There is a swimming pool available with a patient hoist. There is a hot tub on the terrace, but without a hoist. The restaurant was wheelchair accessible, although we were really on a self catering holiday.
On my first visit, I en gaged carers locally. This time I brought along my own carer. We were in a family group of nine, including him. Some of my family stayed in a cottage with slightly fewer adaptations, but with level access, two minutes away on the same development, but across the lane.
The nearest beach is Portreath, where there is plenty of space for a wheelchair user (and excellent pasties), to watch the family, go swimming and surfing.
Overall conclusion: a really really good holiday, but a bit pricey.
