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Riu Palace Boavista

Access Guide

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Getting to the Room (0151)

  • The average walking time to the room is 2 minutes.
  • Exit the reception area via the side door to the right of the reception desk. Take a left and head down the corridor.
    At the end of the corridor, turn right into the lift lobby. From the lift lobby, take a left into the room corridor and the room 0151 is on the left.
  • The most accessible route to the room has step-free level access and automatic doors.
  • The majority of the walkways on route to the room are between 120cm and 180cm.
  • Some flooring on the route is patterned.

Room (0151)

  • This room has adaptations for disabled people. There are 5 rooms of this type in the resort.
  • All rooms with adaptations for disabled people are similar to the one surveyed.
  • There is step-free level access into the room.
  • The room door is manual, opens inwards and has a high colour contrast.
  • The room door opening is 99cm wide.
  • The bed type is made from two single beds pushed together.
  • The top of the mattress is 60cm from the floor.
  • The space under the bed is 25cm high.
  • There is room for a wheelchair user to turn next to the bed (150cm x 150cm).
  • The room does have an emergency alarm.
  • There is hard flooring.
  • The width of the balcony door is 94cm.

Ensuite (0151 - Right Hand Transfer)

  • The ensuite door slides open and has an opening width of 98cm.
  • There is not room for a wheelchair user to turn in the ensuite (150cm x 150cm).
  • There is hard flooring.
  • The facilities in the ensuite include: a toilet, a wash basin and a shower without a step.
  • There is a lateral transfer space on the right hand side of the toilet with a minimum width of 85cm.
  • Fixtures within the ensuite include: a toilet roll holder.
  • There is a dropdown rail on the transfer side.
  • Grab rails in the ensuite include: a horizontal grab rail on the non transfer side and a horizontal grab rail at the shower.
  • There is not a turning space in the shower for a wheelchair user (150cm x 150cm).
  • The width of the entrance to the shower is 119cm.