Access Guide
Getting to
- Rixy Bar is located in the Fantasy area of the resort grounds, next to the Rixy Kids' Club.
- The most accessible route has a lift, a steep ramp/slope and an automatic door.
- To view information about this lift click here (new tab).
Bar
- There is step-free level access into the bar area.
- The bar serves drinks.
- Food served includes: drinks only.
- Guests with food allergies cannot bring their own food.
- The following are available: drinking straws and takeaway cups.
- There is no hearing assistance system.
- There is background noise.
- None of the counters are at the recommended height for wheelchair users (between 76cm - 85cm).
- There is step-free level access around the area.
- The flooring outside is hard.
- Lighting levels are good in this bar.
Seating
- There is step-free level access into the seating area.
- There is step-free level access around the area.
- There is space for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre in the seating area (150cm x 150cm).
- The seating includes: sun loungers.
- The tables are not suitable for wheelchair users (between 70cm - 80cm and free from obstruction).
- The flooring outside is hard.
- There is background noise.
- Lighting levels are good in this seating area.
Toilet with Adaptations for Disabled People (Rixy Bar - Right Hand Transfer)
- There is step-free access into the toilet, via a ramp.
- The ramp is slight between 75cm and 150cm wide, with no handrails.
- There is pictorial signage on or near the toilet door.
- The toilet door is manual, opens outwards and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the toilet door opening is 82cm.
- The toilet door has a twist lock.
- The dimensions of the cubicle are 172cm x 228cm and it has a turning space of at least 150cm x 150cm.
- There is a lateral transfer space to the right of the toilet as you look at it.
- The lateral transfer space is 82cm (from the side of the toilet pan to the wall).
- There is a push button flush on the wall above the cistern.
- The following grab rails are available: a horizontal grab rail on the non-transfer side.
- There is a dropdown rail on the transfer side.
- The following fixtures can be reached from the toilet seat: the toilet roll holder.
- The following fixtures cannot be reached from the toilet seat: the wash basin, the soap dispenser and towel dispenser.
- The following fixtures are not at the recommended height: the toilet seat (not at 48cm), the toilet roll holder (not between 80cm - 100cm), the wash basin (not between 72cm - 74cm), the soap dispenser (not between 80cm - 100cm) and towel dispenser (not between 80cm - 100cm).
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- Lighting levels are low in the cubicle.
- The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the internal toilet door, the grab rail, the dropdown rail and the floor.
- The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: the toilet seat.
- There is an intercom alarm system.
- The toilet has a mirror.
- There is no shelf in the toilet.
- The cubicle has a waste bin without lid.
- There are no coat hooks.
Toilet (Male and Female)
- The male and female standard toilets were surveyed.
- There is step-free access into the toilet, via a ramp.
- The ramp is slight between 75cm and 150cm wide, with no handrails.
- The toilet door is manual, permanently held open and has a colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the toilet door opening is 71cm.
- The width of the door into the toilet cubicle is not over 75cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever.
- Lighting levels are low in the cubicle.
Toilet (Children's)
- The shared standard toilet was surveyed.
- There is step-free access into the toilet, via a ramp.
- The ramp is slight between 75cm and 150cm wide, with no handrails.
- The toilet door is manual, opens inwards and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the toilet door opening is 72cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- Lighting levels are low in the cubicle.