Access Guide
Getting to
- The Opal Pool Bar is located in the centre of the resort grounds, next to the main swimming pools.
- The most accessible route has a lift, a slight 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.
- Menus are menu boards.
- Food served includes: drinks only.
- Guests with food allergies can 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 inside is hard.
- Some flooring is shiny.
- 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 some space for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre in the seating area (150cm x 150cm).
- The seating includes: dining chairs with armrests.
- Some of the tables are 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 (Opal Pool Bar)
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- There is pictorial signage on or near the toilet door.
- The toilet door is manual, opens outwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the toilet door opening is 88cm.
- The toilet door has a twist lock.
- The dimensions of the cubicle are 195cm x 222cm and it does not have a 150cm x 150cm turning space.
- There is a push button flush on top of the cistern.
- There is no dropdown rail.
- 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 at the recommended height: the toilet roll holder (between 80cm - 100cm) and the soap dispenser (between 80cm - 100cm).
- The following fixtures are not at the recommended height: the toilet seat (not at 48cm), the wash basin (not between 72cm - 74cm) 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 and the floor.
- The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: the grab rail and the toilet seat.
- There is no emergency alarm.
- The toilet has a mirror which has been angled for ease of use.
- There is no shelf in the toilet.
- The cubicle has a waste bin without lid and a pedal bin.
- There are no coat hooks.
Toilet (Male and Female)
- The male and female standard toilets were surveyed.
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- The toilet door is manual, opens outwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- There is an opening without doors which is 147cm wide.
- The width of the door into the toilet cubicle is not over 75cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- Lighting levels are low in the cubicle.