Handicap accessible shower at Aloft... unusable for non-handicapped guest?
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Instead of trying to get the hotel to change the way an accessible room that you don't need is setup, just don't book an accessible room in the future unless you actually physically need it.
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This board needs the "what's the most useless thing you can find to complain about" thread like they have on Delta... and this post would fit right in.
"I got what I reserved and now I am whining" LOL!
"I got what I reserved and now I am whining" LOL!
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If the hotel was fully booked for accessible rooms, most likely someone who needed an accessible room was forced to book a different hotel. It's not like someone who is a non-smoker thinking they can deal with a smoking room for the night.
Instead of trying to get the hotel to change the way an accessible room that you don't need is setup, just don't book an accessible room in the future unless you actually physically need it.
Instead of trying to get the hotel to change the way an accessible room that you don't need is setup, just don't book an accessible room in the future unless you actually physically need it.
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This is mostly a rant, but when you're on the road often little things bug you. I just checked into an Aloft and being cheap chose the prepaid low rate without realizing it was accessible. When FD told me I thought oh well the worst it could be is a roll in shower. When I looked at the shower however the shower head does not raise higher than about 5 1/2 ft (I'm 6'3").
is this normal? I have been in accessible rooms at other properties and while you don't get a nice shower head like a regular room, it at least extends to typical adult height appropriate levels.
is this normal? I have been in accessible rooms at other properties and while you don't get a nice shower head like a regular room, it at least extends to typical adult height appropriate levels.
Solution #2 : Shower sitting down. If there isn't a shower chair in the shower, call the front desk and ask for one.
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The accessible aloft rooms I've seen have had a very large bathroom with a roll in shower, with curtains and a fold down bench which is handy even if you don't need it for accessibility reasons. I think the shower head either was of adjustable height shower or had an additional hand held shower spray thingie, but I don't remember any problems with the height of the shower head.
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The way I look at it is, if I can bend down to kiss my girlfriend who is under 5 1/2 ft, I can bend down to wash my hair with a 5 1/2 ft shower head. I am also 6' 3".
Certainly not ideal for taking a nice long shower, but given the hotel is sold out, hardly the end of the world. Did you check with them if you could change rooms the next day?
In my experience, an accessible room at SPG is pretty clearly stated during the booking selection. And, I think most SPG brands would have dual-use of the accessible rooms. Aloft is a simpler setup and I don't recall ever seeing an adjustable shower head in one. I would guess their compromise was a 5 1/2 foot shower head, which actually might be a little higher than normal for somebody in a wheelchair.
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