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Old Feb 14, 2018 | 10:10 am
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Originally Posted by dulciusexasperis
I hardly think a rant about wheelchair access is relevant here Kremmen. The hotel was built in 1873. Although it has been totally renovated and is up to today's standards, there are no rooms on the ground floor and nowhere you could possibly install an elevator, so no, there is no provision for wheelchair access rooms. That does not indicate however that 'the property doesn't care' or that Switzerland has poor or ineffective anti-discrimination laws'.

Your rant does indicate something however.
It is totally relevant. Chain hotels' web sites list things like number of accessible rooms and whether parts of a hotel are accessible. There are times when a hotel might not be, but the chain hotels will at least say so. Non-chain hotels can get away with just saying nothing and leaving potential guests to have to ask or look for the information elsewhere.

If it isn't accessible, it has not been totally renovated to today's standards. You are, by definition, incorrect.
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