Wheelchair Friendly Holiday Facts & Accommodation Information
Holidays for the disabled can be enjoyed in many locations around the world in holiday accommodation that has been specifically designed or adapted to be wheelchair friendly. It is now so much easier booking a holiday home for people with mobility problems due to increased awareness of the needs of the disabled and the importance of making available the means with which they can enjoy an independent and stress-free vacation. In fact, the whole family can enjoy a wheelchair friendly holiday in home-from-home bed and breakfasts or self catering apartments, villas and farmhouses, some of which have private pools as well as enhanced facilities for the lesser able-bodied, and many having internet access and TV. with satellite options. All our holiday rentals designated 'wheelchair friendly' will provide details of their disabled facilities, but there will be enough for you to make an informed choice according to your own personal requirements.
There are many wheelchair friendly self catering holiday homes, single storey villas and ground floor apartments to choose from, with good accessibility for wheelchairs, slopes, ramps, wide doorways and specially adapted kitchen and bathroom facilities. Family-sized farmhouses, cottages and condos or apartments not on the ground floor can also be wheelchair friendly (with lift access or ground floor en-suite bedrooms), as well as provide suitable accommodation for other family members. All disabled holiday home budgets are catered for with a huge selection of wheelchair friendly accommodation available; from bed and breakfasts to luxury penthouse apartments, many having their own pools and some of which have direct access on to a beach. All the usual attributes of a sunshine holiday can be enjoyed from the comfort of our wheelchair friendly holiday homes, including accessibility to beaches and opportunities for sightseeing, shopping and dining out.
Across Europe, self catering wheelchair friendly apartments, villas, cottages and farmhouses are plentiful in England, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and the Balearic Islands, and entirely suitable for holidays for the disabled. Cyprus or Turkey can provide destinations of guaranteed sunshine and breathtaking scenery and Greece has opportunities for the art lover to embark on a painting course. Family-run wheelchair friendly bed and breakfasts are also available in various locations with the added bonus of having someone close at hand to help with any health, access or communication problems. A wheelchair friendly holiday in Thailand can be enjoyed fully by the disabled in a sumptuous villa with a private pool overlooking a sun-drenched beach. The Caribbean can provide a dream holiday villa of luxurious quality and a private beach, with ground floor bedroom facilities for the lesser mobile, and domestic staff to cater for your every need! If you've ever wanted to visit South Africa, then a penthouse apartment can give you the opportunity, and despite the accommodation not being at ground level, every requirement of the disabled traveller is accounted for to give you a wheelchair friendly holiday to remember. A family vacation to the USA can be easily achieved even if a wheelchair needs to be taken into consideration. With a wide variety of self catering villas and condos to choose from, all adapted for the needs of the disabled, there is no better chance to experience this big country and treat the kids to that trip to Disney world.