I wanted to write this review for anyone who is looking for a good ADA accessible room, because this one is better than average. First of all, the room was located on the second floor, and is close to the elevator, so it is very easy to get in and out. The room was one of the few designated accessible rooms that I felt deserved that designation. The doorways were wide enough, the room was large enough that someone in a wheelchair or scooter could turn in, and actually get a wheelchair between the beds. There was sufficient turning radius into the bathroom, and enough room in the bathroom to turn around. This room did not have a roll-in shower, but the edges of the tub were low enough, and there were two bars (at different levels) on all three sides, as well as a fold-down shower seat. Given the overall quality of this accessible room, I hate to quibble, but there was one big issue and one small one, so in the spirit of trying to make a good thing better, I am going to mention them. The big quibble was the height of the bed. The beds were not just high, but VERY high. Beautiful linens, great pillows, nice mattresses--if you could get in them. I asked for a step stool, but they didn't have one. I ended up McGyvering a step stool out of some books, and that worked for me. But, if you have to transfer directly from a chair to the bed, I can't imagine how you would do it without help. Just lowering one of the beds would make this room practically perfect. The one other tiny quibble was the location of the soap and shampoo in the shower. It was high up on the back wall of the tub, too high for me to reach. That was more easily managed, but putting that lower in an ADA room (or providing old-fashioned travel size soap and shampoo in ADA rooms) would make it even nicer.
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