Awards for Yr Hen Stablau
VISITWALES 4 STAR SELF-CATERING WALES GTBS GOLD WALKERS WELCOME CYCLISTS WELCOME
VisitWales 4 Star Self-catering
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Wales Green Tourism Business Scheme Gold Award
The GTBS is the national sustainable tourism certification scheme for the UK. Originally developed in partnership with Visit Scotland, it is now the only certification scheme validated by Visit Britain, through the International Centre for Responsible Tourism (ICRT).
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VisitWales Cyclists Welcome
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VisitWales Walkers Welcome
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Self-assessed Accessibility Information
Self-assessed Accessibility Information provides a list of available facilities and services, highlighted as being of key importance by disabled people. Along with Access Statements, which provide a fuller written description of accessibility, it can help people with access needs make an informed choice as to whether accommodation, attractions, food & drink or shopping establishments meet their needs.
Self-assessed accessibility details
Parking
- Parking for Single unit properties:
- Parking space provided
- Within 50 metres approx. of entrance
- Parking for Multiple unit properties:
- Designated parking space provided for guests with disabilities
- Within 50 metres approx. of entrance
- Drop-off point for guests outside entrance
- Surface of the car park and pathway leading to entrance:
- Gravel
stone
- Route from the parking area to the entrance:
- Flat (i.e. without steps)
Entrance
- Entrance is well lit
Access
- Level access (no steps/thresholds) or access by ramp or lift to:
- Toilet and bathroom
- One or more bedrooms
- Lounge
- Kitchen
- Dining room
- Toilet suitable for wheelchair users
- Outdoor facilities
patios and garden
- Good contrast between the floor and walls
Kitchen
- Sink taps have lever handles
- Seating available in kitchen
Bed/ Bathrooms
- Bedroom furniture can be re-arranged if requested by guest
- Bedrooms available with non-allergic bedding (ie non-feather pillows)
- Bedrooms available with no fitted carpets
- Bathrooms available with:
- Separate shower unit
- Wet room
- Separate shower unit with support handrails available
- Separate shower unit with fixed shower seat or shower chair available
- W.C. fitted with handrails available
- Taps in bathroom with lever handles available
- Bathrooms available that have been specially adapted for wheelchair user
General
- Call system with vibrating pads
- Guest information available in large print (14pt and over)
Notes
The drive up to Yr Hen Stablau leads to the front porch with a level way in to the lobby.<br /><br />The whole of the ground floor of Yr Hen Stablau is wheelchair accessible, and the doors are all 900mm wide or wider. On the ground floor is a double bedroom, shower room and toilet, sitting room, kitchen/dining room, hall and access to the terraces front and back. The shower room has roll-in shower, WC, grab rails and lever taps. Mobile hoist available.<br /><br />All door handles are disability friendly, the basins and kitchen sink have lever taps, and the colour scheme is planned for good visibility of doors, windows, handles, floors, worktops and cupboards. The cottage is light with plenty of windows, skylights and lights inside and out.<br /><br />There is a radio, CD player and satellite digital TV with teletext.<br /><br />We can arrange free transport on arrival from the railway and bus stations in Machynlleth and also help carrying luggage on request.