Hello all!

My husband is a C6/7 Quad who works for an airline, so we like to travel a few times a year. We're hoping to catch a week in the fall, and are looking for ideas on cheap all-inclusives that you know to be accessible (Manual Chair).

We love Hawaii and Vegas (easily the most accesible holidays, always!) but we like to explore.

The last two we did were the Wyndham Playa Dorada in Puerto Plata DR and the Tesoro in Manzanillo - both were awesome but required dozens of phone calls to find and confirm all the info we were looking for.

If anyone could help contribute your experiences, we'd be happy to share ours.

Thanks for your help!

KJM

Excellence Cancun Riviera and Excellence Playa Mujeres. Both were verrrry accessible. And we used this transportation company:

http://www.cancunaccesible.com/

You can email them for info in English.

Also both of those resorts are GORGEOUS. We loved them both equally.

We have also been to Sandals in Bahamas. Only one of the restaurants had a couple steps in...so they would just bring us down a table. (it was outdoor seating anyways) And you can contact the hotel directly for transportation. They had a large shuttle.

Our next one is to Sandals Whitehouse Jamaica. I have already been doing some research on it, and it seems great for the wheelchair, and they also had transportation available.

Have fun!!!!!

i've been to The Moon Palace, Cancun, Mexico and everything is accessible except 1 bar which has 2/3 steps to negoiate. It's a very nice place and the food is lovely.

Last year I went to The Royal, Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. This place is awesome and everything was accessible. My room was large and the bathroom facilities were excellent with a full wheel-in shower. The food and drink were great and the Asian restaurant has the best sushi i've tasted. The free form pool can be accessed dependant on your mobility or how much help you are prepared to accept. I transfer onto a sunlounger with a lilo on then get people (3) to put the sunlounger in the water. I then just float around the pool. To get out of the pool I just reverse the process.

The location of the Royal is perfect as the majority of All-inculsive resorts are located several miles from tourist areas. The Royal is smack bang in the middle of Playa Del Carmen. There are loads of bars, shops and outside markets to visit if that's your thing.

One thing about this location that can not be overlooked is that the ferry to Cozumel Island is 250 metres from The Royal. There are organised trips and ferry crossings every day. You can swim with dolphins and manatees either on Cozumel or the mainland (30 minute drive). I did this on the mainland and would recommend this to everyone. A special wheelchair is provided by the facility along with all the assistance necessary. They will get you in and out of the water and help you interact with the dolphin, sealions, manatess etc.

The Royal is a children free zone as well.

I would go back tomorrow if i had the chance. this is easily the best holiday i've been on.

if you have any questions feel free to pm me.

Fantastic - this is great info; thanks all!

If you have more accessible properties, please keep them coming - I would love to have a comprehansive list of all our options! We're happy to share our experiences too.

Generally, I've found that Sandals, Riu, Barcelo, and Tesoro are excellent bets. Wyndham is touch and go, but they post all the accessiblity information right on their website - very helpful!

I look forward to hearing more stories!

K

Hello,

So....we have been doing a great deal of research lately and though we should share. If you do, however, have more properties to suggest, please let me know and I will add them to the list! If you intend on booking one of these properties, I do recommend contacting the company directly by email or phone as each person's accessibility requirements are different. Also, please keep in mind that properties are often renovated, sold, bought, and may change. To the best of my knowledge, this information is accurate as of the date of posting:


CHAINS THAT CLAIM ALL PROPERTIES ARE ACCESSIBLE:

All Riu, all countries
All Sandals, all countries
All Barcelo, all countries
All Tesoro (Mexico only)
All Superclub, all countries-but not all have R/I shower

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CHAINS THAT POST ACCESSIBILITY DETAILS ONLINE:

Wyndham - http://www.wyndham.com/main.wnt

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PROPERTIES THAT HAVE CONFIRMED ACCESSIBILITY:

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CUBA:

Havana: Hotel Nacional
Santa Clara: Occidental Royal Hideaway
Varadero: Hotel Tainos
Varadero: Melia

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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC:

La Romana: Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach
Puerto Plata: Viva Wyndham Playa Dorada

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JAMAICA:

Braco: Grand Lido Braco
Negril: Grand lido Negril
Falmouth: Starfish Trelawny
Montego Bay: Breezes Runaway Bay

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MEXICO:

Campeche: Freedom Shores
Cancun: Excellence Cancun Riviera
Cancun: Excellence Playa Mujeres
Cancun: Iberostar Del Mar
Cancun: Iberostar Paraiso Grand
Cancun: Moon Palace
Cancun: Occidental Grand Xcaret
Cancun: The Royal
Cancun: Viva Wyndham Maya
Cozumel: Occidental Grand Cozumel
Los Cabos: Dreams Los Cabos
Puerto Vallarta: Canto del Sol
Puerto Vallarta: Casamagna Puerto Valllarta
Puerto Vallarta: Hola Puerto Vallarta Club & Spa
Puerto Vallarta: Holiday Inn

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PROPERTIES CONFIRMED NOT ACCESSIBLE:

Cancun: Viva Wyndham Azteca
Mazatlan, MX: El Cid Granada Country Club
Puerto Vallarta, MX: Crown Paradise Club Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta, MX: NH Krystal Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta, MX: Royal Decameron Puerto Vallarta
Punta Cana, DR: Grand Palladium Punta Cana Resort & Spa

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And to cover my ass:

THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. I MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR GUARANTEES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, CONTENT, OR MATERIALS INCLUDED. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS INFORMATION IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.