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Recreation: Travel: Accessible Accommodations (Hotels and B&Bs)

National

Accessible Vacation Home Exchange, offered by the Institute on Independent Living, is a resource for those with disabilities who may be interested in swapping accessible homes with others with disabilities for the purpose of vacationing. Visit this site to find accessible vacation homes in all areas of the world.

Bed and Breakfast Inns Online offers a listing of B&Bs that are verified to have at least one accessible guest room. To find a B&B that will meet your needs, visit their Handicap Accessible Directory.

Microtel Inns and Suites, with locations throughout the United States, is committed to ensuring ADA-compliance in all of its hotels. In addition to offering a number of accessible guest rooms, they also train, via their Opening Doors program, all of their staff on disability etiquette and how to best serve guests with disabilities. For more information, contact their Reservations Representatives at (800) 771-7171 (Voice), (800) 824-2082 (TDD).

State Listings

Arizona

New Sign Stagecoach Trails Guest Ranch is a barrier-free guest ranch and offers a disabled horse riding program. They provide a special mounting/dismounting ramp, sidewalkers, and gentle well-trained horses to make horseback riding safe and enjoyable. Miles of picturesque trails, swimming pool, spacious guest rooms and Frontier Lodge are just some of the features of this accessible dude ranch. Family owned and operated boasts friendly and family oriented western entertainment. For more information, contact the Stagecoach Trails Guest Ranch at P.O. Box 580, Yucca, Arizona 86438, PHONE: (928) 727-8270, FAX: (866) 728-3016, Toll Free: 1-866-444-4471 or send e-mail to vacation@stgr.com

Hawaii

Maui Accessible Condo is a website offering the availability of an accessible two-bedroom, two-bath vacation condo for rent in Maui, Hawaii. The site also features listings of helpful resources available to people with disabilities in Maui. For more information, call (800) 820-8220 or e-mail info@mauiaccessiblecondo.com.

Minnesota

Veterans on the Lake located in Ely, Minnesota, offers fully accessible cabins for disabled veterans and their families, veterans age 65 or older, active duty military, and non veteran disabled. The grounds include an outdoor heated swimming pool, a sauna, a tennis court, a playground, shuffleboard and bonfire pits. For more information, call (800) 777-7538.

Wisconsin

The Feathered Star Bed and Breakfast, located in Door County, Wisconsin, offers several accessible guest rooms, complete with roll-in showers and widened doorways. All of their guest rooms are located on the main floor, and include a small sitting porch. For more information, call (877) 743-4066 or e-mail info@featheredstar.com.

Mobility-Challenged Vacation Rentals offers a barrier-free vacation home in Eagle River, Wisconsin. Nestled among the towering pines on the Eagle River chain of lakes, the three-bedroom home features a ramped entrance, 36-inch wide doorways, easy rolling services, lever door handles,a fully barrier-free ADA compliant bathroom including a roll-in shower with a shower/commode chair, an accessible kitchen complete with roll-under sink, and more. Aside from the practical features, there are many beautiful features as well, including white pine ceilings and walls. For more information, visit their website or call (866) 863-1157.

Pine Forest Lodge is a wheelchair accessible resort located in Mercer Wisconsin. Three cabins are year round wheelchair accessible. The resort has adaptive kayaks, waterskis and hand-crankbikes if reserved in advance. Also available is wheelchair basketball, badminton, adaptive canoeing and kayaking, golf carts and an accessible main lodge and three docks. Special discounts are available for the Memorial Day weekend for individuals with disabilities and their families. For more information call (715) 476-2241 or email ventures@pineforestlodge.com.

Sunset Pines Resort is a fully accessible two-bedroom cabin nestled in the rural Wisconsin community of Willard. Centrally located in Wisconsin, there is much to do within a 20-mile radius, including fishing, wilderness watching, shopping, horseback riding and archery. For more information, call (715) 267-6989 or e-mail info@sunsetpinesresort.com.

Welcome, H.O.M.E. (House Of Modification Examples) is an accessible demonstration home and Bed and Breakfast located in Newburg, Wisconsin, just 30 minutes north of Milwaukee. Guests are encouraged to explore numerous and varied accessible home design ideas and adaptive equipment in a leisurely setting for only $50.00 per night. Welcome, H.O.M.E. provides two great guest rooms and baths, all fully wheelchair-accessible. You can spend time in the comfortable family room, screen porch outside your bedroom, or cedar deck to enjoy the view of the countryside. Visitors may also wish to explore the prairie and woodlands along the wheelchair accessible hiking trails. Welcome, H.O.M.E. offers many accessible amenities, such as a kitchenette, and offers an array of adaptive equipment visitors can try for themselves. Welcome, H.O.M.E. offers free tours to day visitors and provides an accessible basement meeting room that can be used for any type of gathering. To arrange a visit to this unique wheelchair accessible country home, contact Welcome, H.O.M.E. at P.O. Box 333, 4260 West Hawthorne Drive (Hwy. Y), Newburg, Wisconsin 53060, call (262) 675-2525, or visit their website.

Wild Iris Shores, located in Cumberland, Wisconsin, offers two log cabins featuring accessible kitchens, bathrooms and living space. Both cabins offer spacious, light-filled, barrier-free designs. Roll-under counter tops and bathroom facilities with grab bars and roll-in showers ensure comfort and accessibility for all guests. The Evergreen Cabin has two bedrooms plus the light-filled loft that provide accommodations for 12. The Cranberry Cottage has a main floor sleeping area plus a sunny loft and accommodates six. They furnish dishes, cookware, towels and bed linens. Rates start at $95 per night for two adults. For more information, call (715) 822-8594 or e-mail wildiris@chibardun.net.

Canada

Bed & Breakfast Upcountry Canmore, located in the mountains of Canmore, Canada, offers a barrier-free Bed & Breakfast suite complete with a roll-in shower, roll-under sink, lowered light switches, and other amenities for guests with disabilities. For more information, visit their website or call (403) 678-1904.

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