Caro Hotel

Almirante, 14 46003 Valencia

TOURISTIC AREA: Historical center

Located on a flat street with no obstacles and even paving.

Guide dogs allowed.

There is contrasted embossed signage with approved pictograms, with information on spaces and routes.

It has assistance personnel. 

Auditory

Car park:

The carpark is not accessible to customers, only through the valet service. 

Access:

All-glass door. 

Reception:

Counter height, 104 cm. 

Indoor mobility:

There are information panels in each room with pictograms or short texts. With illuminated emergency alerts. 

Communal toilets:

No visual aide to indicate free or occupied, and no gap underneath the cubicle door. 

Lift:

There is a stop button and visual information inside and outside of cab. 

Room:

With Internet connection. TV with teletext and illuminated alarm service. With a plug next to the bed. No peephole in the door. 

Restaurant, cafeteria, buffet:

There is a variable number of round tables. 

Physical

Car park:

The carpark is not accessible to customers, only through the valet service. 

Access:

Main entrance with isolated step, 12 cm high. Door has a clear width of 90 cm and opens outward with a handle at a height of 97-130 cm. 

Reception:

Located on Ground Floor, with no changes in level. Counter height, 104 cm. 

Indoor mobility:

Route with no changes in level. Corridors more than 120 cm wide, with a smooth, slip-resistant floor surface. 

Toilets in communal areas:

There is an adapted unisex toilet. Signage on door with standardised symbol. Slip-resistant floor surface. Toilet door opening inward with a handle placed at a height of 110 cm and with 96 cm clear width. No spring hinge. There is a space in front of and behind the door of 150 cm or more. Washbasin with no pedestal or front panel, 80 cm high. The basin is 35 cm wide, with 68 cm clearance underneath. Mixer tap. Upright mirror; height of lower edge, 102 cm from the floor. Approach to the toilet, 18 cm wide on the right side and more than 120 cm on the left. More than 120 cm approach from the front. Toilet seat height, 48 cm. Foldable grab bar on the left at a height of 52-74 cm and fixed grab bar on the right at a height of 73 cm. Distance between grab bars, 63 cm. No alarm system inside the cubicle. 

Lift:

Equipped with two lifts located on an accessible floor with an accessible route. With 83 cm clear width and a 137x107 cm cab. Height of call buttons, 100 cm; height of cab buttons, 89 cm; and height of handrail, 90 cm. 

Stairs:

The hotel has three floors with two mezzanines. The main door connects the entire hotel. The longest section has eleven steps with 17 cm riser height and 28 cm tread depth. Single handrail on one side of staircase, at a height of 110 cm. Extended onto intermediate landings or lift boarding and landing areas. Slip-resistant, smooth floor surface. There is an alternative route via the lift. 

Adapted room:

The hotel has an adapted room, located on the mezzanine accessible by lift. Heavy door with a clear width of 90 cm and a spring hinge. Opens with a handle placed at a height of 102 cm. Barrier free space to approach the bed, 80 cm on the right side and 133 cm on the left side. Bed 55 cm high with access to light control mechanisms. Height of environmental controls, 112 cm. Height of wardrobe shelves and drawers, 10-210 cm, with height adjustable bar. Easy to open pulls. 

Adapted en-suite toilet:

Toilet door does not contrast with the wall. The lighting is not uniform. The toilet and shower are in a separate room from the washbasins and bathtub. Access through a sliding door with 100 cm clear width. There is a space in front of and behind the door of 150 cm or more. Approach to the toilet, 25 cm wide on the right side and 88 cm on the left. More than 150 cm approach from the front. Height of seat, 44 cm. Folding grab bars on both sides, at a height of 53-55 cm. Distance between grab bars, 66 cm. Slip-resistant shower floor, level with the rest of the facility. Shower seat available on request. Wall-mounted accessible mixer tap, at a height of 110 cm. Two horizontal grab bars, at a height of 75 cm and 90 cm respectively. Washbasin 85 cm high, no pedestal, with a clear space underneath 70 cm high and 52 cm deep. It cannot be reached from the toilet. Mixer tap. Upright mirror; height of lower edge, 106 cm. Bathtub with edge 51 cm high and no transfer bench. Horizontal grab bar height, 69 cm. Wall-mounted accessible mixer tap. With alarm system inside the cubicle next to the toilet. 

Restaurant, cafeteria, buffet:

Located on the Basement Floor, accessible via a lift and stairs. Dining room with two levels separated by three steps with 12 cm riser height and 14 cm tread depth. Corridor more than 120 cm wide. One-leg tables, 73 cm high. Height of lower edge, 71 cm; 70 cm width and 44 cm depth. At least 120 cm clear width between tables. Height of self-service counter, 94 cm. More than 150 cm clear width to allow passage along edge of counter. With table service. Menu can be adapted. 

Meeting room:

Located on a basement floor. It has two rooms, with access of over 120 cm clear width in both. 

Visual

Access:

Glass main door with visual signage in low-contrasting colours and an isolated step 12 cm high. Loose doormat in front of the door. Slip-resistant floor surface. 

Reception:

Route with no changes in level and barrier free, with a smooth, slip-resistant floor surface. Counter height, 104 cm, with direct lighting. The lighting is not uniform. 

Indoor mobility:

Barrier free route. Smooth, slip-resistant floor surface, with no bumps. The information signs have contrasted, embossed pictograms. The lighting is not uniform. 

Communal toilets:

Men's and women's toilets indicated with non-standardised pictograms, tactile and in a contrasting colour, placed at a height of 152 cm. Toilet door not contrasted with the wall. The lighting is not uniform and has no timer. Slip-resistant floor surface. No unmarked barriers or projecting elements. 

Lift:

Lift with contrasted buttons. Handrail height, 90 cm. Floor in front of the lift door indicated with a tactile-visual strip. Equipped with an audio alarm and intercom. 

Stairs:

A main stair connects all of the hotel. With luminous signage at the top and bottom of the staircase. Steps with no nosing, no tactile-visual signage and with edge protection. Handrails extend onto the intermediate landings. Slip-resistant, smooth floor surface. The lighting is not uniform. 

Room:

The room number is at a height of 176 cm. It is tactile and not in contrasting colours. Door not contrasted with the wall. Smooth floor surface. The furniture does not hinder circulation. The lighting is not uniform. 

Restaurant, cafeteria, buffet:

Dining room with two levels separated by three steps with 12 cm riser height and 14 cm tread depth. No handrails or tactile-visual signage. Barrier free route. Smooth, slip-resistant floor surface, with no bumps. Menu with average size contrasting print. The lighting is not uniform. 

Meeting room:

Barrier free route. Smooth, slip-resistant floor surface, with no bumps. The lighting is not uniform.