Accommodation with wet room in Edinburgh

Thank you all so much for all the great links and ideas, this has proved very useful. It is my husband in the wheelchair, so when factoring in pushing him, bags and walker thought is easier to have hotel near Waverley or Bus station. It is a wee conference we are off to but hope to see some friends while there.

Will be speaking to organisers tomorrow, and finalising plans so will phone around tonight and book tomorrow.

Sorry for delay in getting back, we have had a bad health week, so have got rather behind on things. This is Gransnet at it best, helpful and supportive, thank you all again for the help it is much appreciated.

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www.sagetraveling.com/Heart-Edinburgh-Accessible-Hotel
Pic of wet room looks good. Doesn't give an address.

Another review of the Apex Hotel by Euan. In this one he says a shower stool was provided. www.euansguide.com/venues/apex-grassmarket-hotel-edinburgh-5407/reviews/breakfast-with-a-view-135

Apex hotel in the Grassmarket. Reviewed for disability by Euan. No shower seat, but reception have shower chairs. again, not near Waverley but wheelchair taxis available in Edinburgh. Pushing a wheelchair up to George IV Bridge could be hard work. www.euansguide.com/venues/apex-city-of-edinburgh-hotel-edinburgh-1680/reviews/beware-the-tiger-163

A search pulled up this - it is in Kimgs Stables Road!! but you can get Edinburgh taxis with wheelchairs. Sounds swish - no prices anywhere to be seen. It would take a phone call.
www.enablemytrip.com/united-kingdom/edinburgh/accommodation/wilde-apartotels-by-staycity
I'll continue to look. My visitors left this morning and the bedding is all washed, so I have no jobs still to do!

Just looked a the one by the Waverley came up and it does have a wet room style bathroom.

Some Premier Inn have a wet room type shower but not all . When you go into their website and put in room type accessible comes up, I wouldn't book it online but phone the helpline number. Their rooms a usually a good size and have room for the wheelchair to turn around, emergency pull cords and an automatic door. Beds are quite high though so may be a problem for some transferring from chair to bed.
Also contact the Scottish tourist board /visit Scotland they may have information.

I hope that cascats pops back to their thread to see all the helpful recommendations.

Aveline

As previously stated - steep hills and steps all round. Taxis not likely to appreciate such short trips. Central Edinburgh not ideal for wheelchair travellers.

I worked with wheelchair users and visited Edinburgh by train many times for day trips. Never had a problem. Would avoid the busiest tourist months (I do anyway) but in March shouldn't be too manic. Depending on the wheelchair and user public transport may be entirely unnecessary regardless of hills.
Can't believe the negativity.

I stay in Premier inns because they have accessible rooms for walking and wheelchair disabled. Low beds large shower room with seat with legs at the front bolted to the wall. Rails round the toilet . Twin beds which can be joined together if you want it as a double just phone the hotel and they will make sure they are hooked together. I am on my own but would fall out of a single bed. I stayed in Berwick upon Tweed and York last year both rooms had comfortable armchair as well plus desk with chair . Plenty of room for a wheelchair user. Good lighting . Restaurants walking and disabled friendly . I travel but train as I don't drive so phone in advance to find taxi firm that will put my legs in and out of the car . In October booked my Primer inn room in Llandudno for May. Intend to go to Harrogate in September.

I can't use a dinner knife so asked for my food to be cut up in the kitchen for me which they did and put it together so it looked whole . Which was kind of them . I eat with a spoon and fork . As my hands tremble all the time . So always ask for extra napkins otherwise I end up wearing my food🤣. Highly recommend Primer inn. Some chain hotels don't have accessible rooms. And private hotels don't bother I think they are blind to anyone disabled . Plus they charge extra if you travel alone .

As previously stated - steep hills and steps all round. Taxis not likely to appreciate such short trips. Central Edinburgh not ideal for wheelchair travellers.

OldFrill

Premier Inn Waverley advertises accessible rooms with wet rooms. They can usually change their double beds to twins.
Standard accessible

Our accessible rooms offer more space, a double or kingsize bed between 480mm and 520mm in height, and wider entry bathrooms with a lowered bath or wet room. At our hotels with 480mm height mattresses, our teams can raise the bed for easier wheelchair access. If you have any accessibility questions before your stay, please get in touch with our friendly team at [email protected] or call us on 0333 0919 817 between 9am and 5pm Monday-Friday (calls charged at local rate).

I was going to suggest this hotel. We stayed there. It was very comfortable (there’s a restaurant if you don’t feel like going out in the evening) and very close to the station. Convenient for the Royal Mile and the Museums.

I asked for an accessible Premier Inn room, as I had difficulty getting out of a bath. The room I got was amazing, shower, bars and handles everywhere. It really is a great hotel chain.

Premier Inn lead the way with accessible rooms, their newer builds offer the best facilities and they are improving all the time. They have a programme of further improvements for all their new builds.

Well I was wrong lots of ideas for you Cascats

Taxis
The entire fleets of Edinburgh’s two main black cab firms are wheelchair accessible, with over 900 taxis between them. Make a quick and easy booking with City Cabs or Central Taxis.

Lots of hills to negotiate to get to and from the station.

The Ibis hotel on South Bridge, not far from Waverley Station, has disabled access rooms. Or there's Market Street Hotel or Apex Waterloo Place, again not far from the staiton.

Premier Inn Waverley advertises accessible rooms with wet rooms. They can usually change their double beds to twins.
Standard accessible

Our accessible rooms offer more space, a double or kingsize bed between 480mm and 520mm in height, and wider entry bathrooms with a lowered bath or wet room. At our hotels with 480mm height mattresses, our teams can raise the bed for easier wheelchair access. If you have any accessibility questions before your stay, please get in touch with our friendly team at [email protected] or call us on 0333 0919 817 between 9am and 5pm Monday-Friday (calls charged at local rate).

www.premierinn.com/gb/en/hotels/scotland/lothian/edinburgh/edinburgh-city-centre-waverley.html?ARRdd=21&ARRmm=02&ARRyyyy=2025&NIGHTS=1&ROOMS=1&ADULT1=1&CHILD1=0&COT1=0&INTTYP1=DB

[https://www.premierinn.com/gb/en/hotels/scotland/lothian/edinburgh/edinburgh-city-centre-waverley.html?ARRdd=21&ARRmm=02&ARRyyyy=2025&NIGHTS=1&ROOMS=1&ADULT1=1&CHILD1=0&COT1=0&INTTYP1=DB this one]] if you click on the photos, no 17 shows the wet room in the accessible room but it looks like you will have to ring to book it rather than doing it online

Jaxjacky

There seems to be a Premier Inn nearby, they’re usually pretty good

I ve never stayed in a Premier or Travelodge with disabled facilities or a wet room JaxJacky not saying they haven’t though, worth an ask

I can understand you wanting a wet room but to be honest for two nights surely you can manage with a wash down.
I think you might be hard found to get an airB&B or even hotel with a wet room
Have you tried asking through one of the charities for disabled or even AgeUk they might have lists for suitable lets

There seems to be a Premier Inn nearby, they’re usually pretty good