Marriotts Sabal or Royal Palms in Wheelchair?

[sncbird]

Hi Everyone,

We're going to Disney in June and are looking at Marriott's Royal and Sabal Palms. We have 2 big teenagers so we thought the extra room would be nice. I will use a powerchair due to my MS and I'm not sure which of these 2 resorts would be better for us. Like which one is easier to get to the main pool & restaurants in the convention center and which complex would be easier for to get around in. As far as room goes they have the choice of a roll in shower and a transfer shower. What is the difference? I've never seen a transfer shower before.

Thanks for your help
Chris

 

[happymommy]

I think first of all it would be good to call each property to see what an accessible room is like as far as shower goes.

Sabal has no elevators, so I would think the accessible rooms are on the first floor. Royal has elevators. Both have their own pools.

I don't know if the shuttle is easy to use with a wheelchair, so I would also ask about that. We took it once from Sabal, but also the walk from Sabal is shorter than Royal.

I would think that the sunken living room would have to be changed in an accessible room at Sabal. Ask about that too!

 

[SueM in MN]

I agree with the other poster about calling the individual resorts.
My guess is that the 'transfer shower' would be either a tub with a shower chair or a shower that can't be rolled into with a wheelchair, but a wheelchair can be rolled close to a seat inside the shower for you to transfer to.
But, their definition could be entirely different.
Ask if they can send pictures to help you decide - with the ready availability of cell phone cameras and email, that should be easy.

For the shuttle, ask about ease of use, but also:
- how often do the shuttles run
- what hours do they run/what are the pick up times
- are all the shuttles accessible or only some
- if only some, how often do the accessible ones run and what are their pick up times
- what happens if you miss the shuttle

Please feel free to ask any more questions and let us know how things turn out.

 

[sncbird]

Thank you both so much. Great ideas to ask!! I called the hotel and a transfer shower is a small step up into the shower area which has grab bars and a bench seat. The roll in shower is much larger and my wheelchair can roll right into it with no barrier. I think the Royal Palms is the way to go so we won't have to worry about elevators. I will make another call to talk about the shuttles. Thank you again for the info and the right questions to ask