BOOKING AN ACCESSIBLE HOTEL
Source: BY JULIE / MARCH 25, 2015
Booking and finding an accessible hotel that accommodates your needs can be daunting, particularly if you require full wheelchair access. The internet is full of options but it is often hard to narrow down the ones that will cater for wheelchair access in the true sense of the word.
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