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I
was
not
planning
on
leaving
a
negative
review
of
this
hotel,
however
after
receiving
the
following
email
from
the
local
establishment,
from
a
no
reply
email,
I
feel
compelled
to
tell
the
other
side
of
the
story.
Also,
my
brother
convinced
me
that
I
should
so
that
other
disabled
persons
would
understand
this
facility.
The
following
is
the
text
from
the
Hotel's
email
(in
quotes),
with
my
comments
following
each
point
to
set
the
record
straight.
"Additionally
Paul,
we
are
disabled
friendly.
Our
pools
are
equipped
with
handicap
chairs,
we
have
handicap
parking
on
all
sides
of
the
building,
as
well
as
several
handicapped
rooms."
Actually,
no
you
are
not
handicap
friendly.
You
do
not
have
handicap
parking
on
all
sides
of
the
building,
only
on
the
front
and
the
back.
And
the
staff
never
informed
me
that
the
long
walk
from
the
handicap
parking
in
front,
to
the
room,
could
have
been
avoided
by
parking
at
the
handicap
spaces
in
the
back,
which
were
a
bit
closer
to
the
room.
This
just
shows
the
handicap/disability
tone
deafness
of
your
staff
and
management,
as
the
email
exhibits.
Also,
while
you
may
have
handicapped
rooms,
you
only
have
one
that
you
claim
has
a
walk-in
shower.
Obviously,
you
don't
understand
that
there
are
many
types
of
disabilities,
and
being
in
a
wheelchair
and
needing
a
larger
room
with
wheelchair
access,
and
having
handicap
chairs
for
the
pool,
does
not
address
people
with
severe
leg
injuries
are
not
able
to
easily
lift
their
leg
above
the
tub
to
get
in
the
shower.
Many
hotels
have
walk-in
showers
in
the
handicapped
rooms,
and
also
have
parking
very
close
to
the
handicap
rooms
so
that
handicap
persons
are
not
expected
to
carry
their
luggage
long
distances
just
to
get
to
their
room.
In
fact,
the
hotel
I
was
at
the
previous
night,
the
Best
Western
in
Kingman
Az,
gave
me
a
handicap
room
with
a
walk-in
shower,
and
the
parking
10
ft
outside
the
room,
and
did
not
ever
mention
that
it
was
a
more
expensive
room.
In
fact,
I
did
not
even
have
to
ask
for
the
handicapped
room,
they
saw
my
limping
conditions
and
just
gave
it
to
me.
What
a
concept!
"If
I
recall
correctly,
you
were
upset
because
you
booked
a
regular
room,
at
the
regular
price,
but
wanted
a
handicapped
room,
a
more
expensive
room
type
that
must
be
booked
separately.
You
were
basically
upset
that
the
hotel
gave
you
the
room
you
booked."
Please
see
my
previous
comment.
"We
offered
to
switch
you
rooms
at
no
up-charge.
You
accepted,
and
immediately
came
back
saying
you
refused
to
stay
there
because
it
wasn’t
a
king
bed,
and
opted
for
the
original,
non
handicapped
room."
Yes,
you
did
offer
the
other
room
but
I
did
not
say
I
refused
the
room,
that's
a
misquote.
I
was
grateful
for
that,
however
when
I
went
down
to
look
at
the
room,
it
did
not
have
a
walk
in
the
shower
which
is
what
I
needed,
and
thought
that's
what
you
were
offering.
Therefore,
I
would
have
the
same
issue
in
that
room
as
I
would
in
the
original
room
with
the
king
bed
versus
the
queen
bed.
So,
your
premise
that
I
opted
out
of
that
room
because
of
the
bed
size,
Is
not
correct.
It
was
because
it
did
not
have
a
walk-in
shower,
as
I
explained
in
the
previous
comment,
that
is
what
I
needed
for
my
disability.
Once
again
extreme
tone
deafness
with
handicap/
disability
issues!!
News
flash
not
all
people
that
are
disabled
are
in
a
wheelchair!
"Clearly,
the
handicapped
amenities
were
not
a
high
concern
for
you."
Another
example
of
management's
extreme
ignorance
related
to
handicap
disability
issues.
"We
also
offered
to
help
you
move
you
stuff-again
you
refused,
saying
that
“you
are
a
marine
and
you
didn’t
need
help”.
Again,
another
example
of
extreme
tone
deafness
related
to
disability
issues.
Did
ever
occur
to
you
that
handicap/disabled
people
like
to
do
what
they
can
for
themselves,
when
they
can,
and
don't
expect
pity
or
sympathy?
Corporate
management
can
serve
the
disabled/handicap
community
greatly
by
requiring
you,
and
all
of
your
staff,
take
awareness
training
on
disability
issues.
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