Thanks to Caz for this fantastic review! My partner and I went to visit our friends Charlie and Dianna Shailer who run Shailer’s Bed & Breakfast yesterday for a reunion of a special group we used to attend, while there I decided to do research on the accessibility of the house so I took my wheelchair along for the job. When you first arrive you would think there is no way in hell for a wheelchair to enter as there

In quite exciting news for anyone who wants to get in the good books of an internationally-acclaimed comedian and disabled leader Liz Carr, Liz is visiting NZ with her partner throughout March and April, and is looking for places to stay! If any of you out there know of anyone with an accessible home who’d be interested in hosting (or even have accessible accommodation yourself that you wouldn’t mind sharing with) a “fabulously black” comedian, or if you’d like to

Back in the big smoke today from my trip down to The Mount, and I thought it’d be fitting to fill you all in on where I stayed! It was a cute little place on Maunganui Road called Atlas Suites & Apartments, a mere 5 minutes walk from everything, and I really mean 5 minutes. That was actually one of the coolest parts about Mt Maunganui, everything’s so close! The beach, restaurants, cafes, shops, the main residential area, hotels and

Yet another ‘ooh this is interesting…’ moment today! This blog post I stumbled upon is really targeted at owners (and potential owners) of hotels, motels, and other places of accommodation, and is a comprehensive guide to catering for disabled people, especially those with less obvious impairments. It talks about things like: Speech impairment Guests with a speech impairment (who either do not speak at all or who are difficult to understand) may not require any special equipment, however they do

Walkingisoverrated.com forum user dieseldave has given me a headsup about a nice motel on the outskirts of Auckland called the

And thus begins my feature on accessible accommodation throughout Auckland City. Firstly, I take a look around the modern SkyCity Hotel, situated within Auckland’s iconic Skytower. The first thing I noticed about the SkyCity Hotel, which sponsors the NZ Special Olympics team, is how well thought-out every element appears to be; nothing seems to be an afterthought. Everything from the well-positioned card-swipe machines in the lifts right through to the sink with enough room underneath it to slide a wheelchair,