Withdrawn Technical Assistance: Common ADA Problems at Newly Constructed Lodging Facilities

Guestroom Types and Features

Common Problem:

Accessible guestrooms are not dispersed among the various classes of rooms available at a lodging facility and do not provide people with disabilities the same range of amenities available to others.

Result:

Persons with disabilities who desire or may need different classes of accessible guestrooms are denied the range of lodging options that other guests without disabilities can take for granted (e.g., rooms with one or two beds, suites.)

Requirements:

In order to provide persons with disabilities the same range of options that are available to other persons at the facility, lodging facilities must disperse accessible guestrooms/suites among the various classes of guestrooms/suites available at the facility. Factors to be considered in dispersing accessible guestrooms among different classes of rooms include room size, cost, amenities provided (e.g., smoking and nonsmoking rooms, suites, kitchenettes, rooms with preferred views, connecting rooms), and the number of beds provided. ADA Standards 9.1.4.