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Date: 27th May 2005

Majorca

Belle Vue holiday village

We arrived at the hotel and we were shown to our room by a very polite Airtours rep.

The ramp to our apartment was steep, but accessible, which was a relief to me and my family.

On entering the room, it was very clear that this was not a “three star” accommodation as the rep had stated, it was in fact a “two star” accommodation. There was no television, no telephone, in fact there was only the bare essentials needed for a short stay.

The room itself was far from wheelchair friendly. The bathroom had adaptations, but was too small, but with a little manoeuvring I could get into it and reach the sink and toilet and roll in shower.

The bedroom was not accessible and again I could not put my wheelchair at the side of the bed, and as in the previous hotel “Alcudia Pins,” there was no way that I could reach the wardrobe to hang up my clothes.

There was a bed in the living room, so I had to use that, and I had to rely on my wife to pass me a change of clothes from the wardrobe as and when required.

On exploring the holiday village area with my daughter, although there were ramps and lowered kerbs in parts, there was no way that an independent wheelchair user could stay there as the ramps were too steep, even into the local shops, and restaurants on site. The lowered kerbs were still too high for an independent wheelchair user. Also I could find no toilets anywhere in the village for wheelchair users.

If you wish to explore the local shopping area, then you will have to cross a very steep bridge that spans the local river, which is extremely slippery and dangerous for wheelchairs when it rains.

The Belle Vue holiday village in Alcudia is definitely not for independent wheelchair users. The village is only for assisted wheelchair users with fit and able carers.