Currently away for the weekend, is this acceptable?

[DBD1975]

Would appreciate views on whether or not I am being unreasonable in thinking en-suite facilities are not acceptable.

We have paid £440 for a weekend break in the UK. I am not happy and asked to move rooms but was told not possible as fully booked.

Don't know if I am being unreasonable and others would find this shower room acceptable or I am not being unreasonable and it is not what others would expect.

Same with my daughter - floor squeegees are a life saver!

Got the same, but more utilitarian, think council swimming baths, accessible bathroom on a stay in London, I was hoping for a bath, after a long day of travelling, but had a giant scary shower room instead. ( it was enormous)

I was there for a night, so just put up with it.

Yours at least, isn’t so ugly.

I could have had two rugby teams in mine and not noticed.

Doubt the hotel provides a floor squeegee.

Shower curtain just about ok in your own bathroom but not in shared facilities.

Mine had a squeegee thing…for the rugby teams and any other drop ins 🤣

Very functional. If you paid for luxury that is what you should find, accessible or not. I’d be surprised if there was no booking confirmation by email though. dh has mobility issues but we don’t need full on accessible accommodation so avoid it, I’m also not a wet-room fan nor do we value roll-top baths, just a good waterfall shower and fluffy towels!

I dislike wet rooms as the water tends to spray over the toilet seat, but I wouldn't let it ruin a holiday for me.

🤣🤣

What’s depressing is that the quality gone into this bathroom is substantially less than one of the luxury bathrooms. Just another way people with disabilities are discriminated against. And it wouldn’t take much to put in nice tiles (non slip) and showers to have an equivalent level of provision as other rooms in an accessible format.

if I got that bathroom when promised something by else of course I would be disappointed, but I’m not going to be spending a lot of time in there and would be making use of the spa facilities.

I'm sure you can have it legal and functional and still looking better

I completely agree with @DBD1975
You were shown and booked for a bathroom with a freestanding bath, this is not that!

This thought ALWAYS crosses my mind. Why does accessible = bland and boring. It looks like a hospital ensuite.

They would have emailed booking confirmation and that should have stated it was an accessible room. So if you can prove to them it's not what you booked then maybe they can do something about it

It's not your trip though so your preference isn't relevant.
And £440 was enough to buy the level of luxury that OP was happy with, considering she liked the look of the bathrooms they were actually advertising. So what's the point of this comment?

I’m a bath person but it seems most hotels now are going to king-size showers aka just showers even in nicer hotels and they generally won’t switch you, so this’d be about the same although uglier. Now I just check for sauna/hot tub/pool

Personally I'd be pissed off of DH booked a room with a free standing bath, unless there was also a shower as I hate them! I can't put my finger on why but if I look at houses on rightmove I factor in the cost of removing the hideous thing - that and those bloody awful high toilet cisterns!

I've also never seen the attraction of sitting in a bath that hundreds of other people have sat in!

However, if I was OP and was expecting a luxurious bathroom I'd be disappointed with that.

That's dreadful. How sad for everyone.

I have stayed in hotels where the wet room had a glass screen. I think a lots of places just think as long as the bathroom is accessible, aesthetics don't matter.

"I've also never seen the attraction of sitting in a bath that hundreds of other people have sat in!"

It is cleaned between bookings. I mean, how is it any different from sleeping in a bed that hundreds of people have slept in, or shitting in a toilet that hundreds have shat in?

I think it's fine. Not perfect but fine. Please don't let it spoil or dominate your thoughts during your time away. Have fun , relax and enjoy yourself. After all, it's just a bathroom and looks like it will meet basic needs. ❤️

I think its difficult to say that if you havent stayed in a room with one of these bathrooms. They are clinical and creepy and for many people having a nice, aesthetically pleasing room is part of the experience of a weekend away.And yes, disabled people deserve better than a hospital bathroom!

I think its really wrong when they run out of rooms and give you an accessible room when you domt need or want it. They should be reserved for wheelchair users and people that actively want an accessible bathroom

It doesn't make commercial sense for a hotel to do this.

"I've also never seen the attraction of sitting in a bath that hundreds of other people have sat in!"

My goodness, this has got to be one of the most ridiculous comments I have ever seen. Bathrooms get cleaned between guests.

YANBU. It's clinical and disappointing for a hotel. My wheelchair-using aunt has a lovely bathroom that is fully accessible but has colour, texture etc and is a pleasant space for everyone.

We have paid £440 for a weekend break

That's for 2 nights? Does that include breakfast? £220 per night really , really isn't a luxury hotel price. £220 per night is cheap/ budget, not luxury rates.

I'd maybe be a bit puzzled why I'd been allocated an accessible bathroom but at that price looks ok

I suppose it might depend where the hotel is but £220 per night is budget hotel price.

The hotel I’m staying in shortly is £239 a night for a mini suite and was chosen from the Telegraph’s list of luxury hotels for the county. That’s B&B as we want to keep our options open on food. It’s not 5* but it’s far from budget.

I’ve stayed in plenty of small boutique luxury hotels where you can get a lovely room for well under £300.