Currently away for the weekend, is this acceptable?

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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.

Why this thing about freestanding baths? When you are in the bath what difference does it make freestanding or not. Freestanding baths in the bedroom,which I have seen in hotels, are especially unwelcome as they make the bedroom humid if used.

Mine can barely recall his own shoe size or where he works. I would put exactly 0 trust in what he said he spoke to someone on the phone about a week prior.

Maybe yours is different.

Sorry, I clicked YABU because I wasn't sure £440 for a weekend was that much, but yes, now having RTFT I agree with you.

I personally understand liking to have a bath and I have had problems in "luxury" or high end hotels giving us tiny or crap rooms.

My poor husband has had to suffer me sulking when we have been given a tiny boxy room with only a shower.

I do feel if you're paying a lot, the room should be up to that, and that bathroom is basic, not luxury.

I was allocated an accessible room recently on a work trip and it was lovely - nicer than my colleagues' rooms. It had a wet room shower and a fair amount of equipment but nicely done. That literally looks like a hospital bathroom. That's not 'deluxe.'

Thank you for posting that, clearly OP is trying to mislead us into supporting her way of thinking.

I'm a glass-half-full person and the accessible setup looks brilliant for a bit of sexy fun in the shower (which DP and I are too clumsy and inflexible for these days, otherwise).

Does the hotel website, with the photos of the lovely bathrooms, have their pictures labelled "deluxe room"? Can you check what other categories of room they have and how high deluxe comes (website like booking.com will usually show options like Standard, Premium, Super Deluxe, etc). If the pictures of deluxe rooms all show baths or the pictures are unlabelled but deluxe is the highest category, I would definitely expect a bathroom like the ones pictured. Maybe you can make the point that their accessible bathrooms could/should be finished to a better standard. I don't think £220 a night is cheap.

Wtf are you talking about, that isn't cheap.

I'd forget about it while you are.there or you will ruin your weekend. .aubergine tackle.itvwhen you get home.

YANBU
I would be very disappointed too but I find more and more with hotels that it’s become quite binary and unless paying $$$$ rooms and bedrooms tend to be very basic at best, if not tired and dirty.

I would expect what’s in the promo photos. As you mention if the booking confirmation doesn’t say anything about accessible, I think you have a genuine issue.

ps I’ve never understood why disability ensuites have to look so stark…

But it is grim to have this bathroom when you're away if you don't have mobility issues.

How is it a husband problem?

I think it would be grim to have this bathroom even if you did have mobility issues! A pp has posted a photo of an accessible bathroom in an apparently similarly priced hotel that looks gorgeous, so it can be done. The OP’s hotel have missed the mark in terms of space allocation, design, and quality of the materials used.

Accessible bathrooms in luxury hotels should NOT look like hospital bathrooms, there are tiles in existance that are available in colours other than white.

Why are you getting offended on behalf of your husband when you're not disabled yourself? I'm an ambulatory wheelchair user and that bathroom is indeed grim. It sounds like you're making your husband's disability all about yourself.

The tiny room thing is always one to watch out for. They usually call it cosy double - it should be called a single. Come across windowless rooms too - which I’m not to keen on. Choosing hotel rooms has become quite tricky - it’s often noticing what they don’t tell you and which pictures they haven’t shown you. It’s not a clueless omission on the hotel’s part - they know what they are not telling you - they should own the fall out.

Accessible rooms are often classed as deluxe as they have more floor space. Yes, disabled people often have to pay a premium despite the additional space being a necessity rather than a luxury.

Oh, I didn't know that!

Lots of bathrooms don't have baths. I hate them. A big walk in shower is a million times better and nicer.

I always make sure anywhere I stay has a proper shower not one over a bath. Thankfully more and more hotels are getting rid of baths and just having a nice big shower

For lots of people staying in a hotel is a rare chance to relax in a bath. When my kids were younger it was a joy to sink into a tub that I didn’t have to clear plastic toys out of and scrub down first. I stayed in a hotel last week that included a little tea light by the bath which made me laugh a little but I appreciated the gesture.

If people see the need for a bath then they should phone or email the hotel and make sure there is one.

I always make sure where I stay has a proper shower.

Many hotel bathrooms don't have baths anymore

@mydogisthebest the DH was supposedly told it was an accessible room so I would think unlikely to have a bath

Is it clean? Does the facilities work ok? How much time are you planning on spending in the bathroom over the weekend? I Can understand you being a bit disappointed if you were expecting luxury, however I wouldn't let this spoil your weekend. You'll be doing the same in that bathroom as you would in a luxury one (Wash, Pee, Poop) so don't give it too much head space & next time you book anywhere make sure you ask what you're getting if you're wanting something specific.

But he doesn’t recall being told it was an accessible room, and certainly not it being explained that this meant forgoing a lovely bath etc. The wet room looks pretty shit to me; my mother is in a (hideously expensive) care home and her wet room is far better planned than that with loo and basin area well away from the fully accessible shower, which has good drainage so the entire floor is never wet.

And when on holiday lots of people like a luxurious bath, it’s the sort of thing you don’t have time for at home. So I reckon the op is right to be somewhat annoyed.

It looks basic and functional , clean enough I suppose but disappointing if you were expecting a bath to luxuriate in .
i myself don’t like wet rooms as everything gets wet and yucky and I dislike shower curtains .
i am wondering if your husband asked for a ground floor room , was actually told this was an accessible room and wasn’t listening properly ?