Gran Canaria

HOTEL - Riu Palace Melonares
TOUR OPERATOR--Thomsons --April 2001
Submitted July 2001 Client - G. Phillips -- Purley, Surrey

I am one of the 'supervisors' on the Gran Canaria Info web site. I note that you are looking for informaiton to build up your site. I am not a wheelchair user, but I was on holiday in the Riu Palace Meloneras hotel a couple of months ago and I have to say it was one of the most wheelchair user friendly places I have ever seen. Everything is catered for, including access to the pools. Several lifts and ramps to all parts of the hotel make this a very acceptable location. A number of taxis in Gran Canary are now fitted with wheelchair lifts so transfer to and from the airport is not a problem. The rooms in the hotel are spacious and easy to navigate. There are also disabled facilities in the public restrooms throughout the hotel and grounds. We booked through Thomson A La Carte and although the holiday was more expensive than usual, the standard of the hotel, facilities and food was worth the extra. While we were there, there were at least 25 wheelchair users which suggests that the hotel (and the chain) properly understand the difficulties often encountered and have tried (I think successfully) to address the needs of this group of holiday makers. Hope this is of use. Gerry Phillips