The Nantes Radisson Blu is a 4 star hotel, in the impressive former courts of justice building, in the centre of Nantes – one of the runners up for the 2013 EU Access City Award. The Access City Awards highlight the European cities which have done the most to improve their overall level of disabled…
Last Wednesday I successfully ended my search for a coat that was comfortable but warm in a wheelchair. Luckily the ‘Coccoon’ & ‘Boyfriend’ styles seem to fit the bill. They don’t restrict movement too much but there can be a lot of cloth to deal with – I guess it’s a trade off. Don’t be…
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British theatres outside of London are a real recent success story, blossoming in the face of adversity. With cuts to arts programmes going on at the same time that potential customers are being hit by tough financial ciircumstances, it’s been a difficult time for them. With David Cameron promising to continue austerity policies it doesn’t…
Last week I went on a long awaited visit to South Place Hotel in the city. It’s a hidden gem as it looks like an office block on the outside – The Musical Lieutenant waited outside for 10 mins before she realised she was standing by the entrance. We did a provisional review which looked…
The Greyhound on The Test in Stockbridge has been awarded the Michelin Pub of the Year, 2014 as “the food is great and the bedrooms are charming”. This 500 year old pub went through a major refurbishment in March 2013 including a new bar area and seven newly designed bedrooms. Zoe Williams, The Telegraph said “Location…
London’s theatres have, by and large, put in a lot of work to achieve a greater level of accessibility. Lamentably, there are still some exceptions which, without wanting to name names (but doing so anyway), include the New London Theatre on Drury Lane. Fortunately, these instances are rarer and rarer occurrences with modern theatre embracing disability…
Florita’s, or Florita’s Miami Bar and Tropical Gardens to give it its full name, is a trendy bar in central Newcastle with a great vibe, good disabled access and a possible chance to do some celeb-spotting. The bar looks to emulate the hedonistic party-loving style of Miami. Everything is decked out with palm trees, splashes…
Last week Max & I went to the Independent Hotel Show at Olympia to spread the word about BBS and our community of people who want more than a Holiday Inn Express. This indeed surprised a few people as we told them the disability market for hospitality was worth £2Bn a year in the UK…