We reviewed Madrid last year following a business trip, you can see it in full here. In general we found Madrid to be accessible when it came to large hotels, we stayed at the Intercontinental and gave them 3 BBS Ticks. There’s also a great accessible taxi service, Euro Taxis that we found on the Madrid Tourist…
Long time friend of BBS, Ann, has taken a trip out east to explore the sights of Vietnam and Cambodia. Whilst she’s out there she’s agreed to report back to us with a series of postcards describing the best places to go and what the access is like. Here’s her first postcard, from Phnom Penh:…
First published last year anyone know of new places we should review: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. If you were to make a list of European cities with the most individual, distinct and brilliant styles, then Barcelona would surely be near – if not at – the top of the list. Its unique modern architecture, owing so much to Antoni…
Update May 2015: This resort has become even more accessible they’ve added a special disability area on their beach. Not sure you can get on the beds but 10 out of 10 for the thought. Has anyone ever come across this amount of accessibility by the sea?? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The Five Star Gloria Verde Resort consisting…
What To Know. Disability News Service has that the new Government has seen a huge decrease in the number of disabled MPs compared to the last. Apparently this years elections have left only two politicians – Paul Maynard and Robert Halfon – as the only ones “who would self-describe as disabled people.” But don’t fear Labour’s…
Although we published this originally last year we thought it’s worth reminding folk of some of the places we reviewed for City Breaks with access in mind; enjoy………………………………… Aug 2014: This week at Blue Badge Style we’re posting a series of reviews of and guides to some great European City Breaks. We’ll be looking at…
One of our trusted Lieutenants is doing LeJOG i.e. walking from Lands End to John O’Groats. Known as the ‘Rambling Lieutenant’ she’s finding stylish places along the way and reporting on their accessibility. Her first, less than rambling, report is on The Scarlet Hotel on the cliff tops in Cornwall. “It was great, from the…
A few weeks ago we produced the ultimate guide to Stylish Sticks. Following on from that a number of ideas have been sent to my inbox. Here are the ones I thought were the most interesting and show how designers realise we won’t accept the same old 70’s style equipment. First comes from Canadian firm…
Merchant House is a quaint B&B with plenty of old fashioned style. But it’s not really accessible, read our full review. We’ve given it a provisional 1 BBS Tick for ‘period’ style although accessibility is only for the ambulant disabled who need a challenge!