Saturday 4 February 2012

Disabled Access for Facilities in Singapore (Hotels)

For people using mobility aids, here is an excellent guide published by SingaporeMedicine listing:
  1. Hospitals
  2. Hotels 
  3. Concert Halls
  4. Places of Interest
  5. Shopping Centers and 
  6. Transport Services 
What this simple guide provides is a table chart identifying the accessible features available at a list of facilities, divided into each of the 6 categories above.

This blog mainly concentrates on identifying accessible areas for physically disabled individuals, namely, those who require the use of mobility aids (electric wheelchairs or scooters). Please click on the guide (pdf format) to find facilities with amenities that provide a. braille numbers for the visually-impaired, b. signal equipment for hearing impaired, and more.

It is an extensive guide, but I will simplify the guide's list of options by listing the facilities/places that have identified with accessibility features across all areas of the building. This means that there are more options to service your medical, entertainment or hospitality needs. They have not been included in this blog, as they do not feature complete accessible features throughout its entire building.

For this post, I have selected and compiled information from the guide's Hotel category. In this section, the building areas that are accessible to wheelchair and ambulant-disabled individuals are marked across:
  1. the main entrance
  2. reserved parking lots for disabled people
  3. accessible lifts/elevators
  4. suitable rooms
  5. attached bathrooms
  6. public toilets 
  7. accessible facilities for the disabled: single/double
This is how the guide is spread out in a page of the Hotels section.

I've listed the address of hotels that are marked "Accessible to wheelchair and ambulant disabled" across  all sections. This will ensure accessible areas across all the 7 listed sections above. There is also more information regarding accessibility for wheelchair and ambulant disabled in additional areas of the hotel, such as their business center, swimming pool, shopping arcade or restaurant. 

The hotels' star ratings have been included, and they have also been further split into 2 groups, hotels with business center facilities that can be accessible to people using mobility aids, and those that do not have accessible business centers. The phone number is included as well as the hotel's mailing address. While these hotels will have complete accessibility throughout the hotel, they are a minimum of 4 stars. If this is not within your price range, you can still locate any of the other hotels listed within the SingaporeMedicine guide. Keep in mind that hotels from the guide not listed would mean a person with physical disabilities may require assistance accessing any one of the 7 features listed earlier.

With accessible Business Center Facilities

Conrad Centennial Singapore (5 stars)
2 Temasek Boulevard Singapore 039982 Tel: (65) 6334 8888

Four Seasons Hotel Singapore (5 stars)
130 Orchard Boulevard Singapore 248646 Tel: (65) 6734 1110

Furama Riverfront Singapore (4 stars)
405 Havelock Road Singapore 169633 Tel: (65) 6733 2081

Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel Singapore (5 stars)
392 Havelock Road Singapore 169663 Tel: (65) 6733 0880

Grand Mercure Roxy Hotel (4 stars)
50 East Coast Road Roxy Square Singapore 428769 Tel: (65) 6344 8000

Grand Plaza Parkroyal (4 stars)
10 Coleman Street Singapore 179809 Tel: (65) 6336 3456

M Hotel Singapore (4 stars)
81 Anson Road Singapore 079908 Tel: (65) 6224 1133

Meritus Negara Singapore (4 stars)
10 Claymore Road Singapore 229540 Tel: (65) 6737 0811

Shangri-La Hotel Singapore (5 stars)
22 Orange Grove Road Singapore 258350 Tel: (65) 6737 3644

Singapore Marriott Hotel (5 stars)
320 Orchard Road Singapore 238865 Tel: (65) 6735 5800

The Elizabeth (4 stars)
24 Mount Elizabeth Singapore 228518 Tel: (65) 6738 1188

The Gallery Hotel (4 stars)
76 Robertson Road Singapore 238254 Tel: (65) 6849 8686

Traders Hotel Singapore (4 stars)
1A Cuscaden Road Singapore 249716 Tel: (65) 6738 2222


Without accessible Business Center Facilities

Albert Court Hotel (4 stars)
180 Albert Street Singapore 189971 Tel: (65) 6339 3939

Changi Village Hotel (4 stars)
1 Netheravon Road Singapore 508502 Tel: (65) 6379 7111

Hotel Rendezvous Singapore (4 stars)
9 Bras Basah Road Singapore 189559 Tel: (65) 6336 0220

The Fullerton Hotel (5 stars)
1 Fullerton Square Singapore 049178 Tel: (65) 6733 8388

The Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore (5 stars)
7 Raffles Avenue Singapore 039799 Tel: (65) 6337 8888


For arriving international travelers, Changi Airport recommends that passengers request their airline directly for wheelchair services and a minder at the time of flight booking or during check in.

Singapore's Changi Airport is expansive, but getting between any one of the three Terminals requires only a short 1-4 minutes on the SkyTrain, which operates daily from 5am to 2.30am. The SkyTrain arrives at frequent 1-3 minute intervals.

Wheelchairs are also available for rent at the airport at $15 per hour from any one of their medical centres. To contact Raffles Medical Group for a Wheelchair Rental, you can call (65) 6543 1118. Below are where you can find their clinics to access wheelchairs or medical services.

Terminal 1
Raffles Medical Group at Departure Transit Lounge West, Level 2
(65) 6543 1113 - open 24 hours daily

Terminal 2
Raffles Medical Group at Departure Transit Lounge North, Level 2 
(65) 6546 3815 - open 6.00am - midnight
Raffles Medical Group at Basement South, Public Area 
(65) 6543 1118 - open Monday to Friday: 8.30am – 5.30pm

Terminal 3
Raffles Medical Group at Departure Transit Lounge North, Level 2 
(65) 6241 8333 - open 6.00am - midnight

Raffles Medical Group at Basement 2 South, Public Area 
(65) 6241 8818 - open 24 hours daily

Getting from Changi Airport to your hotel or accommodation is made simple with Ground Transport Desks, located in the arrival halls of each terminal. These desks will handle all transportation requests and queries. They have both 24 hour desks and hotline - (65) 6241 3818. A taxi ride from the airport to the central area of the city would take roughly 25 minutes in smooth traffic. Singapore's modern and clean taxi services also boasts fleets of London-style maxicabs, limosines, and vans. To be safe, you can call ahead to ask for suitable transport that will fit your motorized scooter or electric wheelchair's width.

Other tips:

  • Any passenger caught on Singaporean roads without a seatbelt will subject the driver to a fine, so remember to buckle up for safety.
  • It is not necessary to tip in Singapore, and taxi drivers also add a surcharge for pickups from the airport.

7 comments:

  1. Thanks Paulina.
    One of my friend ask me to find a hotel with wheel chair access and found your useful blog.
    Cheer!

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