Schwaneck Castle Youth Hostel

All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified - partially accessible for people with walking disabilities and wheelchair users".

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

• There is a parking space for people with disabilities.
• The Pullach S-Bahn station is 800 m away.
• All rooms and facilities that can be used by guests are step-free/at ground level or accessible via an elevator.
• All doors/passages and paths that can be used by guests are at least 70 cm wide.
• The reception desk is 81 cm high.
• There are two barrier-free rooms available.
• The toilet in the room is accessible from one side (at least 80 cm). There are folding grab rails to the left and right of the toilet.
• The sink is wheelchair accessible and the mirror can be seen while standing or sitting.
• The shower is accessible without a threshold. A shower chair is available.
• The dining room has tables that are max. 80 cm high and wheelchair accessible at a height of 67 cm and a depth of 30 cm.
• There is a public toilet for people with disabilities, which is accessible from one side (at least 80 cm). There is a folding grab rail on the accessible side of the toilet.

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

• Assistance dogs are welcome.
• The entrances to the castle and the reception are visually contrasted to the surroundings and can be recognized by a tactile change of the floor covering.
• The stopping position is not announced by spoken commands in the elevator. Operating elements are tactilely detectable and visually rich in contrast. 
• The operating elements are tactilely detectable throughout the entire building and are predominantly visually rich in contrast.
• The paths are designed visually rich in contrast everywhere and are tactilely detectable almost everywhere or the walls can be used as orientation aids.
• All evaluated areas usable by the guest are well illuminated, i.e. bright and glare-free.
• Information is available in clearly legible font, but cannot be tactilely detected.

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

• There is no visually perceptible alarm in the building.
• There is no audio induction loop.
• In the large and small dining room on the 1st floor and in the café on the ground floor, there are tables at which there are no lamps standing or hanging that restrict the field of vision or eye contact. Tables with bright and glare-free lighting are only available in the large and small dining room, not in the café. There are no seating areas with low background noises.
• In the elevator, an emergency call is confirmed audibly, but not visibly.
• In the evaluated rooms, at least one electrical outlet is available near the bed.
• Knocking at the room door is not indicated by a flashing signal.
• Information is available in written form.

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

• The name of the youth hostel is clearly visible from the outside at the entrance to the castle and the reception.
• The destinations of the routes are usually within sight or an uninterrupted guidance system is available. There is no colored or pictorial guidance system.
• There is no menu, the dishes are not presented visibly.
• There is no information in easy language. Information is not provided by pictograms.