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Youth Hostel Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Description

Marvel, discover, experience with all your senses. 

Ask about our programmes. We offer nature and adventure education as well as cultural programmes for families and groups or school classes through our Alpine Study Site!

You hear Garmisch-Partenkirchen and think of skiing, winter sports and snow fun. But there's also plenty to do here in summer at the foot of the Zugspitze: high mountains, crystal-clear streams, deep blue lakes. Our family|youth hostel is the ideal starting point for families, school classes and groups. Not only that: our hostel is also an Alpine study site. Learn with us from and with nature.

Enjoy the community without barriers:
So that people with walking disabilities can enjoy their stay unhindered, this youth hostel is equipped to meet the needs of wheelchair users who can move their wheelchair themselves.

Our tip: Youth hostels cannot always be correctly assigned to the terms "wheelchair accessible" and "wheelchair-friendly". Before you decide on a stay, get detailed advice from the hostel team.

Our hostel offers:

  • 2 rooms with shower/WC for wheelchair users for max. 2 persons (not suitable for electric wheelchairs).
  • The house is accessible at ground level
  • Lift available
  • Toilets for wheelchair users in the general area
  • all common rooms accessible for wheelchair users

Information on accessibility

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

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

  • There is a marked parking space for people with disabilities (space size: 350 cm x 500 cm).
  • The path from the car park to the main entrance is 160 m long. 
  • The building is accessible without steps via the main and side entrances, each with a ramp. 
  • The ramp at the main entrance has a maximum gradient of 5 % and a total length of 6 m.  
  • The ramp at the side entrance has a maximum gradient of 5 % and a total length of 7 m.  
  • All evaluated rooms and facilities available to the guests are steplessly accessible at ground level or via  a ramp and an inclined platform lift. 
  • The ramp between reception and seminar rooms/public WC has a maximum gradient of 5.7 % and a total length of 6 m. 
  • The platform of the stair lift between the main entrance and reception is 79 cm x 98 cm. 
  • All doors/passages that can be used by the guest and are raised are at least 90 cm wide.
    Exception: The WC door in room E12 is 74 cm wide.
  • The reception is 101 cm high. There is an alternative communication possibility while sitting.
  • There are wheelchair accessible tables in the dining room.

Room E 07 with bathroom (multi-bedroom)

  •  The manoeuvring spaces are:
    in front of essential immobile furnishings and to the right of the bed at least 150 cm x 150 cm, on the left is the bed on the wall.
  • The bed is 46 cm high. 
  • The maneuvering spaces in the bathroom are:
    at the door, in front of the washbasin and the toilet 145 cm x 156 cm;
    at least 90 cm x 70 cm to the right of the toilet, there is no manoeuvring space to the left.
  • There are handles which can be folded up on both sides of the toilet.
  • The washbasin is wheelchair accessible.
  • The mirror cannot be seen while sitting.
  • The shower is accessible without thresholds.
  • The manoeuvring space in the shower is 120 cm x 130 cm.
  • A shower seat is available or can be provided if required.
  • There are grab rails available in the shower.
  • An alarm trigger is not available. 

Room E 12 with bathroom (multi-bedroom)

  • The manoeuvring spaces are:
    in front of essential immobile furnishings 92 cm x 160 cm;
    to the left of the bed at least 260 cm x 220 cm, on the right is the bed on the wall.
  • The bed is 46 cm high. 
  • The door to the bathroom is 74 cm wide and opens to the side.
  • The maneuvering spaces are:
    at the door, in front of the washbasin and the toilet 122 cm xx 137 cm;
    to the left of the toilet at least 90 cm x 70 cm, there is no manoeuvring space to the right.
  • There are handles which can be folded up on both sides of the toilet.
  • The washbasin is wheelchair accessible.
  • The mirror can be seen while standing or sitting.
  • The shower is accessible without thresholds.
  • The manoeuvring space in the shower is 120 cm x 110 cm.
  • A shower seat is available or can be provided if required.
  • There are grab rails available in the shower.
  • An alarm trigger is not available. 

Public toilet for people with disabilities on the ground floor

  • The maneuvering spaces are:
    at the door 200 cm x 147 cm;
    in front of the washbasin and the toilet 210 cm x 170 cm;
    to the left of the toilet at least 90 cm x 70 cm, the toilet cannot be accessed from the right.
  • There are handles which can be folded up on both sides of the toilet.
  • The washbasin is wheelchair accessible.
  • The mirror can be seen while standing or sitting.
  • There is no alarm trigger.

Some information on accessibility are listed below. Detailed information can be found in the test report.

  • Assistance dogs are allowed.
  • The entrances are visually rich in contrast.
  • All evaluated and usable areas for the guest are well illuminated, i.e. bright and glare-free.
  • There are no visually contrasting or tactilely detectable floor indicators available.
  • The signage is designed in clearly legible and contrasting font.
  • There are glass doors without safety markings.
  • Steps are not visually rich in contrast.
  • Stairs have at least a handrail on one side/handrails on both sides.
  • Information is not available in Braille or prismatic font.  

Some information on accessibility are listed below. Detailed information can be found in the test report.

  • There is no clearly visible alarm. 
  • There is no audio induction loop.
  • In the evaluated rooms, there is no freely available outlet near the bed.
  • The ringing or knocking on the room door is not indicated by a flashing signal.
  • WiFi is available in the public areas.
  • Information for orientation is provided in written form.
  • In the dining room there are tables with bright and glare-free lighting, where there are no lamps standing or hanging that restrict the field of vision. 
  • There are no seating areas with low background noises.

Some information on accessibility are listed below. Detailed information can be found in the test report.

  • The name and logo of the company are clearly visible from the outside at the entrance.
  • The destination of the path is usually within sight. There are no path signs at a visible distance.
  • There is no information in easy language or photorealistic representation.
  • There is no menu. The dishes are presented visibly.
Certified in the period: February 2023 – January 2026

Address & contact

Jugendherberge Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Jochstraße 10
82467 Garmisch Partenkirchen
Phone number: +49 8821 967050
Website: www.garmisch.jugendherberge.de

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