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Youth Hostel Walchensee

Description

The foothills of the Alps in front of your nose, breakfast with a view of the water, the first surfers gliding over the waves: This is what awaits you in our youth hostel at Walchensee with its 101 beds. Even the Bavarian fairy-tale king Ludwig II marveled at the lake. We created our alpine-romantic house in the quiet of the forest. We are a certified "alpine study place". Big and small nature lovers get to know and understand the alpine culture and nature with us. This is ensured by our pedagogically accompanied adventure programs.  For more information, visit  https://www.jugendherberge.de/jugendherbergen/walchensee-274/portraet.

Information on accessibility

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Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report at the end of the text.

  • There is no designated parking space for people with disabilities.
  • The entrance to the youth hostel is accessible via three steps.
  • The reception is located on the ground floor. The reception counter is 104 cm high. There is no other, equivalent communication possibility in a sitting position.
  • The evaluated areas such as rooms, leisure rooms etc. can only be reached via stairs with handrails on both sides (no elevator).
  • In the dining room there are wheelchair accessible tables.
  • Some doors and passages are only 56 cm wide in the sanitary areas.
  • There are no sanitary facilities designed for people with disabilities.

Room No. 4 (multi-bedroom) on the 1st floor

  • The manoeuvring spaces are:
    in front of essential furnishings (e.g. cupboards) 101 cm x 115 cm;
    to the left of the bed 115 cm x 210 cm;
    on the right is the bed on the wall.  
  • The bed is 45 cm high.
  • For guests of room no. 4 there are public sanitary facilities (showers, toilet). These are not designed for people with disabilities.

Room No. 5 (multi-bedroom) on the 1st floor

  • The manoeuvring spaces are:
    in front of essential furnishings (e.g. cupboards) 65 cm x 160 cm;
    to the left of the bed 155 cm x 210 cm;
    on the right is the bed on the wall.  
  • The bed is 45 cm high.
  • on the right, the bed is against the wall.  
  • For guests of room no. 5 there are public sanitary facilities (showers, toilet). These are not designed for people with disabilities.

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report at the end of the text.

  • Assistance dogs are allowed.
  • The entrance area is visually contrasted to the surroundings and can be recognized by a tactile change of floor covering.
  • The control elements (e.g. doorknobs, light switches, emergency call button) are tactilely detectable almost everywhere. 
  • All evaluated areas that can be used by guests are well illuminated, i.e. bright and glare-free.
  • The paths in corridors are visually contrasted with their surroundings everywhere.
  • The paths in corridors are marked almost everywhere with tactile markings or the walls or other structural elements can mainly be used as orientation.
  • The stairways are not rich in contrast.
  • There is no uninterrupted guidance system (e.g. floor indicators) indoors and outdoors.
  • Signage is not easy to read and not visually rich in contrast.
  • There is no information in Braille.

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report at the end of the text.

  • There is no clearly visually perceptible alarm.
  • There is no audio induction loop.
  • There is a technical possibility for deaf people to communicate with the service staff (WiFi). WiFi is only available in public areas.
  • A free power outlet is available in the rooms near the bed.
  • Ringing or knocking on the door is not indicated by a flashing signal.
  • In the dining rooms there are tables with bright and glare-free lighting, where there are no lamps standing or hanging that restrict the field of vision or eye contact. There are no seating areas with low background noises.

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report at the end of the text.

  • The name and logo of the establishment are clearly recognizable from the outside at the entrance.
  • Business cards/brochures with the address and telephone number of the host are not visibly displayed neither at the reception desk nor in the rooms.
  • There is no information in easy language. Information for orientation is occasionally available in photorealistic representation.
  • There is no colored or pictorial guidance system.
Certified in the period: January 2022 – December 2024

Address & contact

Jugendherberge Walchensee

Urfeld 17
82432 Walchensee
Phone number: +49 8851 230
Website: http://www.walchensee.jugendherberge.de

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