SORAT Hotel Saxx Nürnberg

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 ar no wheelchair parking lots in the underground car park. In front of the hotel there are five public wheelchair parking lots available.
  • The bus stop Hauptmarkt is 15 m away.
  • The building is steplessly accessible.
  • Almost all evaluated rooms and facilities available to the guests are steplessly accessible or via elevators.
  • The elevator cabin 1 measures 157 cm x 135 cm. The elevator door is 90 cm wide.
  • The elevator cabin 2 measures 96 cm x 125 cm. The elevator door is 75 cm wide.
  • Almost all evaluated passageways/doors available to the guests are at least 90 cm wide.
    Exception: The door to room 508 is 81 cm wide, the bathroom door 66 cm.
  • The reception desk is 111 cm high. There is not another, equivalent communication possibility while in a sitting position.
  • There are wheelchair accessible tables available in the restaurant (maximum height 80 cm, wheelchair accessible at a height of 67 cm and a depth of 30 cm).

Barrier-free room no. 501 (double room)

  • The manoeuvring spaces are:
    in front of essential stationary furnishings (e.g. wardrobe) 200 cm x 162 cm;
    left of the bed 55 cm x 200 cm; right of the bed 162 cm x 200 cm.
  • The bed is 54 cm high.
  • The manoeuvring spaces in the bathroom are:
    in front of the toilet and of the washbasin 200 cm x 200 cm;
    left of the toilet 33 cm x 71 cm and right of the toilet 180 cm x 71 cm.
  • There are grab rails available on the right and left of the toilet. The grab rails can be flipped-up.
  • The sink is wheelchair compatible.
  • The mirror can be seen while standing or sitting.
  • The shower is accessible without thresholds.
  • The manoeuvring space in the shower is 200 cm x 200 cm.
  • A shower seat is available or can be provided if required.
  • There are grab rails available in the shower.
  • An alarm trigger is available.

Room No. 508 (double room)

  • The manoeuvring spaces are:
    in front of essential stationary furnishings (e.g. wardrobe) 200 cm x 116 cm;
    left of the bed 86 cm x 200 cm; right of the bed 172 cm x 200 cm.
  • The bed is 54 cm high.
  • The bathroom is not designed for people with disabilities (very small manoeuvring spaces, no grab rails, etc.).

Public toilet for people with disabilities

  • The manoeuvring spaces are:
    in front of/behind the door, in front of the toilet and the washbasin at least 150 cm x 150 cm;
    left of the toilet 82 cm x 71 cm and right of the toilet 96 cm x 71 cm.
  • There are grab rails available on the right and left of the toilet. The grab rails can be flipped-up.
  • The sink is wheelchair compatible.
  • The mirror can be seen while standing or sitting.
  • An alarm trigger is available.

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

  • Assistance dogs may not be brought to the establishment. 
  • The entrance is not 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.
  • An outgoing emergency call in the elevators is confirmed audibly. The break position is not announced by spoken commands. The operating controls are visually rich in contrast but not tactilely detectable.
  • Alternatively stairs are available.
  • Steps are not visually rich in contrast.
  • Stairs have at least a handrail on one side.
  • Information is not available in Braille or prismatic font.

All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified - partially accessible for people with hearing impairment".

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

  • There is no clearly visible alarm.
  • There is no audio induction loop system.
  • An outgoing emergency call in the elevator is confirmed audibly.
  • Alternatively stairs are available.
  • In the surveyed rooms 501 and 508, there is at least one freely available power socket near the bed.
  • W-LAN is offered.

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

  • The name or logo of the establishment/facility is clearly recognizable from the outside.
  • There is no colored or pictorial guidance system available.
  • There is no menu with pictures available and the dishes are not visibly presented.
  • There is no information in easy language.
Certified in the period: June 2023 – May 2026

Address & contact

SORAT Hotel Saxx Nürnberg

Hauptmarkt 17
90403 Nürnberg
Phone number: +49 91 12 42 70 0
E-mail address: info@saxx-nuernberg.de
Website: www.saxx-nuernberg.de

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