Dominican Democracy Inward A Wheelchair: Riu Palace Punta Cana As Well As Expanse Access Features


Here's how nosotros establish access inwards the Dominican Republic...

ON ARRIVAL: Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) does non convey jetways. All passengers board together with deplane via stairs. Four men carried Tim downward the stairs (and dorsum upward when nosotros left) inwards the airplane aisle chair.  An aerodrome chair awaited us at the bottom.

Wheelchair users are escorted though the entire arrival process, including through immigration together with customs all the agency through to your solid put down transportation. Our gate checked chair was provided to us at baggage claim.

The airport, other than the boarding stairs, is real accessible together with nicely ramped throughout. The restrooms convey handicapped stalls together with at that spot is likewise a household unit of measurement restroom available.


GROUND TRANSPORTATION: Since it was our get-go time, nosotros decided to role a manual chair instead of the ability chair.

We used Dominican Airport Transfers, where nosotros were able to mass a soul van for the 3 of us, circular trip, for less than $100.  They were on fourth dimension (actually a petty early), safe, courteous, together with comfortable.  They create non convey elevator equipped vans but nosotros did uncovering this company...RD Shuttle...that provides wheelchair transportation services.


AT THE HOTEL:We picked the Riu Palace Punta Cana because it was the entirely hotel nosotros could uncovering that would block an accessible room for us. Several resorts inwards the expanse purport to convey accessible rooms together with facilities, but nosotros could non uncovering whatsoever other that would guarantee it.

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See the video higher upward for a tour of the accessible features of the hotel. There are step-free rooms amongst roll-in showers which are real squeamish junior suites but they are non located inwards the prime number expanse of the hotel. They are real only about the ramp which leads to the restaurants, pools, together with beach.  Other step-free rooms amongst bathtubs are available closer to the beach.

There are vi lifts...two on each side of the antechamber together with ane inwards each fly closer to the puddle together with beach...four ramps, located at the bottom degree of each lift, that volition render access to the plaza, restaurants, shops, pool, together with beach.

The grounds are real nicely ramped throughout. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 paved path runs along the beach starting at the Colonial Street shopping expanse side yesteryear side to the pool. About 200 yards due south on the path, it jogs pretty only about the H2O where you lot tin sack transfer to lounge chairs on the sand.

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