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Hi, it’s Mizuki!

I would like to introduce a hotel I stayed in San Francisco.

The hotel is “La Quinta Inn & Suites San Francisco Airport West” where is 10 minutes drive from San Francisco International Airport.  

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Although it is 2 star hotel it is very clean. The staffs at reception are very friendly, too. 
 
I stayed ADA room, a wheelchair accessible room. 
 
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The room has a refrigerator, microwave. coffee maker, and sink. Very convenient.
 
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The door of bathroom is not slide type, but push and pull type. 
 
It is light. No steps between a bedroom and bathroom.  
 
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The height is easy to reach for a wheelchair user. I love the big mirror.  
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This is the amenity. I didn’t like when shampoo and conditioner are mixed…
 
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Handrails are around the toilet. 
 
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No big problems do far, but I found 3 points that the hotel would need to improve.
 
 
1. The position of hanger rail is too low 

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For wheelchair users, general hanger rail height is too high.
 
They could easily use If it is little bit lower like ADA room in Minnesota which I introduced before.
 
However,  this time…
 
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The height is too low and my shirts reach to the floor.
 
Making it too low is not really a good thing.
 
 
2. Complicated hangers

The hangers are just too complicated.

I need to put a top part into the hole like the picture.

Some people in wheelchair have disabilities in their hands too.

It would be really difficult to use those hangers for them.

I don’t understand why this hotel equipped this type of hangers in ADA room.

 

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When using the hangers, you need to put the stick into the hole.

It was a bit difficult for me although I don’t have a disability on my hands. All hangers in this room is this type…

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3. Water easily comes out to the floor when taking a shower

It is almost flat between shower and toilet space.

So once you take a shower, the water easily comes out to the floor.

The wet floor makes people slip easily.

Since some people in wheelchair cannot control their body well, it could be really dangerous.

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Facility     : ☆☆☆

Service    : ☆☆☆☆

Cleanness: ☆☆☆☆

Location   : ☆☆☆

 * Close to the airport, but 7 mins walk to the closest bus stop. It might be inconvenient without a car.

Cost performance: ☆☆☆☆☆

 

Although some facilities made me disappointed, I still found a merit to stay in the hotel!

There is a Japanese restaurant, Bashamichi in the hotel, which is very popular among Japanese people who live in San Francisco or those who come to the Bay Area for business trip.

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I had dinner a couple of times during my stay.

The restaurant serve various kinds of Japanese dishes and alcohol.

My favorite was Sukiyaki!

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The staffs are so kind and I had a wonderful time there.  

I am sure I will come back here! 

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