Nestled proper within the coronary heart of London’s historic Westminster district, the Conrad London St. James resort is a spot that exudes luxurious and class. Throughout a current keep, I loved the resort’s prime location close to London’s most well-known landmarks, and delighted in returning to a thoughtfully designed and wheelchair accessible resort room after an extended day.

Named for Hilton founder Conrad Hilton, the Conrad inns model sits squarely within the luxurious class and is positioned to compete with manufacturers resembling JW Marriott, Sofitel, and Loews Inns — it isn’t fairly on the extent of a St. Regis, Ritz-Carlton, or Park Hyatt. For my one-night journey to Westminster Palace and the Home of Commons, the Conrad London was an ideal alternative — strolling distance to the place I wanted to be, and a resort room that met and exceeded my expectations for accessibility.

Room Charges and Reservations

The price of a resort room on the Conrad London St. James resort varies significantly, with typical room charges starting from roughly £300 to greater than £600 GBP per night time over the following yr, inclusive of taxes. The best charges happen in the summertime months, with probably the most reasonably priced showing within the winter.

Throughout my current keep, charges for the standard wheelchair accessible room have been about £400 GBP per night time, nonetheless I made the one-night reservation for 80,000 Hilton Honors factors.

Room reservations for wheelchair accessible resort rooms will be made by way of the Conrad London St. James resort web site.

Wheelchair Accessible Resort Room at Conrad London St. James

My “King Accessible Superior Room” was a typical room sort, nevertheless it felt something however customary! Spacious and with pretty design touches, my third-floor visitor room (quantity 350) was a real retreat from the hustle and bustle of London.

The king dimension mattress was lowered and accessible to my wheelchair on each side, with a peak of 19 inches measured from the ground to the highest of the mattress, and 4 inches of clearance beneath. Eradicating the mattress body would decrease the peak to fifteen inches.

I discovered the mattress mushy and intensely snug, although the pillows might have been a bit extra agency. After an evening cap within the resort’s restaurant, sleep got here simply and I most undoubtedly didn’t wish to rise within the morning.

A flat display tv sat reverse the mattress and was encased behind a glass panel. It was a pleasant contact, although it was essential to dim the lights when watching the telly to thrust back the glass reflections.

Subsequent to the mattress have been a sequence of sunshine switches which managed the entire lights within the visitor room apart from the toilet.

A close-by energy outlet allowed me to cost my wheelchair and different electronics. Notice that electrical energy in the UK is delivered at 230 volts. Vacationers from the U.S. and North America might have to make use of a step-down energy transformer to cost wheelchairs that use the 120V customary. Please see the information to charging an influence wheelchair overseas for extra info and suggestions. My wheelchair has a dual-voltage charger, so I plugged proper into the wall (with a common plug adapter) and charged with out concern.

A desk, set towards the room’s window, measured 29 inches tall, with 25 inches of clearance beneath the tabletop. The pure mild that entered via the massive window filtered into the room properly.

Some further options are price noting: the room’s mini-bar featured snacks and drinks, however the gadgets within the fridge weren’t connected to digital triggers, making it potential to retailer a few of your personal gadgets in there as effectively. There was a pleasant espresso and tea set-up within the room.

A closet cupboard featured quite a lot of cabinets, in addition to a rod with hangers that could possibly be lowered to wheelchair peak with the pull of a deal with.

Wheelchair Accessible Toilet with Roll-in Bathe at Conrad London St. James Resort

The fantastically appointed rest room is absolutely the place this resort stood out, with the entire accessibility options that I wanted to really feel protected and safe.

The roll-under sink had a countertop that was 33 inches excessive, with 24 inches of clearance beneath. This allowed me to roll my wheelchair proper as much as the toilet sink and use it as meant.

The roll-in bathe featured a wall-mounted folding bathe seat (22 inches above the ground) that measured 18 inches broad and 17 inches deep. The bathe’s wall-mounted seize bar was 28.5 inches above the ground, whereas a second folding seize bar was 31.5 inches excessive. The hand-held bathe spray unit and water controls have been inside attain.

Cleaning soap, shampoo and conditioner bottles have been affixed to the wall in a spot that was simple for me to succeed in from the bathe seat, although could possibly be a bit too far for these with shorter arms. The lengthy bathe curtain touched the ground and prevented most water from escaping the bathe, although there was nonetheless some runoff as a result of form of the ground.

The bathroom measured 20 inches from the ground to the highest of the bathroom seat, and it was surrounded by seize bars on the adjoining facet partitions (27.5 inches tall). There was greater than sufficient house to park my massive energy wheelchair subsequent to the bathroom, permitting for protected lateral transfers.

Eating places & Eating at Conrad London St. James Resort

Along with a foyer bar (The Hedgerow) and a spot for afternoon tea (The Orchard Room), the Conrad London St. James is house to 2 true eating places — Blue Boar Pub and The Pem, the latter of which was quickly closed throughout my keep.

I dined twice on the Blue Boar, as soon as for dinner the place I loved a cheeseburger, fries and a neighborhood IPA beer, and in addition for a fast breakfast the place I had a easy omelette with juice and a double espresso. The meals and repair was glorious, and I stay up for returning sooner or later after The Pem reopens, which guarantees to supply conventional British fare with seasonal components.

Location & Transportation

The Conrad London St. James is positioned straight throughout the road from the St. James’ Park station on the London Underground, which is sadly not wheelchair accessible. All hope just isn’t misplaced, nonetheless, because the resort is inside strolling distance of a number of accessible tube stations (distance and the traces that cease there are offered beneath):

• Westminster, 0.4 miles — Circle, District, Jubilee traces
• Victoria, 0.6 miles — Circle, District, Victoria traces
• Inexperienced Park, 0.8 miles — Jubilee, Piccadilly, Victoria traces

The resort’s location is hard to beat — it’s surrounded by pubs and eating places and inside strolling distance of high points of interest together with Buckingham Palace, the Palace of Westminster (UK Parliament), the London Eye, Churchill Warfare Rooms museum, St. James’ Park and Westminster Abbey, simply to call a couple of.

Last Ideas

The Conrad London St. James is a historic resort providing company an elevated expertise on the coronary heart of London. Whether or not you’re touring for enterprise as I used to be, or having fun with a trip, you’re certain to benefit from the Conrad’s snug and accessible visitor rooms. Little doubt, this has turn into one in all my favourite wheelchair accessible inns in London, and I hope you get pleasure from it too!