Positioned south of central Paris close to Orly Airport (ORY), the Hilton Backyard Inn Paris Orly Airport resort is a property that, following the latest extension of the wheelchair accessible Paris Metro’s Line 14 and the opening of Tram Line 7, affords a fantastic deal to vacationers visiting the Metropolis of Lights. Vacationers can attain the middle of Paris, with quick access to sights just like the Place de la Concorde and Eiffel Tower, in about 45 minutes utilizing the tram and metro.

The resort options 105 fantastically appointed visitor rooms and facilities that embrace a foyer bar and restaurant and visitor laundry. The property’s distinctive visitor room accessibility makes it one of many prime wheelchair accessible accommodations close to Paris, and one which I’ll stay up for having fun with on future journeys to town — particularly when room charges are excessive within the metropolis middle.

Room Charges & Reservations

The price of a resort room on the The Hilton Backyard Inn varies significantly, with typical room charges starting from roughly 100 EUR to greater than 150 EUR per evening over the subsequent 12 months. The resort is in style amongst enterprise vacationers and vacationers alike, and charges naturally improve during times of excessive occupancy. Throughout the Olympic Video games, my nightly room price was about $175 USD per evening, nevertheless I used to be ready to make use of Hilton rewards factors to cowl a few of these nights. Vacationers are inspired to e book early to benefit from the bottom charges at this wheelchair accessible resort.

Room reservations for wheelchair accessible resort rooms could be made through the Hilton Backyard Inn Paris Orly Resort web site.

Wheelchair Accessible Resort Room at Hilton Backyard Inn Paris Orly Airport

My “Queen Accessible Room” was a normal room kind, nevertheless it felt something however normal! Spacious and with pretty design touches, the fourth-floor visitor room (quantity 410) featured a big floor-to-ceiling window that invited massive quantities of pure mild into the area.

The queen measurement mattress was snug and offered for a soothing sleep expertise. It was accessible on all sides from my energy wheelchair. The mattress top was 26 inches measured from the ground to the highest of the mattress, with 7.5 inches of clearance beneath.

Lighting controls, energy shops and USB ports have been discovered immediately alongside the mattress and above the nightstand. The bedside energy outlet allowed me to simply cost my wheelchair and different electronics. Be aware that electrical energy in France 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 normal. Please see the information to charging an influence wheelchair overseas for extra data and ideas. My wheelchair has a dual-voltage charger, so I plugged proper into the wall (with a common plug adapter) and charged with out problem.

On the wall reverse the mattress was a wall-mounted tv, desk, and mini fridge. The desk was 31.5 inches excessive, with 29.25 inches of clearance under.

Wheelchair Accessible Rest room with Roll-in Bathe at Hilton Backyard Inn Paris Orly Airport

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

The toilet featured a roll underneath sink with an easy-to-operate faucet. The sink measured 33 inches excessive, with 28.5 inches of clearance under.

An adjoining rest room, measuring 19 inches from flooring to seat, had a single folding seize bar that was 31 inches tall when in use. There was area to park my wheelchair immediately alongside the bathroom for a protected lateral switch.

The roll-in bathe was excellent and it featured a seat that folded down from the wall. The seat was 19 inches tall and measured 16.5 inches broad, with a depth of 15.5 inches. A handheld bathe head and water controls have been inside attain of the wall-mounted seat, and seize bars have been positioned on the adjoining partitions at a top of 32 inches. The water stress was robust, which made for fulfilling showers.

Location & Transportation

The Hilton Backyard Inn Paris Orly Airport resort is positioned about 5 minutes’ stroll or roll from the Saarinen Tram Station, which is serviced by Tram Line 7 (T7). The tram line is wheelchair accessible with degree entry boarding and designated wheelchair areas. T7 connects to Paris Orly Airport, and likewise to the wheelchair accessible metro Line 14. Transfers from the tram and metro happen on the Chevilly-Larue Tram and Metro Station, which is 4 tram stops from the resort.

There’s not a lot inside strolling distance of the Hilton Backyard Inn, nevertheless there are native outlets and eating places inside strolling distance of close by tram stops. The tram and metro are straightforward to make use of, and proved to be invaluable to me throughout my journey to the Paris Olympics.

Remaining Ideas

The Hilton Backyard Inn Paris Orly Airport boasts a excessive degree of visitor room accessibility and a location that’s handy sufficient to wheelchair accessible public transportation. The aggressive worth level makes this resort extraordinarily enticing, notably when room charges in central Paris are elevated throughout the excessive seasons for tourism. The acquainted Hilton model added a contact of additional consolation, and I can’t suggest this property sufficient!