through the bathroom door . After about 30 minutes , they showed me another room . It WAS an accessible room with some exceptions . The configuration of the door and small hallway was difficult to navigate with a wheelchair and nearly impossible to open without putting lots of pressure on the door . I ’ m pretty strong so I don ’ t know how anyone could easily open the door . The sink in the bathroom did not have enough clearance to position my knees underneath so I had to sit sideways to use it . The shower area was quite small . The bed was an appropriate height . There was an accessible large balcony that overlooked the lawn and a lagoon . At night , it was quite noisy from music being played in the outdoor lobby area and noisy neighbors . The beach area was about three hundred yards away from the main hotel building . There were no lifts for the pools and no beach mats to traverse the sand , but they did have a beach wheelchair . I did not use it and I do not know if the staff was trained to assist anyone who wanted to use it . There were sidewalks throughout the property that were easily navigable with a wheelchair . The only place I saw Braille was in the elevators . There were no assistive devices for people who are deaf or hard of hearing . And I did not see any quiet rooms for those who needed them .
A couple of hours later , a friend , Anthony Mills , who is a disability leader on the island of Nevis and a paraplegic who uses a wheelchair , tried to check into his reserved accessible room . He was told by the front desk clerk that his room was being used by someone
The Royalton Antigua - accessible room
The Royalton Antigua - accessible bathroom
Fred and Anthony Mills
The Royalton Antigua covered pathway between buildings
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