Youth Hostel Goslar

All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified - partially accessible for people with walking disabilities".

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

• There are no marked parking spaces for people with disabilities. People with walking disabilities may stop directly in front of the door.
• The surface quality of the car park is easy to walk and drive on.
• The path from the car park to the entrance is 70 m long. It is easy to walk and drive on and has a maximum longitudinal gradient of 3 % over a distance of 20 m.
• The bus stop Theresienhof is 700 m away.
• The path from the bus stop is easy to walk and drive on and has a maximum longitudinal gradient of 7 % over a distance of 100 m.
• The building is steplessly accessible via the main entrance a treshold of 2 cm.
• Almost all evaluated rooms and facilities available to the guests are steplessly accessible at ground level or via an elevator.
• Exception: Raum Glockenberg is/are only accessible via a treshold of 3 cm. The common room with drink/snack vending machine nbur accessible via stairs.
• The elevator cabin measures 105 cm x 140 cm.
• All evaluated passageways/doors available to the guests are at least 80 cm wide. Exception: the door to the lounge with drinks/snacks machine is only 67 cm wide.
• The reception desk is at its lowest point 99 cm high. There is another, equivalent communication possibility while in a sitting position.
• The counter in the dining/breakfast room as well as the dirty dishes collection is at its lowest point 87 cm high.
• There are wheelchair accessible tables available in the dining room/breakfast room (maximum height 80 cm, wheelchair accessible at a height of 67 cm and a depth of 30 cm).
• Aids are not available in the youth hostel, but can be provided on request (medical supply store rental service).

Bedroom 002 (multi-bed room, ground floor)

• There are other identical rooms.
• The manoeuvring spaces are: i
  in front of essential stationary furnishings (e.g. wardrobe) as well as left of the bed 200 cm x 100 cm;
  on the right is the bed on the wall.
• The bed is 45 cm high.
• The manoeuvring spaces in the bathroom are: i
  in front of the toilet as well as in front of the washbasin 150 cm x 110 cm;
  left of the toilet 55 cm x 58 cm and right of the toilet 100 cm x 58 cm.
• There are grab rails available on the right and left of the toilet. The grab rails can be flipped-up.
• The sink is wheelchair compatible.
• The mirror can be seen while standing or sitting.
• The shower is accessible without thresholds.
• The manoeuvring space in the shower is 80 cm x 100 cm.
• A shower seat is available or can be provided if required.
• There are grab rails available in the shower.
• An alarm trigger is not available.

Bedroom 101 (multi-bed room, 1st floor)

• The manoeuvring spaces are: i
  in front of essential stationary furnishings (e.g. wardrobe) as well as left of the bed 140 cm x 180 cm;
  on the right is the bed on the wall.
• The bed is 43 cm high.
• The manoeuvring spaces in the bathroom are:
  in front of the toilet 130 cm x 90 cm;
  in front of the washbasin 130 cm x 100 cm;
  left of the toilet 20 cm x 53 cm and right of the toilet 23 cm x 53 cm.
• The sink is wheelchair compatible.
• The mirror is not visible while sitting.
• The shower is not steplessly variable (treshold of 1 cm).
• The manoeuvring space in the shower is 90 cm x 110 cm.

Room with sanitary room 103

• The manoeuvring spaces are:
  in front of essential furnishings (e.g. cupboards) 100 cm x 200 cm;
  to the left of the bed 100 cm x 200 cm; to the right of the bed its no manoeuvring spaces.
• The bed is 49 cm high.
• The manoeuvring spaces in the bathroom are:  
  in front of the sink 200 cm x 200 cm;
  in front of the toilet 200 cm x 200 cm;
  to the left of the toilet 50 cm x 56 cm;
  to the right of the toilet 44 cm x 56 cm.
• There are grab rails to the left and right of the toilet.
• Both grab rails can be flipped-up. 
• The sink is wheelchair compatible.
• The mirror can be seen while standing or sitting.
• The shower is accessible without steps. A threshold of 1 cm is provided. 
• The shower area is 120 cm x 114 cm.
• Grab rails are provided in the shower.

Public toilet for people with disabilities

• The manoeuvring spaces are:
  in front of the toilet and the washbasin at least 140 cm x 100 cm;
  right of the toilet 78 cm x 54 cm, no manoeuvring space on the left.
• There are grab rails available on the right and left of the toilet. The grab rail on the right of the toilet can be flipped-up.
• The sink is wheelchair compatible.
• The mirror can be seen while standing or sitting.
• An alarm trigger is available.

Evaluation report: Download as PDF