The Old Manse of Blair

A newspaper article deemed this hotel good for accessibility, with several easy access rooms, so I decided to try it. Advice from the hotel suggested that the Stables family suite is the most suitable for wheelchair access and has a wet room, but since I only need step-free access I opted for the Georgian Suite, the only ground floor room inside the hotel and the second most expensive in the hotel (the Stables suite being the highest priced). I found one step at the door of the hotel but once inside, I could move from room to bar and restaurant step-free. The bar couldn’t be closer, being immediately outside the room, handy staggering distance but rather noisy if you want a quiet getaway. The bathroom was ok, containing only a shower and no bath, but there is one (approx 3 - 4 inch) step up into the shower, which has both a handheld and fixed showerhead. The hotel thoughtfully provided temporary hand holds for the shower, which grip onto the tiles wherever you need them. They also offered a shower seat. The bed is very high, but there was an offer to swap the base for a lower one. Unfortunately, as usual the biggest problem was no chair in the room comfortable for me to sit with my back supported and feet on the floor. I can’t review this hotel from the point of view of wheelchair user, but I did notice that the Stables suite is a short distance from the hotel, up a slope with a very small step (about 1-2 inch) at the top onto the terrace that leads to the level door of the room. It looks as if the restaurant is accessible step-free from the courtyard at the foot of the slope.