Why become a member of abletogo?

abletogo is an accommodation website with a difference. It is custom made for disabled and elderly people, and those who have difficulty getting about. It enables you to input your personal access needs and check out the facilities that are important to you. This includes parking, access into and around premises, bed, toilet, bath and shower facilities.

At abletogo, we know that people are not all the same. That's why our unique, interactive website allows you to specify exactly what facilities you need to enjoy a trouble free stay. This information combines with details of where you want to go, type of accommodation you're looking for etc. to produce an accommodation list that best fits your needs.

Each entry on the abletogo site includes:

A picture of their premises Their name, address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers General details of their hotels facilities, including a summary Specific details about facilities for disabled and elderly guests A map showing its location A link to their own web site, if they have one

Each entry also includes an abletogo access key and best-fit rating. Click here to find out more about these ratings.

abletogo is free to our members and you don't need to register with us to enjoy the benefits of the site. But if you do, then every time you search the site you'll receive results that are tailored to your specific needs. Try it without joining first to get a flavour of how it works. Then fill in the membership form and see the difference. Members will also be able to enjoy a range of other benefits, discounts and privileges, enter competitions and take advantage of last minute deals that are not available to non-members.

Click here to go directly to the registration page.

Access and Best Fit ratings. Why have two?

It may seem odd to first time users to have two ratings. After all, wouldn't one be enough? Well for some people it might be. However, we want to offer our members something more. The chance to have their search results ranked in a way that most suits their personal needs.

How do they work?

The Access Key Rating

Everyone advertising accommodation on abletogo.com is asked to fill in a questionnaire giving details of the access and facilities in, and around, their premises. There are 10 questions about different facilities, each with a number of choices of answers. Each choice is given a score. The more accessible the facility, the higher the score given. An average of the scores for all facilities is then used to calculate a rating on a scale of 0 to 5 (with 5 being the most accessible). This rating is shown as a yellow key with a number in it.

The Best-Fit Rating

Members of abletogo.com are asked to fill in a similar set of questions about their personal access needs. These answers are matched against those given for the accommodation in the region chosen. The closer the match, the higher the score. In this way, our members can specify their needs and we can bring them the accommodation that best fits them. This rating is shown as a percentage. A score of 100% is a perfect match.

To avoid any misunderstandings, you should always check your access needs directly with your chosen accommodation before booking.