Ararat Motor Inn
Highlights
- Explore vibrant Ararat from the centrally located Ararat Motor Inn, with cafes and shops just minutes away.
- Relax in well-appointed rooms featuring modern amenities like flat-screen TVs and complimentary Wi-Fi for a comfortable stay.
- Discover local history at nearby attractions like J Ward Gaol and Aradale, enriching your visit with unique stories.
- Enjoy secure parking and family-friendly facilities, ensuring a hassle-free experience for all guests.
Ararat Motor Inn offers well-appointed modern accommodation. A great location at 367 Barkly St Ararat, with cafes, restaurants, pubs, clubs, and shopping just minutes away.
Ararat Motor Inn has five room types: four-star Executive Rooms, three and a half star – King bed Rooms, Queen and single bedrooms, Standard rooms, and an Accessible King room.
Key facilities include undercover car park to most rooms, complimentary highspeed Wi-Fi, flat-screen television and free Foxtel channels, split system heating and cooling, microwave, fridge, kettle, toaster, and adequate cutleries in all rooms.
Ararat is a vibrant rural city located in the heart of a spectacular region, a destination rich in heritage with a wealth of attractions on offer. The city provides a diverse range of cultural, natural, and historical attractions. Glance into the past at the notorious J Ward Gaol and the Langi Morgala Museum. Visit Aradale, Victoria’s largest former Lunatic asylum, which holds many stories; some shocking and some inspiring. The region also boasts some of the world’s most renowned wines.
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Accreditations
- Accommodation Association of Australia
Features
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Offers a range of contact methods for receiving complaints.
- Companion Cards are accepted.
- Staff are trained in disability awareness.
- Accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on their website (can be emailed on request).
- Asks all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met.
- Website meets <a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/" target="_blank">WCAG 2.0</a> accessibility standards
- Advise tour guides of the access needs of guests at the time of booking (includes pick up and drop off requirements)
- Assistance with booking arrangements (includes providing clear itineraries with written instructions on what to do at various destinations)
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- Step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
- A doorbell or intercom at an accessible height and display a contact number (accessible height is 900mm-1100 mm)
- A step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
- Doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles (doorways 850mm or wider when open and not heavy).
- A wheelchair/scooter charging station (power point) in an accessible location is available.
- Step free access to room (Entrance to the room wheelchair accessible with step free greater than 5mm or has a doorway threshold ramp not exceeding 1:8 for 450mm length).
- A wheelchair accessible bathroom (Entrance to bathroom must have step free greater than 5mm or a doorway threshold ramp not exceeding 1:8 for 450mm. Bathrooms dimensions must be no less than 2000mm X 2500mm. Have a hobless (step free) shower recess. Shower recess must have at least 1100 x 1100mm clear area for wheelchair access (no door). Have a slip resistant fold down seat or fixed seat in shower .Seat must be at least 900mm long.).
- A lever handle on bathroom door.
- A shower curtain (no door).
- Grabrails in shower recess (can be removable and height adjustable).
- A handheld shower hose (should be at least 1500mm long).
- Allows space around toilet for a wheelchair (A space of at least 900mm width beside the toilet pan and 1200mm clearance in front of the toilet pan is required).
- Grabrails provided adjacent to the toilet.
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