Accessible activity holiday in Catalonia, Spain
Highlights
Boutique country hotel | accessible ground floor bedrooms | on-site facilities include: 25 metre long pool, gym, sauna, free WIFI, table tennis and bike rentals | Banyoles Lake - accessible open water swimming, kayaking and rowing | local horse riding stables | bedrooms reconstructed to UK accessible building standards | airport transfers can be arranged |Description of Accessible activity holiday in Catalonia, Spain
Check into accessible accommodation in Catalonias countryside and discover a disabled activity holiday that can be tailor made to suit your activity needs within a beautiful part of rural Spain.A couple of ground floor bedrooms provide easy access to flexible facilities that can be customised to suit occupants as well as adhering to UK accessible building standards including freewheeling through both bedroom and bathroom doorways.
We want you to have the best experience possible and are on hand to organise transfers from the airport so you can take advantage of our swimming pool, gym, sauna and free W-Fi straight from touching down on Spanish soil.
Activities such as table tennis and bike rentals are just part of the attraction of this disabled activity holiday in Catalonia with plenty more around Banyoles Lake, a well known practise base for para-Olympic teams. This is your chance to try open water swimming, kayaking and rowing in an accessible and safe environment with a local equestrian centre also on hand for anyone who fancies horse riding.
Please dont hesitate to get in touch and ensure you save a place in one of Catalonias best loved locations for outdoor activities.
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We have a solar pool cover and a PV solar system run the AC and the hotel in daylight hours. This means our pool is swimmable from March through to November all via the suns power. Our light bulbs are all eco and we think about each watt that is used. Our hair dryers are all 1kw rather than 2kw for example and we do not have electric kettles. Instead we provide thermoses of hot water for tea and coffee in the dining room and kettles on the gas rings of the BBQs. We look at each product and try and reasearch and buy the ones that used the least amount of power but still function well.
All waste is divided and what can be recycled is recycled. We also compost. All of our waste water goes through a septic tank which technically produces drinkable water. We water our garden from the old cisternas which are connected to our roof, so we collect rainwater to fill the cisternas, as they did in the old days. We run the whole of our small boutique hotel on 4kw usually, but can up the power automatically for example if everyone turns on their hairdryers at the same time. But usually we run at less than 4kw, which for such a large place is unheard of in Spain.
We plan to keep buying PV panels and adding more AC units as the number of heat waves escalate, so that we are not burning fossil fuels to keep cool. We are off grid, but do not be scared, most people do not even notice.
The Impacts of this Trip
Where we can we buy local in season produce, so for example our onions are Figueres onions, apples & pear from local orchards, local wines etc. We also have our own small vegetable garden. We buy locally and use local companies for almost everything. We also support the local restaurants, by booking tables for our clients. We send our clients to the local best shops if they require anything and let them know the local market days etc.
We offer good wages to locals and train them. For example we have been employed a local guy and supported him through his studies to become a more qualified sports coach.
We are part of the local community and support the Gegants (this is a local tradition where at festivals the local Gegants (people wearing huge heads, to make them look like giants) go and dance and perform. We also support the local MTB events. We also help all visitors with maps and information about everything in the local area, from festivals, to museums, to sites of interest and the times of the local markets etc.
We campaigned with the local community against high voltage power lines being put in the area. The campaign was not completely successful but we did manage to get them moved so as not to disturb as much of the local wildlife. We all offered to club together to pay for them to go underground, but the electrical company said this would set a precedent and would not allow it. Which we find ridiculous. In the end the power company said they would put the line where they wanted it or they would work with the local town councils to come up with the best solution, although they would not bury it. So we did have a small effect, but not the one we wanted. The MAT is a very controversial project here, but it has all been passed in Madrid and Catalunya is very angry.


We have a solar pool cover and a PV solar system run the AC and the hotel in daylight hours. This means our pool is swimmable from March through to November all via the suns power. Our light bulbs are all eco and we think about each watt that is used. Our hair dryers are all 1kw rather than 2kw for example and we do not have electric kettles. Instead we provide thermoses of hot water for tea and coffee in the dining room and kettles on the gas rings of the BBQs. We look at each product and try and reasearch and buy the ones that used the least amount of power but still function well.
All waste is divided and what can be recycled is recycled. We also compost. All of our waste water goes through a septic tank which technically produces drinkable water. We water our garden from the old cisternas which are connected to our roof, so we collect rainwater to fill the cisternas, as they did in the old days. We run the whole of our small boutique hotel on 4kw usually, but can up the power automatically for example if everyone turns on their hairdryers at the same time. But usually we run at less than 4kw, which for such a large place is unheard of in Spain.
We plan to keep buying PV panels and adding more AC units as the number of heat waves escalate, so that we are not burning fossil fuels to keep cool. We are off grid, but do not be scared, most people do not even notice.

The Impacts of this Trip
Where we can we buy local in season produce, so for example our onions are Figueres onions, apples & pear from local orchards, local wines etc. We also have our own small vegetable garden. We buy locally and use local companies for almost everything. We also support the local restaurants, by booking tables for our clients. We send our clients to the local best shops if they require anything and let them know the local market days etc.
We offer good wages to locals and train them. For example we have been employed a local guy and supported him through his studies to become a more qualified sports coach.
We are part of the local community and support the Gegants (this is a local tradition where at festivals the local Gegants (people wearing huge heads, to make them look like giants) go and dance and perform. We also support the local MTB events. We also help all visitors with maps and information about everything in the local area, from festivals, to museums, to sites of interest and the times of the local markets etc.
We campaigned with the local community against high voltage power lines being put in the area. The campaign was not completely successful but we did manage to get them moved so as not to disturb as much of the local wildlife. We all offered to club together to pay for them to go underground, but the electrical company said this would set a precedent and would not allow it. Which we find ridiculous. In the end the power company said they would put the line where they wanted it or they would work with the local town councils to come up with the best solution, although they would not bury it. So we did have a small effect, but not the one we wanted. The MAT is a very controversial project here, but it has all been passed in Madrid and Catalunya is very angry.

1 Reviews of Accessible activity holiday in Catalonia, Spain
Reviewed on 20 Jun 2018 by Tony Mangan
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
We took horse riding lessons nearby. I am a wheelchair user, but the instructor/owner got me on the horse and was very encouraging and helpful teaching me beginners dressage. He really cares for his horses. We also went rowing in a nearby lake. It's a great outdoors/ activity area. Hotel owners Fiona and Gareth give 100 percent
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Be sure to rent a car. Unless you are planning a totally cycling holiday
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
We ate out most evenings, and the fact that there are few tourists gives an authentic feel of that part of the country
4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Excellent
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