Accessibility Information

The Avalon Hotel on Catalina Island is a 1925 vintage hotel property and cannot readily accommodate a wheelchair and mobility access. At this time, we do not have a room that is fully ADA Accessible for mobility impairment for wheelchairs. We do, however, provide accessibility features for individuals who face audio or visual impairment including braille signage and ADA A/V kits for our guest rooms.

ADA/Accessible Features for the Overall Property

• Door hardware (lever, pull, panic bar, etc.) usable with one hand, without tight grasping, pinching or twisting of the wrist

• Areas of Rescue Assistance

• WCAG Level 2.1 Website

• Accessibility Equipment for the Deaf

• Staff is Trained to Offer Assistance to Ensure Accessibility

• People in Need of Accessible Features Can Book Accessible Rooms During The Same Time and Terms That Others Can Reserve Rooms

• Hotel shuttle with lift/ramp; however, we have contracted with a local vendor to provide this service to a disabled guest.

• Exterior stairs built so blind persons and persons with low vision will not hit their head

• Braille Signage throughout property

• All sidewalks and walkways free of any objects that pose a hazard to persons with low vision

• TDD Telephone

• Service Animals Allowed At No Additional Charge

• Key card reader positioned so persons who use wheelchairs may approach and operate the opener

• Fire alarms in the hotel have a visual alarm strobe light

• Breakfast Area on Ground Floor

• All Signs on The Property are Easy to Read and Free From Reflective Material

• TTY available at the front desk so that lodging facility personnel can communicate with persons who are deaf or have speech impairments

• 32-Inch Wide Openings to Common Areas

• Staff Has Access to Information About Guest Rooms

• Main Features of Hotel Accessible on Ground Floor

• Hotel corridors a minimum of 36” wide

ADA/Accessible Features Our Property Does Not Offer

• Accessible Routes To Fire Exits

• Front Door Bell

• All areas of the hotel are accessible by wheelchair – including a wheelchair accessible route from the accessible parking spaces to the facility’s front entrance and to the key areas of the facility

• Accessible Elevator

• Wheelchair Accessible Guest Room

• Wheelchair Accessible

• At the Check-In Counter, there is a Retractable Table that Extends for Wheelchair Level Access

• Accessible Registration Check-in Counter

• Wheelchair Ramp

• Connecting Rooms Available