Overview

It has been two and a half years since I have been able to spend a week’s holiday together with my husband. Frankly, I have never been able to find accommodation sufficiently well set up which would allow us to have a break and not spend a week struggling to cope without the specialist equipment he needs. I now have in Homelands. To be honest, it is better equipped than our home! Purpose built and supremely accessible, it provides a combination of really high quality holiday accommodation with incredibly well designed features and equipment that will meet the needs of people with some of the most complex disabilities. Wet room, electric profiling bed, ceiling track hoists and rise recliner chair are provided as standard, with other items of equipment such as shower commode and trolley, mobile hoist and stand aids available on request. The whole of the spacious ground floor is wheelchair accessible, with wide doorways and hardwood flooring as well as easy access into a wheelchair friendly garden with glorious views over the golf course and sea. The kitchen has everything you are likely to need, there is a utility room with both washing machine and tumble dryer and the second bedroom upstairs (with it’s own bathroom) was amazing, with the cleverest Velux balcony. The staff couldn’t have been more helpful, and the whole place was immaculately clean when we arrived. There are folders in the lodge with ideas for accessible days out, as well as information on local services such as doctors, hospital and the local falls team which was so reassuring. Only a couple of days after leaving we booked again for later in the year, and are hoping that we can enjoy some more time in the garden as it is a real suntrap. Not surprisingly, such high quality accommodation is rare, and Homelands is very much in demand. I believe there are plans to build more lodges which should allow more families to enjoy a much needed holiday.

Transport & Parking

Disabled parking outside every lodge, although ours (Cardy) didn't have an allocated blue badge space in front of the lodge as the others did.

Access

Couldn't have been more accessible, purpose built with easy access for wheelchairs throughout the ground floor. Specialist equipment already in situ with more available on request.

Toilets

Two accessible toilets on the ground floor, although the toilet in the wet room was the only one where there was sufficient space to fit a shower commode over the top.

Staff

Very helpful, pleasant and friendly. Obviously committed to making sure visitors had the best experience possible.

Anything else you wish to tell us?

Looking forward to returning in September. We didn't want to come home!