Wheelchair accessible pool villa Coconut Grove 2

Pool villa Coconut Grove 2.

In March Wheelchair Thailand Hua Hin alias Gehandicapten.com aquired the second pool villa on the project Coconut Grove on Soi 102 in Hua Hin, Thailand.

During July and August the house will be renovated and adapted to the use of wheelchair travellers. In September the house get a modern decoration in white, red and greys.

The pool villa will have three wheelchair accessible bedrooms, two wheelchair accessible bathrooms, a spacious livingroom, a huge veranda and a big terrace. And don't forget the luxury of the accessible pool and whirlpool.

All kinds of medical equipment will be present and use will be for free. The most common items are a shower wheelchair, electrical hoist, manual pool hoist, hospital beds in all bedrooms, grips, shower seats, monkey poles, special wash basins and an absolutely fantastic beach wheelchair.

With two pool villas in the same project we are able to accommodate groups up to twelve people. And our wheelchair accessible minivan can transfer up to 4 wheelchair users and 5 additional people including luggage. An additional normal taxi or minivan can transfer more disabled people. Vans are also available for trips and tours.

The pool villa will be available for rent starting October 1, 2012. We already take bookings for the next high season 2012 - 2013. We give a discount of 5% on bookings done before July 15, 2012 for stays in October, November and December 2012. Minimum stay of 14 nights. Discount code is Baan Nam.

Do you like to know more? Do you want to be close to the centre and the beach? Don't hesitate to email to info@gehandicapten.com

Eastern in Hua Hin, Thailand





HAPPY EASTERN

Have fun searching for eggs and making these lovely eastern eggs with your children.

Gehandicapten.com

Eastern eggs in Hua Hin, Thailand by http://www.gehandicapten.com

Thai people don't celebrate Eastern. They are Buddhists. There big celebration time of year is around April 14 each year. Then Thai people celebrate New Year, so called Songkran. I already wrote a post about Songkran. Look further on this Blog and you will find lots of information about accessibility in Hua Hin and Thailand which is very interesting to disabled people from around the world.

 

Hua Hin Events for wheelchairs

Held on Hua Hin Beach with wheelchair access.

From 10-12 June 2012 the next Hua Hin Jazz FEstival will take place. Where? Always on the beach in front of the Sofitel Hotel and in front of the Intercontinental Hotel. The sponsor is Heineken, the Dutch premium beer from The Netherlands.

You can access the beach using the ramps made for motorbikes and cars, but also for wheelchairs. With a little bit of help you pass easily the few meters soft sand till you reach the firm sand where you can drive independently your scoot or handbike.

Close to the beach we let our wheelchair accessible pool villa. This holiday home has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, fully equipped kitchen and living room with computer and internet access.
This holiday accommodation can accommodate 6 adults and is still available during the Hua Hin Jazz Festival 2012.
Have a look around. Click here.
For a description of the holiday home, availability and prices click here.

Best Practices, Disabled parking in Hua Hin

Disabled Parking

Pranburi, feb. 2012.

The last few months I have been thinking of starting a new serie. Best Practices in Hua Hin and surrounding areas concerning accessibility.
We came across several disabled parking places, but always belonging to hotels or condominiums like Tira Tiraa. But yesterday I came accross the first disabled parking place near a public building.

This parking place is located on the parking lawn of the Pranburi Diver License Office. And yes it is wide enough, long enough and marked with a blue surface and a white wheelchair sign in it. The sign has a white wheelchair and "disabled parking" in Thai and English written.

Okay this is Pranburi and not Hua Hin. But good examples will be followed. So thank you Pranburi driver license office. We are very happy you include disabled people and provide them with accessible parking.

We do hope Hua Hin will follow this best practice of accessibility and make disabled parking places near the municipality, post office, banks, police stations, beaches, parks, shopping malls and so on.

Tours, trips and transfers, Hua Hin, Bangkok, Thailand

Airport Bangkok, Thailand

Since Februari 2011, Gehandicapten.com has his own wheelchair accessible Toyota Commuter Minivan.

This minibus with private driver is available for guests of our adapted and wheelchair accessible holiday homes for airport transfers and tours and trips in and around Hua Hin.

For information and suggestions for tours and trips in and around Hua Hin, Bangkok, Ayutthaya and Kanchanaburi take a look here.

Holiday wishes to all "disabled" people in the world.

To beloved family, dear friends, sweet neighbors and appreciated customers a Merry Christmas. Wheelchair Thailand wish you and your family a New Year in excellent health, with wonderfull accessible holidays, loving and tender care and family and friends nearby.



Beach Resort Hua Hin, Thailand, 22 December 2011, Jan and Hanneke van der Linde

Wheelchair Thailand takes care in resort town Hua Hin.

Hua Hin
Yamaha dealer

In resort town Hua Hin Wheelchair Thailand lets two beautiful wheelchair accessible holiday accommodations.

Pool villa Coconut Grove is located just outside the center of Hua Hin and Apartment Tira Tiraa is located in the center of Hua Hin.

Housekeeper Kan takes care of the household in Coconut Grove spoiling our guest with her good service. Helping out wherever she can and drving around to get te groceries our guests want. For this she needed a new motorbike. The old motorbike was worn off.

Wheelchair Thailand can provide guests with a private care taker. The first steady care taker can take care of our disabled guests in both our accommodations. She can relocate herself by motorbike. A second caregiver works on call. She steps in when the demand of professional, polite and attentive care taking gets too high for one caretaker or just when our steady care giver has a day off.

Gehandicapten.com will extend their services in the future. Keep following this Blog for more information. Or email to info@gehandicapten.com with your request of a specific service.

Birthday celebration King of Thailand in Hua Hin



Ice carvers in Hua Hin, King's 84th birthday.

Last Monday 5 December 2011 the King of Thailand celebrated his 84th birthday. It is a national holiday. People have a day off. All day traffic is very quiet because the people are looking television. They watch the celebration in Bangkok and listen to the King's speech. They watch ceremonies to honor the King all over Thailand.

In Hua Hin it is business as usual. Only public officials have a day off. But in the evening people are coming out of their houses and start to celebrate. Everything is well decorated with flowers, lights, candles, pictures of the King and Queen and arches to announce the King's birthday. Near the Hua Hin Municipality ice carvers are making statues with pictures of the King in it. Many people are walking on the square and looking at the statues. They walk along the food stalls and buy some food and drinks.

At 20.45 hr. decorative lights and streetslights are turned off. Cars are stopped by the police and have to turn of their engine and lights. People and police lit candles and start to sing a song wich is ending with the Phrase: "Long live the King". The celebration was ended with fireworks.

A beautiful day for the King, the King's family, people of Thailand and tourists. Wheelchair Thailand / Gehandicapten.com liked this celebration in Hua Hin very much.

 

Book now. Accessible holiday home in Hua Hin.

Our wheelchair accessible rental home is available for holiday from Febuary 2, 2012 till April 10, 2012.

The pool villa has three bedrooms and two bathrooms. One bathroom has a roll in shower, drop down shower seat and drop down grips next to toilet.
One accessible bedroom has a electrical adjustable bed and a monkey pole.
Medical equipment like a shower wheelchair / commode are available on request and usage is free of charge.
Pool and whirlpool are accessible by pool hoist. Floats and life jackets are available.
A housekeeper maintains the house, garden and pool, washes the linen and clothes of our guests, prepares breakfast, shops for groceries and assists with planning trips.

Wheelchair accessible airport transfer on request. See here a YouTube movie Wheelchair accessible van with Q-straint wheelchair and passenger restraint system.
And in case you like you can have the same care takers to accompany you during daytrips and assist you with day to day life.

Every booking of 14 nights or more gets a free airport transfer from Bangkok to Hua Hin in this wheelchair accessible van.

Email for offer to Wheelchair Thailand Hua Hin.

Care taker or nurse in beach resort Hua Hin, Thailand

Since 2005 my wife and I travel to Hua Hin, Thailand frequently. And as many of you already know we rent out several accommodations in this lovely beach resort.
My wife and I like to travel independently. Our driver drives us around in our wheelchair accessible van. And I like to take some Thai care givers with me.
In this movie you can watch me and my wife with two care takers. We travel around in Hua Hin and Cha-am. We drive to Plearnwan, FN Outlet shopping mall, Teakwood Palace and Cha-am Beach. These care takers like to work for you too. These women are very friendly, service minded and generous professionals. They assist you with day to day life in the way you like. Do you like to meet them? Do you like to travel around in this van? Come and stay with us in Hua Hin and meet them in person.