Withdrawn Technical Assistance: Common ADA Problems at Newly Constructed Lodging Facilities
Guestrooms with Roll-in Showers
Common Problem:
In hotels, motels, or other lodging facilities of 50 or more sleeping rooms, no rooms with roll-in showers are provided, or the roll-in showers that are provided lack a permanently attached fold-down seat.
Result:
Some people with mobility impairments, such as persons who use wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, and other mobility aids, must use a roll-in shower or a shower with a fold-down seat in order to shower. When a roll-in shower is not provided or when the roll-in shower lacks a folding seat, these guests may not be able to shower or may resort to using guestroom furniture in the shower.
Requirements:
Lodging facilities must provide a specific number of accessible guest rooms based on the table provided below. Bathing facilities in these rooms must comply with the Standards. In addition, in lodging facilities with more than 50 guestrooms or suites, the facility must provide a specified number of accessible guestrooms that have a roll-in shower with a permanently attached fold-down seat. The roll-in shower in these rooms must comply with specific requirements contained in Figure 57 of the Standards, shown below. ADA Standards 9.1.2; 9.2; 4.21; and Figure 57(a) or (b).
Total Guestrooms Required Accessible Guestrooms
| 1 to 25 | 1 |
| 26 to 50 | 2 |
| 51 to 75 | 4 (1 with roll-in shower) |
| 76 to 100 | 5 (1 with roll-in shower) |
| 101 to 150 | 7 (2 with roll-in showers) |
| 151 to 200 | 8 (2 with roll-in showers) |
| 201 to 300 | 10 (3 with roll-in showers) |
| 301 to 400 | 12 (4 with roll-in showers) |
| 401 to 500 | 13 (4 with roll-in showers) |
| 501 to 1000 | 2% of all rooms (plus 1 room with a roll-in shower for each 100 rooms) |
| 1001 and over | 20 plus 1 for each 100 over 1000 (plus 1 room with a roll-in shower for each 100 rooms) |
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