With a modern leisure centre and stylish restaurant, The Continental Hotel offers 4-star rooms with free internet access. The hotel is in the heart of Hounslow, just a 10-minute drive from Heathrow Airport. The elegant bedrooms each have a flat-screen satellite TV and air conditioning. All rooms feature a work desk and minibar, and each has a luxury bathroom with a hairdryer. Gold's Gym features an indoor swimming pool and fully equipped fitness suite. Guests can relax in Essentia Spa, which has a sauna, steam room and an impressive range of treatments. The Continental Hotel's Twenty Nine Restaurant serves a fusion European and Asian menu using quality fresh ingredients. The cocktail bar serves creative mixes and fine champagnes, and there is a large-screen TV showing Sky Sports. The Continental Hotel is just a 2-minute walk from Hounslow Central Underground Station, offering services to central London. The hotel is just off the A4 road, and parking is available on site charged at £15.00 per night.
Parking
- The venue does have its own car park.
Venue Car Park
- Parking is free for all users.
- The car park type is underground.
- There are 1 designated parking bay(s) within the car park.
- The dimensions of the designated parking bay(s) are 355cm x 490cm (11ft 8in x 16ft 1in).
- The nearest designated bay is 50m (55yd) from the hotel entrance.
- The route from the car park to the entrance is accessible to a wheelchair user unaided.
- The car park surface is tarmac.
- The patron does not have to cross a road.
- The car park does not have a height restriction barrier.
On Street Parking and Drop-off Details
- There is not a designated drop off point.
Reception
- The reception desk is 3m (9ft 10in) from the hotel entrance.
- There is level access to reception from the entrance.
- The reception desk is high height.
- The desk has a lowered section.
- Lighting levels are bright.
- There is not a hearing assistance system.
Room:
General Information
- The Tourist Board rating is 4.
- There are 68 rooms in total.
- There are 0 standard ground floor rooms.
- There are 63 standard rooms on other floors.
Accessible Rooms
- There are accessible ensuite facilities.
- There is / are 4 room(s) which has / have accessible ensuite facilities.
- There is / are 0 adjoining room(s) available for carers.
Location of and access to rooms with accessible ensuite
- There is level access from an accessible entrance.
- No accessible rooms are located in a separate building from the main hotel.
Accessible Room
- The room number or room name viewed was 206.
- The width of the door is 91cm (2ft 12in).
- The height of the bed is 58cm (1ft 11in).
- The measurement between the bed base and floor is 40cm (1ft 4in).
- Light switches are within 120cm from floor level.
- There is not a functional emergency alarm in the room.
- No emergency alarm is fitted in the room.
- An adjoining room is not available.
- Assistance dogs are welcomed to stay with guests in accessible rooms.
Accessible Ensuite
- The width of the door to the ensuite is 89cm (2ft 11in) (2ft 11in).
- The door opens outwards.
- The door is light.
- The door is locked by a twist lock.
- The dimensions of the accessible ensuite are 138cm x 175cm (4ft 6in x 5ft 9in).
- There is a lateral transfer space.
- As you face the toilet pan the transfer space is on the right.
- There (no dropdown rail) on the transfer side.
- There is a flush on the transfer side.
- Wall mounted grab rails are not available.
- The toilet seat is 80cm (2ft 7in) above floor level.
- There is a toilet roll holder.
- The toilet roll holder can be reached from seated on the toilet.
- The toilet roll holder is not placed higher than 100cm in height.
- There is a sink.
- The sink can be reached from seated on the toilet.
- The height of the sink is 82cm (2ft 8in).
- The tap type is twist/turn.
- There is not a mixer tap for the sink.
- There is not a functional emergency alarm in the ensuite.
- It is out of reach(higher than 10cm (0ft 4in) from floor).
- Disposal facilities are not available.
- There are mirrors.
- Mirrors are placed at a lower level or at an angle for ease of use.
Bath and Shower
Wheel In Shower
- There is a wheel in shower.
- The shower head is fixed.
- The shower head height is 190cm (6ft 3in).
- The shower control type is twist/turn.
- The shower seat is shower chair.
- There are handrails available.
Signage, colour contrast and lighting in accessible rooms
- There is no additional signage on or near the hotel door.
- The colour contrast between the external hotel room door and wall is good.
- The colour contrast between the walls and floor is good.
- The colour contrast between the internal hotel room door and wall is good.
- The colour contrast between the external ensuite door and wall is good.
- Lighting levels are bright.
Colour contrast and lighting in accessible ensuite
- The colour contrast between the internal ensuite door and wall is good.
- The colour contrast between the walls and floor in the ensuite is fair.
- Lighting levels are bright.
Auxiliary Aids - General
- Some hotel rooms have auxiliary aids for people with sensory impairments.
- The available auxiliary aid(s) is(are) Teletext/subtitles/Ceefax.
- The hotel does not provide any other auxiliary aids for people with mobility impairments.
- The number of accessible rooms with baths is 0.
- The number of accessible rooms with wheel in showers is 4.
Ground Floor Standard Rooms
- There are not standard rooms on the ground floor.
Standard Rooms on Other Floors
- There are standard rooms on other floors.
- The other floors can be accessed by lift.