Scandic Berlin Potsdamer Platz

Scandic Berlin Potsdamer Platz (Scandic Berlin)

The Scandic Berlin Potsdamer Platz opened its doors in October 2010 in the center of Berlin directly at the "Potsdamer Platz" and has since established itself as a modern hotel with a smart sustainability concept in Berlin. The Berliner Haus sees itself as a hotel that welcomes all guests equally, whether families, business travellers or people with physical or mental impairments. The hotel has therefore implemented a comprehensive concept for guests with special requirements in the hotel. The hotel offers 60 solution-oriented rooms and other smart solutions, such as information in Braille, lowered counters and wide corridors. 

Accessibility certified People with walking disabilities Wheelchair users People with hearing impairments Deaf people People with visual impairments Blind people

Barrier-free information

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All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified - accessible for people with walking disabilities and  for wheelchair users".

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

  • There are four parking spaces available for people with disabilities.
  • The Potsdamer Platz DB/S-Bahn station is approximately 500 meters away, and the nearest underground station, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Park, is 160 meters away.
  • The building is accessible without steps.
  • All rooms and facilities that can be used by guests are accessible without steps, via elevators or a lift.
  • Almost all doors/passages that can be used by guests are at least 88 cm wide. Exception: The bathroom door in room 5099 is 85 cm wide.
  • The reception desk is 95 cm high at its lowest point. 
  • There is another, equivalent communication option available while seated.
  • There are 60 barrier-free rooms available.
  • The toilet in the elevated rooms 5001, 5099, and 4089 can be approached from the right or left (at least 90 cm). There is a flip-up grab bar on at least the approachable side of the toilet.
  • The sink is wheelchair compatible and the mirror can be seen while standing or sitting.
  • The shower is accessible without a threshold. A grab bar and a shower chair are available.
  • Wheelchair-accessible tables are available in the restaurant and breakfast room (maximum height 80 cm, wheelchair accessibility at a height of 67 cm and a depth of 30 cm).
  • There is a public toilet for people with disabilities on the 3rd floor, which is accessible from both sides (minimum 90 cm). The grab rails on the toilet can be flipped-up.

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All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label “Accessibility certified – partially accessible for people with hearing impairments and for deaf people.” 

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

  • There is no clearly visible alarm. 
  • There is an audio induction loop at the reception.
  • An outgoing emergency call in the elevator is confirmed audibly. 
  • Alternatively stairs are available. 
  • In the restaurant and in the breakfast room there are tables with bright and glare-free lighting, on which there are no lamps standing or hanging that interfere with the field of vision or eye contact.
  • There is at least one electrical outlet available near the bed.
  • W-LAN is offered.
  • There is a vibration alarm clock available.

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All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified - partially accessible for people with visual impairments and for blind people ".

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

  • Assistance dogs are allowed.
  • The entrance is visually rich in contrast.
  • All evaluated and usable areas for the guest are well illuminated, i.e. bright and glare-free. 
  • There are glass doors without safety markings.
  • The signage is designed in clearly legible and contrasting font.
  • An outgoing emergency call in the elevator is confirmed audibly. The break position is announced by spoken commands. The operating controls are visually rich in contrast and tactilely detectable. Alternatively stairs are available.
  • At least at the first and last step, stairs have visually contrasting edges.
  • Stairs have handrails on both sides. 
  • Information is not available in Braille or prismatic font.

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Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

  • The name or logo of the hotel is clearly recognizable from the outside.
  • The objectives of the paths are always within sight or signs in visible distance are available.
  • There is no information available in easy language.
  • The dishes are visibly presented (buffet, bar).
  • Information is partly displayed with pictograms or images. 

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