Greater Des Moines botanical Gardens – Des Moines Iowa

August 9, 2016

Was a little difficult to find but it might have just been our GPS was lost. There was good parking and the lobby was very easy to navigate. They had nice restrooms and the family restroom which was a large room with a ton of space. The tropical dome was nice and pretty easy to get around outside there were nice paths but the garden kind of just came to an end. But everything there was very accessible.

Address: 909 Robert D. Ray Dr, Des Moines, IA 50309

Goldie's Ice Cream Shoppe– Prairie city Iowa

August 9, 2016

I could barely get in but I made it and the inside was very crowded and the restroom was not wheelchair accessible. The table worked okay, but it was probably the only table that would work.

 

 

 

Address: 304 W 2nd St, Prairie City, IA 50228

TC’s point after – Dewitt Iowa

August 7, 2016

We parked around the block in an open lot, there were many people on the street or in the lot just after 11 o’clock on a Sunday morning. It was easy enough to get inside and we sat at a table that worked well. I couldn’t get my wheelchair into the restroom.

Restroom: NOT WHEELCHAIR ACCESIBLE


 Address: 719 6th Ave, DeWitt, IA 52742

Davenport Skybridge – Davenport Iowa

August 6, 2016

Each side of the sky bridge had an elevator. Inside the bridge was just a big open area and the one end looking toward the river had a balcony outside. This wasn’t exactly the most exciting thing, but it was pretty neat to be up in the bridge and see what you could see.

W River Dr

Davenport, IA 52801

 

 

Quad Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau – Davenport Iowa

August 6, 2016

We were in Davenport Iowa and we were walking over to the sky bridge before a baseball game at Modern Woodman Park. But we stopped here mostly to go to the bathroom. It was a bit crowded in the place between all the displays and things they were trying to sell. The restroom was pretty crowded but I guess it worked.

102 N Harrison St, Davenport, IA 52801

Machine shed - Davenport Iowa

August 5, 2016

We ate here on a Friday night and I think everyone in town did too. There were some handicap spots, but the loading zones looked rather small and they were full anyways so we found another place to park. It was very crowded inside and we ended up waiting outside in front for a while then when we were seated. A couple people had to move so I could get past to get to our table. Once there the table worked okay, I just had to be careful around the leg and part of the table that hung down. If there wasn’t so many people I think it would’ve been not too bad.  When we left it wasn’t too bad since it had cleared out quite a bit.

7250 Northwest Blvd, Davenport, IA 52806

Cellar 19 Wine & Deli - Council Bluffs Iowa

August 5, 2016

The parking here wasn’t the best and we ended up having to walk/drive through the parking lot to find a way onto the sidewalk. Once inside it was pretty open and easy enough to get under the table and move around. The restroom was in the back in the corner at the end of a little hallway and the restroom was surprisingly accessible and very easy to use.

Address: Valley View Village Mall, 928 Valley View Dr Suite 19, Council Bluffs, IA 51503

Sleep inn Urbandale Iowa

September 15, 2011.

There were two parts of the room, the part with the beds and a room divider with a sitting area. There were two TVs in the room and a good desk. The bathroom was good, the sink and toilet worked well and had enough room to move around.

The Roll in shower was big and looked like it would work pretty well, but we did not use it. The hoyer lift was able to go under the bed which worked great. There was enough room to move around and place to park in the room. Our room also had a door to the pool which we didn’t use but could've been useful. This was a two queen room with a roll in shower. There seemed to be plenty of handicap parking and there was an automatic door so I could get in the hotel by myself.

11211 Hickman Road Urbandale, IA 50322

Machine shed restaurant Urbandale Iowa.

September 15 and 16th



This restaurant was near the hotel we so we went through both parking lots to get there the hotels and the restaurants. The front part is kind of like a Cracker Barrel and there is plenty of room inside. The tables were huge and easy to get under and worked great. The bathroom is good and had a good stall and I could use the sink well. In the morning when we went back for breakfast there were handicapped parking spots that were close up and under the roof.



11151 Hickman Rd Urbandale, IA 50322-3741

Comfort Inn Dubuque Iowa.

There was a handicapped spot that we could let the ramp out of the car under the roof of the building that worked okay. There was no automatic door so I would need help for me to get in. The first thing about the room is it was not advertised as an accessible room. The hotel room door was a little tight to get into and difficult to get into.

In the room there was no way into the bathroom and my parents could hardly too. I couldn’t fit between the TV/dresser and the ends of the bed. There was not much space to park my wheelchair just next to the bathroom and we could turn the TV, so I could kind of see it.

But we were here just that night and we got there kind of late. We had to use the lift at the corner of the bed and slide me up, this kind of worked but not real good.


This place was not very accessible, but you can’t really be mad at the hotel since they did not actually lie or promise something they didn’t have( that’s coming soon).

Comfort Inn Dubuque Iowa.
 

Country Junction Dyersville Iowa

We were in Dyersville to see this field of dreams movie site, and we stopped here for dinner. There were two handicapped parking spots directly in front of the door, which worked good with plenty of loading space. When we got into the place, it looked good and easy to get into and to the table, but then we went to the restroom. When we got to the restroom there was no way I could get in. You had to go in and turn immediately, so we went to the front and they said that they didn't have another accessible restroom so we had to go back out to the car. We were really hungry so we didn't want to have to pack up and go somewhere else. The table was good and easy to get under and there was plenty of room around the table, so other than the bathroom this place is pretty good

Country Junction
913 15th Avenue Southeast
Dyersville, IA 52040-2315

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Wendy's, Ames Iowa

There was handicapped parking that was good, but we had to cross the drive through/traffic lane to get to the building. In the building there was plenty of room to get in line and to get to the bathroom. In the dining area the tables were small and a little hard to get under but I got between two of them and used the tray to fill the gap. The bathroom stall and bathroom were very good and quite a bit of room, the sink was a little difficult to get to over in the corner but other than that it was very good bathroom.

 
Wendy's
528 S Duff Ave, Ames, IA

Danish Windmill, Elkhorn IA

After our stop in Omaha we are continuing on our way to Milwaukee.   We made a stop in Elkhorn, Iowa.  There was a Danish Windmill that we decided to visit.  There was a handicapped parking spot near the windmill at the store.  There was a little bit of a bump to get in but not real bad and inside was a little crowded.  I could get into the bathroom, there was no door.  I however was not able to get into the stall.  Across the parking lot was a Danish restaurant, but in the entry there was a kind of a step or bump or ledge that I couldn’t get over to get in so we continued on our way.

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