Hilton Garden Inn Fredericton Downtown

Our property boasts spectacular views of the St. John River. The Hilton Garden Inn Fredericton Downtown location is steps away from all the best our city has to offer, such as dining, shopping, museums and art galleries. Join us for a meal at the Pickle Jar or a cocktail at the Southside Shake, Fredericton’s first Gin Bar!

Amenities/Services

Accessible

Air conditioning

Bilingual service (English-French)

Business centre

Fitness centre

Free Wi-Fi

Fridge

Laundry facilities

Restaurant

Room service

Wheelchair accessible

Accessibility Services

Accommodations
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing
  - The accommodation has a bed shaker alarm system that a guest can borrow.
  - The guest room has a doorbell flasher.
- Private Bathrooms
  - The door is a minimum of 80 cm wide
  - The faucets are operable with one hand, without tight grasping, that are at least 7.5cm long
  - The fixture and fixings contrast with the background
  - The pipes under the sink vanity are insulated (where these pipes are exposed)
  - The shower/tub provides grab bars and has a slip resistant surface
  - The toilet seat height (from floor to the top of the seat) is between 40cm and 46cm
  - There are grab bars mounted horizontally on the rear and side walls of the toilet
  - There is 150cm x 150cm floor space for a wheelchair to turn around inside the bathroom
  - There is 90cm of clear space beside the toilet
  - There is a bathtub bench or chair with backrest
  - There is a fixed maximum hot water temperature
  - There is a handheld showerhead with lever controls
  - There is a roll-in shower with a threshold less than 1.3cm
  - There is a roll-under sink with minimum roll-under height of 73.5 cm at the front edge
- Mobility Accessible Guest Rooms
  - All the controls for heating, air conditioning and light switches:
    - contrast with their background
    - are unobstructed and no more than 137.5cm above the floor
    - are lit with multiple light sources
  - The accessible guest rooms have door viewers located at a height between 100cm to 120cm from the floor
  - The entry door is a minimum of 80 cm wide
  - The room entrance/locking mechanism is operable with one hand without tightly grasping, and incorporates contrasting colours
  - The Room Number sign is at reasonable height/eye level
  - The space between furniture is a minimum of 90cm
  - There a power outlet approx. 91cm from the floor
  - There is a lever type of handle on the entrance door
  - There is an accessible route (minimum of 92 cm wide) to accessible rooms

Building
- Parking
  - Designated parking spaces:
    - are at least 260cm wide and 750cm in length
    - with an access aisle no less than 200cm wide, adjacent and parallel to the vehicle pull up space
    - have a vertically mounted sign with the International Symbol of Access.
    - have the International Symbol of Access painted on the surface.
  - Designated accessible parking within 50m of an entrance.
  - The # of designated spots correspond to the Barrier Free Design Code.
  - The path leading from the parking area to the entrance is well lit, firm, stable, level, slip resistant, and are these paths well-maintained and cleared of snow if operating year-round
  - The surface of the designated parking space is firm, stable, slip resistant and level
  - There is a defined path of travel, or walkway, from the sidewalk to the main entrance, so a pedestrian does not have to negotiate the parking lot?
- Elevator/Lift
  - The business offers services on multiple floors, and has an elevator with a floor space of at least 225cm by 225cm
  - There is braille labelling/high contrast colours for the buttons
  - The is elevator operable with one hand, with controls at a height between 89cm and 122cm from the floor.
- High Speed Internet
  - There is high speed internet that people using adaptive technologies can access.
- Public Restrooms
  - There a designated accessible washroom. *see washrooms for accessibility criteria
  - The main door of the washroom has an opening of 80cm (when the door is in the open wide position) and an outward swing door
  - The washroom stall is a minimum of 150cm wide by 150cm deep with maneuvering/turning space of 150cm by 150cm in front of the stall
  - There are grab bars mounted horizontally on the rear and side walls of the toilet
- Lobby/Reception Area
  - There is clear path of travel from the main entrance to the reception area ex. that path clear of furniture or other obstacles
  - There is directional signage to a reception/ticket counter
  - There is a lowered counter at the reception or ticket desk that is no more than 86.5cm from the floor
- Entrance
  - The accessible-entrance door can open with low pressure, using at least one of the following:
    - A working power door opener between 100cm and 110cm above floor level
    - Lever handles at a height of 80cm to 120cm from the floor
    - A push plate/pull handles at a height of 80cm to 120cm from the floor
    - No door at all
  - If the door is clear/glass, it has a high contrasting stripe placed below eye-level through the width of the door
  - The entrance has no steps, or if there are one or more steps, there is a non-slip ramp with a maximum of 1:12 slope
  - The entrance to the building has a door that is at minimum 80cm wide (in the open wide position)
- Publicly accessible buildings
  - All interior paths are a minimum of 92cm in width, and free of obstructions
- Stairs in and around
  - The step and slope changes are clearly marked, lit, and have handrails

Food Service
- There are spaces designated for wheelchair use
  - that are no less than 90cm wide and 152.5cm wide to permit a wheelchair to enter from a side approach
  - 122cm long where the wheelchair enters from the front or rear of the space
- There a patio:
  - the patio is level or does it meet ramp standards
  - there is a minimum of 92cm clear pathway to all areas of the patio, including in aisles
- Chairs can be moved to facilitate access to the spaces
- Knee clearance underneath tables is least 68cm high x 75cm wide x 48cm deep
- The menu available in larger print

Signage & Navigation
- Signage is:
  - in plain English
  - high contrast
  - free of glare
- Signage contains the international symbols of access .
- Signs include braille
  - the braille located directly below or adjacent to the corresponding print
- Signage is placed in a location that does not protrude the main path of travel.
- Signs are clear and concise, in large, plain font with good contrast between text and background.
- The location of signage is in the same spot in every area. For example, signage for a bathroom on the first floor should be in the same area as the bathroom on the second floor, and so on.
- The signage is in an area that is free shadows.

Staff Training
- Emergency Plans
  - There is a system in place for a guest to contact a staff member for help if required
  - The emergency plan includes dedicated staff trained to provide in-person assistance to a person with a disability