Laško, a town located by Savinja River, known especially for its brewing and spa tradition, was awarded the EDEN Destination of Excellence title a decade ago. It is due to its efforts and good practices in bringing tourist experiences closer to people with reduced mobility, the blind and the partially sighted. In Thermana Laško and Rimske Terme, access to the swimming pool complexes is properly arranged and guide dogs are allowed in the rooms for the blind and partially sighted. Mobile induction loops are available for the hearing impaired at Thermana Laško. The honey garden in Laško Spa Park is also equipped with Braille signs.
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Special care is taken at Terme Dobrna for guests with physical or other disabilities, for example in Hotel Vita 4*, access to the thermal pools, the medical centre, restaurants, terrace café, beauty centre and lecture rooms is properly arranged. Accommodation is given extra attention, with rooms on every floor of Hotel Vita designed and adapted for the physically disabled, with suitable beds, bathrooms and other in-room equipment. The Spa Park is always available and accessible for guests to admire nature, enjoy the fresh air and visit the park's energy points.
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Terme Krka comprises three Slovenian natural health resorts: Terme Dolenjske Toplice, Terme Šmarješke Toplice and the seaside centre Talaso Strunjan. Their core business is medical rehabilitation in various fields, and their spas have a number of specialists who provide holistic rehabilitation or treatment. Their services are significantly shaped by the natural factors in the environment of each spa – in Dolenjske Toplice and Šmarješke Toplice it is thermal water, and in Talaso Strunjan it is everything connected with the sea: seawater, sea climate, sea mud and salt. The accommodation and other facilities of the centres are accessible to people with physical and other disabilities according to the specific indications of the spas. Certain hotel rooms and other facilities and accesses are adapted to the fullest extent possible. They also adapt their offer to their guests – Terme Krka offers a wide range of health and relaxation services and programmes, allowing them to create varied holiday packages for different target groups of guests. They also cooperate with many associations and societies representing people with disabilities, offering accommodation and treatment packages tailored to their needs, wishes and expectations.
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Just a stone's throw from the coast and in the heart of the balmy sea climate, Terme Portorož offers access from the outside for people with reduced mobility – the entrance is reached via a ramp. There is a lift between the spa and the hotel floors. The thermal complex is directly accessible via lift from Grand Hotel Portorož. Access to the swimming pool is arranged for wheelchair users. All pools have railings by the steps, and lifeguards can assist with entry. Toilet facilities are also adapted for people with disabilities.
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Thirteen rooms in Hotel Termal have bathrooms adapted for guests with disabilities. There are ramps and lifts to the hotel, swimming pools and restaurants throughout the spa area. A special lift is available to help people with disabilities when entering the Hotel Termal's swimming pool. Wheelchair rental is also available at the Health Department. The spa adds that, in principle, a person with disabilities who is independent can use all of its hotel accommodation (with the exception of the apartments due to the stairs), restaurants, health services and bathing in the thermal water.
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Terme Ptuj has lift access to hotel rooms, swimming pools and restaurants In the bungalows and holiday homes, walkways are added for easier wheelchair access, upon prior arrangement. Wheelchair rental is also available at the Thermal Park's Health Department. People with disabilities are welcome to stay at this spa if they are accompanied, as there are no automatic door openers, adapted showers or lifts to enter the pools.
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In Radenci, all rooms at Radin A/B, Izvir and Izvir-Medico Hotels are accessible by lifts, while five rooms at Hotel Izvir are specially adapted for guests with disabilities. Staff can help guests carry their luggage. The main entrance of Zdravilišče Radenci has a ramp, and there are ramps in all departments and in most of the common areas. There is a ramp leading to the thermal area at the outside entrance, and a ramp from the lobby of the Hotel Izvir for smooth access to the thermal complex, physiotherapy and wellness facilities. There is a lift at the entrance to the swimming pool of the spa complex. Toilets and rooms with showers are also adapted for disabled people, and lifeguards are available to help if needed. An induction loop is installed in the Congress Hall. The restaurant in Hotel Radin has tables reserved for disabled guests, and the waiting staff is available to help with buffet tables or serving.
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Terme Čatež, famous for its Summer and Winter Thermal Riviera, is recognised as the largest water park in Central Europe. Its therapeutic pool is particularly popular among guests with reduced mobility and wheelchair users. The pool has a ramp at the entrance, allowing guests to access the water independently, without the need for assistance or a lift. The entrance to the water park is designed to be user-friendly and barrier-free. In addition, one of the outdoor pools at the year-round Thermal Riviera is equipped with a fixed lift for people with disabilities, operated from the water by a lifeguard.
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