walking disability in vegas

Hello

I am going to Vegas with my mum in the summer, she has arthritis in kness and uses a 4 wheeled walking frame, I have been on numerous sites and spoken to people who have been to Vegas about the best way of us getting around the strip etc.

Any comments welcome, please

walking disability in vegas

Julie, I was in vegas this past October with my Mom. She cannot walk on her own. I rented her a scooter...and it was the best trip ever. I have to go out right now...but stay tuned and I will give you the name of the scooter company....and more info.

Well, let me get that for you...then we%26#39;ll chat later...

http://www.activemobilitylv.com/index.html

Also, you can email me at PassDBacon@aol.com and I can give you specific strategies. Unfortunately, I have not posted that trip report yet.

The scooter company has scooters at many casinos...and they bend over backwards for you. Even a 24 hours phone number in case you have a problem.

Sherry

walking disability in vegas

I agree with the person aboe. I took mym mom in September and rented her a scooter for only $30.. a day. You don%26#39;t have to reserve one, all you have to do is go to the front desk of your Hotel and they will call for you. I believe the comoany is called Desert Medical. My mom loved it and she was able to get all up and down the strip with the scooter. She borught it to ehr room at night and charged it while she was sleeping. The battery lasted all day and night.

That is brill news, thanks to both of you.

Now I am going to be cheeky and ask best places to go etc.

We are stopping at NYNY, and are both really looking forward to it.

Especially now that you have told me about the scooter, just spoke to mum on phone and she is sooooooo excited

I just love hearing about people taking their Mom - or Dad for that matter. My mother has to have some rather risky surgery in the near future that she is really frightened of - the only thing that keeps her moving forward is my promise that I%26#39;ll take her back to VEGAS for a nice long weekend. Have fun!!

Ton of places your mom will enjoy.

Forum Shops at Ceasars.

The Buffett at the Wynn.

NY NY has a great NY Style food court on the Casino floor.

Take a ride to the top of the Stratosphere tower during the vening when it is jsut starting to get dark.

Eat a deep fried twinkie down on Fremont.

.99 shrimp cokctails down on Fremont.

Take a ride out to The Palms and possibly see a star or two. Yes, taxi%26#39;s do have handicapped equiped vehicles to tranport scooters.

Take in a show or two on the strip.

Thanks all for information etc.

I am sure we will have the trip of a lifetime, we were slightly worried about how mum would get around, but with this new information, there will be no stopping us. Its mum%26#39;s 70th birthday, so I am sure it will be one to remember

When we were in LV last week, we saw a ton of people on those scooters. I think it%26#39;s great that they can enable people who need a little assistance enjoy Vegas like the rest of us!! You and your mum have a great time together!! My mom has been gone for many years now, and I sure wish I had the chance to take her to see LV!

My mom was 65 herself and she cannot walk great distances. So, the scooter helped out tremendously. All of the Casino%26#39;s accomdated her and the Taxi%26#39;s always called for special vehicles that loaded her scooter for her. Needless to say, it was well worth the $30.00 a day.

My mom has the same problem, so we only visit casinos that are less crowded, she walks to the slot machine and stays in the same general area.

She doesn%26#39;t like to rent the scooters or wheel chairs, but late at night, when she is tired and wants to go to her room, we ask the security for a wheel chair......it is free service, and all you have to do is tip the guy $5 or $10

Well my wife has two bad knees so I hear you, the best place we have stayed hands down was the Flamingo Grand Vacations, the handicap parking was close enough she could walk in and we rented a car and valet everywher else we went. It was also only feet to the Flamingo pool and they also gave us free manual wheelchair to use for the duration, it wasn%26#39;t a scooter but it was fine. It saved us the $30 a day rental. The rooms here were also really nice, had a full jacuzzi and washer dryer-frig-living area...

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