JERSEY’S only hotel designed specifically for people with disabilities is reopening this month after a £3.8 million refurbishment.
Maison des Landes, a registered charity supported by the Lions Club of Jersey, will be opening again tomorrow to welcome visitors to the Island and local people with disabilities seeking a get away.
Located on the edge of the Jersey National Park at Les Landes, the hotel has 23 specially equipped rooms, a 48-seat restaurant and a treatment room.
New to the hotel following the renovations is the community hub – a social space and meeting place opening later this year which will welcome community groups, disability organisations, charities and Jersey residents.
Peter Tabb, president of the Maison des Landes Council of Trustees, said: ‘We look forward to welcoming not only guests from off-island, but also those here in Jersey, too. In particular we recognise Jersey has a chronic shortage of facilities for people seeking respite, and Maison des Landes plans to go some way to addressing the issue by providing special rates to Jersey people booking respite breaks at the hotel.
‘Our aim was always to provide somewhere special for local people with disabilities and their carers, and indeed anyone in our community who is disadvantaged in some way.’
Dr Margaret Bayes, chair of Carers Jersey, added: ‘The transformation of Maison des Landes is very impressive and it’s fantastic to see this sort of facility become available to local people. The need for respite breaks in Jersey is a very real one. Options are limited for people with disabilities and their carers and anything that offers carers a break is welcome.’
