The disabled room at Copthorne Hotel Wellington Oriental Bay has possibly the best view we’ve ever had in a disabled room in a city, looking over the harbour and CBD. So many hotels use their dingiest darkest room as the disabled room, but at Copthorne it’s on the 7th floor with a spectacular view. (There are two access roads to this hotel, one on the ground floor and one behind the 7th floor, so you still have emergency access to the street from the 7th floor.) The room is spacious and has sophisticated decor. It’s in a great location a short walk to Te Papa, cafes/restaurants, and the Sunday market. The room is also pleasantly warm even on a freezing night. And the soundproofing is fantastic - despite being on the same floor and very close to the restaurant/lounge, we didn’t hear anything. The only negative is that the bed is incredibly high which makes transferring from a wheelchair extremely difficult, if not impossible if you don’t have super upper body strength. I plan to write to the manager about this and hopefully they will comment under this review if the bed is ever changed for a more wheelchair-friendly one.