Arroyo

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RAFAEL ARROYO, Case No. 21-cv-01080-VC

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

v. MOTION TO DISMISS WITH LEAVE

TO AMEND

HARBOR VIEW HOTELS INC.,

Re: Dkt. No. 17 Defendant.

The motion to dismiss is granted. The relevant regulation requires that a hotel reservations system “[i]dentify and describe accessible features in the hotel and guest rooms . . . in enough detail to reasonably permit individuals with disabilities to assess independently whether a given hotel or guest room meets his or her accessibility needs.” 28 C.F.R. § 36.302(e)(1)(ii). Reservation systems that comply with the Department of Justice’s guidance typically satisfy the regulation. Love v. Ashford San Francisco II LP, 2021 WL 1428372, at *4 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 15, 2021). Because the defendant’s website notes that the hotel is accessible and includes, “for each accessible room, a description of the type of room, the size and number of beds, the type of accessible bathing facility, and communications features available in the room,” it satisfies the guidance. Id. That said, “providing this basic information may…