Arguments against accessible hotel rooms don't ring true

This article in The Jerusalem Post chronicles the shortage of lodging for people with disabilities in Israel. This despite an expected
 increase in tourism in Israel and a recently passed law requiring more access.
Down in the story are two of the oldest arguments against increased accessibility in hotels. And they both happen to also be bunk.
First up, no one uses accessible rooms. Here was the rationalization presented by Shmuel Zurel, director-general of the Israel Hotels Association, about the lack of accessible lodging in Israel.: "We checked out the demand for these types of rooms and saw that requests are very low," he said.
Well why would you request something that hardly ever exists? You'd get frustrated asking for accessible facilities if you found it's unlikely your destination would have such facilities. Instead you'd cope, avoid those places with no accessible facilities or just not travel there. The proper sequence here is provide the facilities, make them known then get back to me about the demand.
Adding insult to injury, Zurel tacked on this comment: "It's difficult for hotels to rent out such rooms to a person who doesn't have disabilities."
There's a point to be made here about how an accessible room is done. Done the right way, implementing universal design principles, the room might be downright difficult to identify as accessible to the uninitiated.
But even an  old school accessible room -- to my experience -- isn't so different that I can swallow the assertion that they go unrented in a high demand destination like Israel.  If you needed a hotel room, you'd get over the accommodations for disability. The room would still have the decor of the rest of the place. They can still leave a mint on your pillow.
The article does say improvement should be on the way with enactment of a law requiring at least newer facilities to have accessible lodging. As that law grabs hold, the foolishness of comments like those above will truly come to light.

 Photo of Hafia, Israel by Jim Arndt via morguefile