Originally Posted by
David-A
If you go to a newly built HIX in Europe you generally won't find a bath at all. Other than perhaps in a family room.
I imagine that will catch on with budget/lower end hotels in the U.S. and other places to save energy e.g., change all the shower heads to non-tamperable (i.e., no removable flow restrictor - see the hacking the hotel shower thread) to minimize hot water cost.
And in many newly built (not converted properties) you will find pod bathrooms, making wetroom floors practical etc.
Is that the same style Ibis uses worldwide? Similar to "cheaper" Japanese hotels?