Originally Posted by pinniped

In my 1000's of room-nights, I don't think I've ever encountered a room where I couldn't take a good shower because of some sort of new water-flow restrictive device.

I've definitely stayed in hotels with crappy showers and low water pressure, but I don't believe I was a victim of some sort of grand water-restriction conspiracy. They were just crappy hotels.

If low-flow has hit the mainline business hotels I use often in North America and Europe, it has not affected my ability to shower. If a hotel can reduce water usage without affecting me, I don't have a problem with it. In some parts of the world, that might be a meaningful environmental benefit. In others, it probably doesn't matter beyond the hotel's bottom line.