Originally Posted by GUWonder

There have been lounges where the lounge showers may be open and available for free use but the lounge guests have to pay to get towels to use (if not carrying their own towels). This was how it was at a lounge in CPH for some time.



At some airports, this has been a thing -- but IME those have mostly been non-lounge showers at the airports. The first time I encountered such an arrangement was at SYD, but that wasn't part of a lounge. Sort of like some European campground showers, except the European ones required paying for shower/water time and didn't come with towels (unless paying for towel service on top of shower); the SYD shower was free, but no towels included. Ski housing rentals in some parts of Europe don't include towels with the hired room/accommodation unless paying a supplement for linen service for the accommodation.