Shout-out to a well-designed hotel bathroom
Jul 3, 2023, 10:18 am
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Shout-out to a well-designed hotel bathroom
Thank you, Residence Inn Seattle Sea-Tac, for having: (1) a walk-in shower in which the faucet handle is just inside the glass door—on the opposite side from the showerhead—so that you can turn the water on without having to go all the way into the shower to do it, getting doused with cold water before you can leap out of the way, (2) shampoo/conditioner/bath gel bottles that have printing large enough to be deciphered without reading glasses, (3) not one but two capacious shelves in the shower stall to hold whatever you might want to put on them, plus a wire mesh shelf for the soap (4) nice bright lighting, (5) a separate switch for the not-too-loud fan, and (6) plenty of room on the vanity so you can not only put your washbag and toiletries on there, but also not have them get splashed with water from the sink.
It’s the little things!
It’s the little things!
Jul 3, 2023, 10:30 am
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(1) a walk-in shower in which the faucet handle is just inside the glass door—on the opposite side from the showerhead—so that you can turn the water on without having to go all the way into the shower to do it, getting doused with cold water before you can leap out of the way,
Jul 3, 2023, 12:52 pm
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Jul 3, 2023, 2:36 pm
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I stayed in a hotel where the fixed glass wall in the walk-in shower had a hole in so you could reach in and turn on the shower. It took me awhile to figure that out. I just looked at it, thinking "why is there a hole in the wall?" before I thought, "that's brilliant!"
Jul 3, 2023, 8:24 pm
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It's nice to get the water to the right temp before getting into the shower. My second biggest hotel bathroom pet peeve is bathroom light switches outside of the bathroom. No biggie when on the road solo, but obnoxious when you wake up every occupant in the room just to use the bathroom at night.
Jul 3, 2023, 10:42 pm
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It's nice to get the water to the right temp before getting into the shower. My second biggest hotel bathroom pet peeve is bathroom light switches outside of the bathroom. No biggie when on the road solo, but obnoxious when you wake up every occupant in the room just to use the bathroom at night.
I've run into a couple of those.
Jul 3, 2023, 10:50 pm
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Jul 3, 2023, 11:39 pm
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I have had this kind of issue at gym bathrooms — including some hotel gym bathrooms — but not yet in the bathrooms of my hotel rooms. Which hotels had bathrooms like that? Sounds like a recipe for some guests to get injured coming out of a bathtub.
Jul 4, 2023, 3:56 am
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Thank you, Residence Inn Seattle Sea-Tac, for having: (1) a walk-in shower in which the faucet handle is just inside the glass door—on the opposite side from the showerhead—so that you can turn the water on without having to go all the way into the shower to do it, getting doused with cold water before you can leap out of the way, (2) shampoo/conditioner/bath gel bottles that have printing large enough to be deciphered without reading glasses, (3) not one but two capacious shelves in the shower stall to hold whatever you might want to put on them, plus a wire mesh shelf for the soap (4) nice bright lighting, (5) a separate switch for the not-too-loud fan, and (6) plenty of room on the vanity so you can not only put your washbag and toiletries on there, but also not have them get splashed with water from the sink.
It’s the little things!
It’s the little things!
I was just at a hotel that had the absolute WORST shampoo. I don't say shampoo AND conditioner because no matter how many times I asked for conditioner they didn't continue to bring it. So I washed my hair in the equivalent of dish washing liquid. I had straw hair that was as rough as sandpaper! I was saved when my friend gave me some super nice Kerastase.
I hate double vanities when it means that there is no room to put your toiletries. Who really ever uses a skin at the exact same time as your partner.
I just had my first visit to a few European countries and have found that they have no idea what soft toilet paper is. The Aussie stuff is perfection on your privates!
I was just at a hotel that had a heated towel rail and floor. Loved it!
One of my favourite bathrooms was the Park Hyatt in Cambodia. Near Ankor Wat.
Jul 4, 2023, 8:10 am
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Thank you, Residence Inn Seattle Sea-Tac, for having: (1) a walk-in shower in which the faucet handle is just inside the glass door—on the opposite side from the showerhead—so that you can turn the water on without having to go all the way into the shower to do it, getting doused with cold water before you can leap out of the way, (2) shampoo/conditioner/bath gel bottles that have printing large enough to be deciphered without reading glasses, (3) not one but two capacious shelves in the shower stall to hold whatever you might want to put on them, plus a wire mesh shelf for the soap (4) nice bright lighting, (5) a separate switch for the not-too-loud fan, and (6) plenty of room on the vanity so you can not only put your washbag and toiletries on there, but also not have them get splashed with water from the sink.
It’s the little things!
It’s the little things!