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Re: Bring bathroom doors back to hotels

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While we’re at it, bring back shower doors/curtains. It’s such a pain having this huge puddle outside the shower just because they decided it shouldn’t have one. It’s not so common to be missing one in US hotels, but it’s common internationally. Edit: apparently the virus has spread, and some US hotels now don’t have them

Every single place I’ve stayed in Europe had no shower door, and nothing to prevent the water from spilling out. Occasionally I get lucky and the floor is constructed sufficiently concave so at least the water flows into the drain

Re: Bring bathroom doors back to hotels

#143

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But how would you know until it's too late and you've already checked in? Doesn't seem to be a very effective way of achieving this... Just means my mate and I wouldn't go back to that hotel again.

There are photos online and video tours of every hotel room on the planet. Check before booking.

I saw an interview with this person. Often the photos of rooms will be taken from the door-frame of the bathroom looking in or out. So not obvious if there is an actual door.

Re: Bring bathroom doors back to hotels

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Likely for the same reason that fans are often a building code requirement.

Is that actually common? My house has no built-in fans much less AC.

In my state every bathroom in a private home is required to have an exhaust fan or an openable window.

Re: Bring bathroom doors back to hotels

#145
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There must be two types of people/couples. Those that prefer privacy and those that don't care.

I’ve actually ended otherwise decent relationships early because the other person was way too coy/upset with bodily functions like farting and pooping. If we’er sleeping together I expect us to be farting together. And if we are living together I expect us to be using the toilet in front of each other. Anything less is both inconvenient and reflective of deep personality conflicts that will never be resolved.

Sounds like there's going to be someone around who's bound to be the source of deep personality conflicts all right.

Re: Bring bathroom doors back to hotels

#146
The hotel industry is bizarre. I feel like we hit this maxima circa 2005 where prefabrication made for the shockingly cheap/nice Hampton Inn style hotels in the US.

Now those places anre on the wrong side of the depreciation curve, and every chain hotel is a little worse every day. They bill upfront since COVID, don’t clean the room, shrink the towels and deliver a shittier level of service. I was at a Marriott recently where the room had no linens - no towels, sheets, pillows, nothing.

I called and was instructed to do everything myself, and the hotel GM’s attitude was that “shit happens”.

Re: Bring bathroom doors back to hotels

#148

Huh.. I've stayed in over 1,000 hotels and Airbnbs over the last 15 years and not once saw a bathroom with no door. Lots of bathroom windows, but always some kind of door.

A lot of them are becoming barn style sliding doors, with large gaps. So if you’re making some noise, everyone will hear you.

The worst aspect of the TWA Hotel at JFK Airport was the sliding bathroom door. Almost everything else about the place was really great but the bathroom door wae 1/2" from the face of the wall and bounced off the end of the slider track.

Re: Bring bathroom doors back to hotels

#150

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But how would you know until it's too late and you've already checked in? Doesn't seem to be a very effective way of achieving this... Just means my mate and I wouldn't go back to that hotel again.

There are photos online and video tours of every hotel room on the planet. Check before booking.

Literally false.
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