Nice Collection! Glass box are good for couples and all. But if you're traveling with group friends, it could be awkward.
The typical couple does not want a glass box.
Bring bathroom doors back to hotels
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Re: Bring bathroom doors back to hotels
#602Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't think that adds up. "Staying in a hotel with a romantic partner and/or family" is at least as primary a use case for hotels as "staying in a hotel with a platonic friend" and is still a scenario where you want a door but is NOT a scenario where "just get separate rooms" is a logical conclusion. "Get the hell out of that hotel and complain about it to everyone you know," on the other hand, is. The much more sp…
Also even in the single person case I want to have the bathroom door closed when I take a shower because it keeps the heat in. Which is why I also dislike (most of) the barn door style doors. I can't be the only one that likes to step out of the shower and into a nice and steamy room. Like what, you want to step out and be cold? That's masochistic. Not to mention no door doesn't bother me with another person because…
The master bath in my parents' old place had a massive bathroom and gigantic shower that seems to be all the rage now in more "luxurious" bathroom designs - often with a bathtub in the shower as well. I had to use their shower once while I was there, and it was terrible - it was cold and drafty in the shower, even with the shower on its highest setting. Luxury shouldn't be uncomfortable.
Re: Bring bathroom doors back to hotels
#603Earlier quoted context omitted.
Was it made of glass? I've stayed in a hotel where the toilet door was made of glass, and had big gaps. I was staying with an acquaintance, so things were really awkward. It didn't help that the shower was right in front of this frosted glass, so the person's entire silhouette was very visible when showering. Another time, in Amsterdam, I stayed at an AirBnB where the toilet was on the balcony, and had a glass door (…
I've seen this. Sometimes, they have curtains. I don't really understand what the point is though. It's definitely not price. I would imagine that it's costlier to add a window to a wall than just to brick it. I thought it was to allow one to watch the TV while taking a shower or a bath. It's the most reasonable thing I could come up with.
What I believe:
It's to encourage e.g. two coworkers to get separate rooms instead of one room with separate beds. The increase in revenue is more than the construction cost.
Re: Bring bathroom doors back to hotels
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How are doors important for hygiene?
Little pieces of shit can fly through the air quite far when the wc is flushed. As a former British person I had no idea about this, but was brought up to speed by US family members.. Update: this is why you should put the lid down to flush. But put it back up again after because
>But put it back up again after because
What reasons?
Re: Bring bathroom doors back to hotels
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First link: That is a Swedish robotics blog and the sources linked are just landing pages for Chinese tours or language lessons. Second link: Where do they say that 'making loud mouth noises is a sign of respect'? They say 'people slurp noodles' which is exactly what I said.
> It's so common that the only logical explanation is that it is encouraged. It appears to be the norm and the non-slurper is the exception. I'm glad that your parents taught you to not slurp. You are an exceptional individual. Anyway I’ve asked enough Chinese people about it to get the same answer. Not all do it, but some do it for these reasons. I doubt you ever asked any Chinese.
They are saying it is normal to slurp noodles, which is what I said in my first reply to you. They did not say that they make 'loud mouth noises' as a sign of respect.
Ask this specific question: "Do you make loud mouth noises while you eat as a sign of respect, or is it just normal to slurp noodles?" and see what answer you get.
Re: Bring bathroom doors back to hotels
#606We went on a driving trip a couple months ago. Every single hotel we stayed in had those stupid barn door style doors on the bathroom.
Not only do they leave a multiple inch gap, but are very easily opened by my curious one and two year old children.
There was zero privacy the entire trip.
Bring back real doors, with locks!
Re: Bring bathroom doors back to hotels
#607Earlier quoted context omitted.
> the occupants were engaged in some nefarious activities; therefore the curtains are left open to show that the occupants have nothing to hide and are engaged only in wholesome activities. That sounds utterly dystopian. Whose business is it if we want to shag in the morning? It’s also completely self-defeating. Nobody can prove that they never did anything that someone else would disapprove. There are solid reasons…
That sounds utterly dystopian Welcome to 18th-century small-village politics.
Priests used to visit houses if the wife had not been pregnant for a while.
Most of us do not realise how utterly NEW individuality and freedom is. Not so long ago we were all Taliban.
Re: Bring bathroom doors back to hotels
#608The 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 recen…
I’d assume that was a franchise hotel, and calling Marriott corporate would have got you some compensation at minimum.
I did. They told me to go pound it and talk to the GM. I ended up getting 15,000 points.
I probably have ~100 hotel nights a year, that’s only happened once. But the experience is dramatically worse since Covid. They used it as an excuse and then re-baselined the service. Worse product, worse services, higher prices.
Re: Bring bathroom doors back to hotels
#609Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's far more likely to discourage me and my friends from staying at that hotel entirely.
How many people consider what a bathroom looks like before booking a hotel room? I can't say I've ever done so.
Depends on how long I stay. For a two week vacation I definitely check out the layout.
For a city trip I basically accept anything with a bed and running water.
Re: Bring bathroom doors back to hotels
#610At least in the US, the design choice of barn door or no door might also be driven by ADA compliance. You have to provide a lot of space to meet all the accessibility requirements and a hinged door can make the minimum square footage much higher than you’d think.