9/30/13

Captain Dapper Does Not Approve of the Exposed Bathroom Trend

In her article entitled The Fall of the Bathroom Wall on Slate last week, Kristin Hohenadel points out that open bathrooms are becoming increasingly common in hotels around the world. The Mister and I have logged quite a few travel miles over the past couple of years and I completely can back up Kristin's theory. We've stayed in more than one hotel where there has been very little privacy for your daily ablutions. And you know what? I hate it!

A few years ago The Mister and I stayed at the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego and were very unpleasantly surprised to find that a curtain divided the bathroom from the bedroom. Yes, a curtain. Now, I love The Mister and, after more than a decade of marital bliss, we are quite comfortable with one another. But we're not THAT comfortable. Let's keep a little mystery, folks!

Besides the curtained commode at the Hard Rock, we've seen a few other open concept bathrooms in hotels. Most of these bathrooms have featured frosted glass doors or windows, which is a step up from the completely open bathroom trend.

I should clarify that I'm not opposed to some portions of the bathroom being exposed. I'm actually a big fan of bathtubs and showers that are separate from the rest of the bathroom. But, for Pete's sake, let's keep the toilet behind closed doors!

What do you think of this exposed bathroom trend? Let it all hang out or keep it behind closed doors?

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  1. Shavonda@AHomeFullOfColorOctober 1, 2013 at 11:54 PM

    Hi there...new reader here. Let me say Im on the fence about the exposed bathroom. I hate the open to the bedroom bathroom, but I like and open bathroom within the actual bathroom. My wife and I have a bathroom connected to our bedroom that doesn't have a door and its an absolute nightmare. We have opposite schedules so someone's sleep is always interrupted by a shower or primp time since theres no door to separate the rooms. We like our open separate tub and shower combo though. And a watercloset is a definite must!! Like you said something are better left unseen.

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