The Most Gorgeous Hotel Bathrooms
November 19 is World Toilet Day. Yes, we thought that was a joke too, until we read about the World Toilet mission to improve sanitation facilities for the 2.6 billion people who don't have them. So, in the hope that, one day, everyone will have access to decent toilets, the Daily Traveler casts an eye over some of the hospitality industry’s most extraordinary bathrooms.
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UPPER PACIFIC SUITE, POST RANCH INNBig Sur, CAYour own private sundeck, with your own private ocean-view tub. Nice touch: The flower-based guest toiletries are handmade at Bonny Doon Farm in nearby Santa Cruz. Blooming lovely. $2,085 per night |
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THE TERRACE SUITE, MARITIME HOTELNew York, NYThe suite is approximately 1,100 square feet, and the terrace adds another 200, plus an outdoor shower and a Japanese garden. From $1,500 per night |
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TOLD U SO YACHT BY MOLORI PRIVATE RETREATSThis private yacht fits up to ten lucky guests, and the bathroom, stocked with Missoni towels and robes, is not the only luxe spot. There's also a 16th-century Chinese daybed, an onboard cinema, and a three-foot real-lobster-turned-sculpture. Charter rates available on request. |
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MEN’S LOBBY BATHROOMS AT GOLDMAN 25HOURS HOTELFrankfurt, GermanyThese Mick Jagger–inspired urinals are more than satisfactory. Rooms from about $144, weekends $100 |
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DELUXE GARDEN ROOM ONE, BARNSLEY HOUSECirencester, EnglandThe bathroom adjoining Room One at Barnsley House certainly has room for two, as evidenced by these twin tubs and the walk-in couples’ shower. From about $640 per night |
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PRESIDENTIAL SUITE, HYATT ON THE BUNDShanghai, ChinaGaze over your realm from your marble throne room outfitted with a rain shower and a jetted spa tub. From about $5,500 per night, plus 15 percent service charge |
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AMBER SUITE, THE TIDES SOUTH BEACHMiami, FLThis swanky penthouse suite is tricked out with sand-colored polished travertine marble throughout, a large soaking tub with views of the beach, and a private outdoor terrace for post-ablution contemplation. From $1,000 per night |
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PRESIDENTIAL SUITE, MANDARIN ORIENTALNew York, NYHard to imagine watching the flatscreen TV when there’s an giant soaking tub overlooking Central Park.From $18,000 per night |
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LA SUITE, CLOS DU LÉTHÉLanguedoc Roussillon, FranceThis room at the vineyard-surrounded Clos du Léthé features a stone bathtub set under an arched ceiling illuminated by fairy lights. About $405 per night |
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