They underestimate how close and gross a group of guys can be, you think we're not above seeing the silhouette of eachother taking a shit to save a bit of money? 😂
I don’t think this is the reason they’re doing this because you don’t know what it looks like when you’re booking the room until after you get there so how could it decrease people sharing a room?
Dude people don’t look at pictures of rooms unless maybe they’re going to a resort. And also if they DID see pictures of rooms before booking don’t you think they just wouldn’t pick rooms that had clear bathrooms?
Recent stay was frosted glass. It's like you could see nip, but I could well see the outline of a person sitting on the can. Why the hell would I want to see that?
I stayed at a Marriott on 108th street in Harlem next door to the Red Rooster last year. The tiny bedroom had a little square bathroom with a sliding frosted glass door that did not close all the way (by design). I could sit on the bed and see the toilet (or…the opposite…I could shit on the toilet and see the bed). This room would be impossible for me to stay at with my wife not only because we don’t want to watch each other poop, but because the frosted glass means you can’t turn the bathroom light on without annoying the person trying to sleep.
I know plenty of people that travel for work, and their workplace makes them share hotel rooms. So if this puts a stop to that, I guess it’s not all bad.
I’m not sharing a room with a random fucking co-worker, in some cases one that I just met.
Thank goodness my workplace isn’t that damn cheap.
Ok, so let maps this out a little further. If this is truly a way to get people to spend more money on more rooms, do these hotels actually have more suites on offer for people to upgrade to?
Otherwise, no one is just going to get a second identical hotel room, that’s just crazy. If hotels are converting rooms into suites and making it easy to “upgrade” then yeah, it’s totally enshitification. But otherwise this feels like cheap and shitty design.
Sometimes you just need a few minutes of privacy in the bathroom to chill out and get away from your travel partner for a few minutes. Taking that away also pisses me off.
You just caused a flashback in my noggin. I once stayed at a hotel (I forget where) that regularly dumped ice in the urinals of the lobby bathroom. This wasn’t some worker unloading extra ice…it was a design choice. I’m not sure the reason behind it but throughout the week my statement to my family was “I’m headed downstairs to play Melt The Ice.”
Ice toilets are supposed to be green because they don't require flushing. They just have a drain, no water supply. Cold piss doesn't stink, apparently.
I enjoy melting ice as much as anyone, but there's no way that the energy invested in creating the ice is a green choice. Why not just use much less water to flush the urinal....like whatever amount of ice melts is apparently enough to wash it down - that amount.
Same. Dropped big money on a nice hotel a few months ago so my wife and I could watch each other shit. Like it's bad enough that the bathroom had 3 glass walls but every sound was amplified and echoed. It was terrible, now I have to be mindful of what kind of bathroom it is when booking. So fucking stupid.
It's crazy. I went to a hotel with a woman recently and it had this type of setup in the bathroom. I ended up going down to the lobby to drop a deuce. A lot of hotels don't have a hotel in the lobby like that, so I was somewhat lucky in a certain sense.
Except I bet a lot of married couples (me included) don't want to watch or be watched taking a shit by our partner either, and we would also be avoiding these rooms. Unless they are also expecting married couples to get separate rooms too? Wouldn't surprise me a bit.
There is a girl on TikTok whose content is entirely dedicated to this topic. She even created a website that helps you find hotels with dedicated doors on their bathrooms or lets you check if a hotel you are interested in has doors.
I doubt it was due to this conspiracy theory, and more an insane design choice, but I once stayed in a hotel that had a bathroom with totally see-through walls, like a box within a box that was see-through.
It was cool to be able to stand in the shower and watch TV in the main room.
It was cool that I could talk to my wife when I was in the shower.
However, as close was we are, me and my wife don't want to watch each other take a shit.
I have had my share of experiences with hotel bathrooms that give little to no privacy and I agree with you. There’s a lot people are willing to do in front of their partner but taking a dump isn’t one and some of these hotels are making it very hard to maintain this boundary.
If I squint, I can see, "they realize that you're a captured market, so are making things worse to recapture more of the value for themselves". Which, sure, doesn't have the, "...then they make it better for the advertisers" step, but maybe they already did that with the various advertisements they have around?
But Hotels going cheaper because they can get away with it is likely never going to be the full Doctorow definition, yeah.
Jokes on them, I love voyeurism
No, it's just cheaper that way. Walls mean framing and drywall and doors and switches and electrical outlets and paint.
How much cheaper is a frosted glass door than a hollow wooden door?
Swingers rejoice
They underestimate how close and gross a group of guys can be, you think we're not above seeing the silhouette of eachother taking a shit to save a bit of money? 😂
I don’t think this is the reason they’re doing this because you don’t know what it looks like when you’re booking the room until after you get there so how could it decrease people sharing a room?
Sorry, what?
Most people book online so they can absolutely see what the room looks like.
Dude people don’t look at pictures of rooms unless maybe they’re going to a resort. And also if they DID see pictures of rooms before booking don’t you think they just wouldn’t pick rooms that had clear bathrooms?
My first thought.
Just bring some construction paper and tape. Who knew arts and crafts would someday SAVE you money
Recent stay was frosted glass. It's like you could see nip, but I could well see the outline of a person sitting on the can. Why the hell would I want to see that?
I stayed at the W in Times Square once upon a time with a colleague and was horrified that the bathroom wall was see-through.
I stayed at a Marriott on 108th street in Harlem next door to the Red Rooster last year. The tiny bedroom had a little square bathroom with a sliding frosted glass door that did not close all the way (by design). I could sit on the bed and see the toilet (or…the opposite…I could shit on the toilet and see the bed). This room would be impossible for me to stay at with my wife not only because we don’t want to watch each other poop, but because the frosted glass means you can’t turn the bathroom light on without annoying the person trying to sleep.
I know plenty of people that travel for work, and their workplace makes them share hotel rooms. So if this puts a stop to that, I guess it’s not all bad.
I’m not sharing a room with a random fucking co-worker, in some cases one that I just met.
Thank goodness my workplace isn’t that damn cheap.
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My first hotel experience in Japan had the entire bathroom visible through giant almost floor to ceiling windows.
It's minibar was also filled with sex paraphernalia.
Also, no reception, just a machine at the door.
Accidentally stumbled upon a love hotel on my first night on a motorcycle during a rainstorm.
Ok, so let maps this out a little further. If this is truly a way to get people to spend more money on more rooms, do these hotels actually have more suites on offer for people to upgrade to?
Otherwise, no one is just going to get a second identical hotel room, that’s just crazy. If hotels are converting rooms into suites and making it easy to “upgrade” then yeah, it’s totally enshitification. But otherwise this feels like cheap and shitty design.
yes but 2 shitty rooms is still more money than 1 shitty room
Sometimes you just need a few minutes of privacy in the bathroom to chill out and get away from your travel partner for a few minutes. Taking that away also pisses me off.
Lobby bathroom.
The Lobby bathroom is for dads who travel with their wife and daughters. Trust me, it’s one of the first things I scope out when we arrive.
Ha, that's exactly what my dad does on family trips!
Hey, gonna go check out the ice machine. Back in 15.
You just caused a flashback in my noggin. I once stayed at a hotel (I forget where) that regularly dumped ice in the urinals of the lobby bathroom. This wasn’t some worker unloading extra ice…it was a design choice. I’m not sure the reason behind it but throughout the week my statement to my family was “I’m headed downstairs to play Melt The Ice.”
Ice toilets are supposed to be green because they don't require flushing. They just have a drain, no water supply. Cold piss doesn't stink, apparently.
I enjoy melting ice as much as anyone, but there's no way that the energy invested in creating the ice is a green choice. Why not just use much less water to flush the urinal....like whatever amount of ice melts is apparently enough to wash it down - that amount.
Does feel fancy though - I've enjoyed that.
Now that I know it’s a trick to get more money out of us, I’ll just hold it until the other person leaves. Ha.
Went to a hotel where the bathroom was literally a glass cube inside the room. Fully visible from 4 sides.
WHY?! In what WORLD would someone want to use that?
Same. Dropped big money on a nice hotel a few months ago so my wife and I could watch each other shit. Like it's bad enough that the bathroom had 3 glass walls but every sound was amplified and echoed. It was terrible, now I have to be mindful of what kind of bathroom it is when booking. So fucking stupid.
Don't kinkshame me
Couples trip next summer???
Experienced that at an airport hotel in Frankfurt, Germany. I showered while watching a movie. Looking back it was quite weird, thankfully I was alone
It's ok, I prefer to go shit in the lobby anyway., sometimes I'll even use the restroom down there.
Same here
Loudly, I hope
It's crazy. I went to a hotel with a woman recently and it had this type of setup in the bathroom. I ended up going down to the lobby to drop a deuce. A lot of hotels don't have a hotel in the lobby like that, so I was somewhat lucky in a certain sense.
I hate when my hotel doesn't have another hotel in the lobby.
Amateur hour.
Fun fact: that’s how Holiday Inn Express got its start (not really)
Except I bet a lot of married couples (me included) don't want to watch or be watched taking a shit by our partner either, and we would also be avoiding these rooms. Unless they are also expecting married couples to get separate rooms too? Wouldn't surprise me a bit.
This is a problem I'm too poor to run into
Nah they do it in low end hotels too. The La Quinta in Chinatown (NYC) has rooms like this.
Hmmmmm nah I'm still not going on holidays in the first place, gotta stay home to work so I'm not homeless.
Same. I’ll just watch someone use the toilet and they can watch me.
Hm I guess I’m in the same boat? I stayed at a hotel that was built in 2023 and it was a standard fare bathroom. Maybe this is only the fancy hotels?
There is a girl on TikTok whose content is entirely dedicated to this topic. She even created a website that helps you find hotels with dedicated doors on their bathrooms or lets you check if a hotel you are interested in has doors.
https://bringbackdoors.com
That’s awesome, love when someone turns their frustration into a project that benefits the public
Ah, but soon it will take ads, and be enshittified. It is the way of life. Hopefully ads for fake doors. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h58uT_BGV4
I love me some interdimensional cable.
I doubt it was due to this conspiracy theory, and more an insane design choice, but I once stayed in a hotel that had a bathroom with totally see-through walls, like a box within a box that was see-through.
It was cool to be able to stand in the shower and watch TV in the main room.
It was cool that I could talk to my wife when I was in the shower.
However, as close was we are, me and my wife don't want to watch each other take a shit.
Insane.
I think about it all the time.
I think a missed opportunity is having glass toilets, too. That way you can watch the entire experience.
I have had my share of experiences with hotel bathrooms that give little to no privacy and I agree with you. There’s a lot people are willing to do in front of their partner but taking a dump isn’t one and some of these hotels are making it very hard to maintain this boundary.
Great, now I'm gonna think about you shitting all the time
If it helps, I sing the Super Mario theme tune as I do it.
You're welcome.
For whatever reason, instead I got the Final Fantasy chocobo theme in my head, and now I'm thinking the toilet is the choco-bowl.
And now I'm disgusted. Ugh. Thanks OrdoMalaise. /s
Don’t you mean the Pooper Mario theme?
I was about to say this belongs in r/lowstakesconspiracies, but then I saw you linked to the exact same post over there.
This isn't enshitification.
If I squint, I can see, "they realize that you're a captured market, so are making things worse to recapture more of the value for themselves". Which, sure, doesn't have the, "...then they make it better for the advertisers" step, but maybe they already did that with the various advertisements they have around?
But Hotels going cheaper because they can get away with it is likely never going to be the full Doctorow definition, yeah.
Yes it is. They’re not doing this because it’s cool or trendy.
No they're not. That's just a bonus dose effect of saving money on materials
I guess that means packing a collapsible room divider or tapestry for your travels.
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When you describe it that way, it sounds so dumb that it sounds like something we would hear in a sitcom. But it’s true. :/