Comments on: Greatest Hits of ‘07: The Great Public Restroom Debate

By: Miranda

Miranda — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:53:00 +0000

My parents, who live in Cincinnati, took me to Jungle Jim’s last time I visited. OMG, that store is *amazing*. The best part, to me, is the international section; there are multiple aisles for an amazing array of countries. The bathrooms are a hoot, too.

By: auslander

auslander — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:35:00 +0000

Jordan’s furniture in Natick MA has stalls with one-way mirrors (in the IMAX theater area). You can see people walking by, or even peering at your door to fix their hair.

It’s a little creepy, but it gets points for being unusual.

By: Ross

Ross — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:54:19 +0000

The Safe House in Milwaukee, WI. One of the men’s room doors opens to reveal nothing but a brick wall. The women’s room has a one way mirror so they can spy on their husbands. The real men’s room is fairly hidden. Of course, this is if you can find the place at all, as there is no sign outside to tell you of it’s existence.

By: the creature

the creature — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:29:18 +0000

there is an Irish-themed resaurant here in Davenport, IA that has a self-proclaimed “world’s smallest bathroom.”
and boy they aren’t kidding! i pity the people that come in larger sizes.
i apologize that i can’t remember the name of the place.

By: Danielle

Danielle — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 19:32:58 +0000

There is a sandwich shop in Wichita, Kansas that has one-way mirrors in the bathroom so you can see people eating, getting refills at the soda fountain, etc. while you are in there. It can be a bit unnerving.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:13:04 +0000

If anyone has ever been to Nemacolin Woodlands, you know where your money is going. I worked there for “Royal Reception” one year and was totaly blown away by the portapotty. Its actually a trailer with 6 stalls thats air conditioned. They have the really nice cloth paper towels, the sinks have a star design in them, the faucets are real and the toilets are auto flush. The restrooms in the hotels ain’t too shabby either, but man, these topped anything I’ve ever seen.

By: Pat

Pat — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 04:30:31 +0000

A little different. My parents love to tell the story of how I decided that I was potty-training while on a three day car trip to Arkansas. It involved a station wagon, 3 kids under the age of 4 and my decision that I would only go in a bathroom if it was “pink or pretty”. No accidents, apparently I trained so suddenly, but my mom always said that she saw every gas station bathroom on the way to Arkansas and very very few were pink OR pretty.

By: dkc

dkc — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 01:11:17 +0000

The Planet Hollywood in Dallas has a bizarre ladies room (at least when I went a few years back). It’s done in the big black and white tiles but they are set at an unusual angle, so when you walk in your eyes freak out and the whole room seems to be sliding over to one side! Freaky!

By: Kmanpat

Kmanpat — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 20:05:13 +0000

I teach at a public high school, and as a last wish to a student who was killed in an automobile accident her senior year, all of the students, faculty and staff got together and painted all the bathrooms in different themes. My mom’s favorite is the women’s restroom right inside the main entrance, made to look like an English garden complete with park bench. I’m partial to the men’s room outside the drama department with the happy/sad masks and a brag wall with many of the shows the department has put on. Definitely wins the award for Best Restrooms in a High School.

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 01:34:04 +0000

All of the Kohler bathrooms are better than any of the ones I have ever seen. I should know, I live in Kohler.