http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-25T07:50:24Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Showers http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/28/85119/9209 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Dolder_Grand_Zurich_Front.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>We do love a good shower when we're away from home, so it's really no wonder that we've been slightly obsessed with the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/24/133323/977/hotels/How_the_Cocoon_Spiral_Showers_at_Donovan_House_Work">cocoon spiral showers</a> of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Donovan+House/local/994">Donovan House</a>. But if you're not anywhere near Washington DC and still want to test out these kinds of showers, we've received another tip: head to the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Dolder+Grand+Hotel/ian/252888"><b>Dolder Grand</b></a> in Zurich, Switzerland.</p><p>Yes, as well as being very <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/2/11/214253/035/hotels/Zurich_s_Dolder_Grand_Goes_Fancy_and_Green">green</a> after their recent renovations, the Dolder Grand is also home to similar showers. The only difference is that they call them <b>snail showers</b> because the shape is like a snail shell. Fair enough, but snails seem to have a few negatives going for them, and we're happier with amandak 2008-04-28T09:50:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/24/133323/977 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/cocoon_diagram.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Pretty much all we've ever cared about in the opening of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Donovan+House/local/994"><b>Donovan House</b></a>, the newest hotel from Thompson Hotels in D.C., is what the heck these cocoon spiral showers look like and how they work.<p>In the first extensive review of the hotel, which we got from Hotel Maven <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/31/11053/9544/hotels/Donovan_House_Gets_Its_First_Review_and_Photos">Flying Mermaid</a>, we learned a lot about the property but nothing really about this "exotic" shower.<p>Now thanks to <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/28817363@N00/"><b>Scott Nash</b></a>, we have some great photos and a helpful diagram of how it works:<blockquote><p> If you looked down at the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/28817363@N00/2390707193/">Cocoon shower</a>, it would look like this.<p>&#183; 1: The shower head is here, built in flush to the ceiling.<br>&#183; 2: Soap shelf<br>&#183; 3: On/off<br>&#183; 4: No juliana 2008-04-24T14:01:28-05:00 38.905092 -77.031588 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/