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The HotelChatter Guide to Andaz's Trippy Bathrooms

When we hit up the Hyatt Andaz shindig in New York City last week, we got our hot little hands on a few photos of some mockup rooms. While the photos are supposed to be indicative of the style of the brand and not so much an exact replica of what a specific property is going to look like, we were floored by the bathroom design that went along with the announcement of the Midtown Manhattan property.

Well, okay, we'll be honest: at first we were kinda like, "um, wtf?" because we came across this photo and were a little bit alarmed at the situation with the basin on the floor (do we have to pee in that?) but after a little chit-chat with a member of the Andaz design team, we were able to draw up this little feature-by-feature guide of the decidedly kickass bathrooms in store for Andaz properties.

Click here to check out our annotated guide to the Hyatt Andaz bathroom.

1. The Mystery Bowl
Listen up, because this is important: the bowl on the floor is not a toilet. The designer explains, "The basin you see is our custom cloisonné foot bath (cloisonné is enameled copper). You will note that it is located directly beneath a low waterfall faucet, and adjacent to a stone bench (on which lies one jar each of bath salts and a foot salve). New York is a pedestrian city. Whether you spend the morning walking Strawberry Fields in Central Park, the afternoon shopping in Bergdorf Goodman, or the evening clubbing, the foot bath is your friend at the end of the day (or perhaps just before you leave in the morning!)"

We say: after spending many summer days traipsing around the dirty New York sidewalks in sandals and stomping around in (chic) leather boots in the winter, we know this could be a godsend.

2. The Sink and Vanity
Next question: is that a clear countertop we see? Yes! "The counter to the left is our glass vanity, made of ¾” thick crystal clear glass with a pattern in hand-gilded palladium leaf. Each floor of the hotel will have different patterns gilded onto the vanities, each evocative of New York’s wide ranging botanicals."

3. Shower
See a showerhead? Neither do we! "The shower head is the circular item at the top left of the photo, it is cut off a bit and distorted slightly by the camera lens. It is a 9” ceiling mounted rain shower. Also on the wall, on the left, there is an adjustable height hand shower, for those who prefer not to be doused. So altogether, there are three water sources in this shower."

4. Partitions
We also didn't see a door here, but it may have just been the photo. Our Andaz-er weighs in: "There is a clear glass partition between the shower and the vanity, it is barely perceptible in this photograph. But there is no door. It is an open area linked to the vanity area, which we refer to as the wet room." Hmm. "Wet" is right. But we'd probably have to check this out in person.

5. Luxe Features
A couple more points of interest: "Specifically with this photograph, you may wish to note the Persian red travertine band and the volcanic stone (basalt) wall and floor stone."

Major props to our friends at Andaz for taking the time to explain the features of this bathroom to us. We can't wait to check it all out in person.

We're diggin' it, but it's time for you to weigh in: what do you think? Drop us a line in the comments and let us know how you feel about this design.