Hotel Bathrooms: To Vent, Or Not To Vent?

September 13, 2011 at 9:22 AM | by ASchechter | Comments (0)

When you're sleeping, living, snacking, and going to the bathroom in the same 300-400 sq ft area, it suddenly becomes important to find ways to make it seem like you've got all the space in the world.

Well, one surefire way to kill the illusion of space is that lingering bathroom smell. How do you avoid it? Should you just use the public bathrooms in the lobby? Pack a can of Air Freshener? If you and your partner(s) have to restrict bathroom use, the room might feel like a waste of money. You're a hard-working American, and you deserve full use of that bathroom! If only you could flick a switch to solve the problem....

One reader recently wrote in advocating the need for more hotel bathroom exhaust fans. We thought about the most recent hotel we'd stayed in (a rather relaxing stint in Palm Springs, CA) and how the bathroom did in fact have an exhaust fan. And, considering the fact that we were sharing the room with two other people, that fan was most certainly needed.

Though this is not a standard feature in many hotels, we're here today to ask: should it be?

Let us know your hotel bathroom woes in the comments below. Have you found bathroom exhaust fans in most hotel rooms? Should the be a requirement for all guests? If you have a story of your own in mind, drop us an email.

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