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SmartGlass May Save Us From Accidentally Showing Off Our Naughty Bits

Dah, dah, dah, dah da...Nothing to see here.

We're starting to think that the only people who like those trendy, voyeuristic peekaboo bathrooms must be the hotel designers themselves. That's because we are constantly getting complaints about how these too-revealing bathrooms are a pain in the um...ass.

Now, most of these cheeky bathrooms do provide some way of obtaining privacy when doing your business. The one we liked the best was the automated shade that drops down at the touch of a button at James New York. But it did take a bit of time to drop down. What if we were in a hurry? Then our spouse/partner/boyfriend/girlfriend/work colleague (eek!) would have seen everything if the shade didn't drop in time.

Which is why hotels with peekaboo bathrooms should probably install something like LC SmartGlass.

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Sneak Peek at The Guestrooms of Trump Ocean Club Panama

Where: Punta Pacifica, Panama City, Panama

UPDATE: There's still no specific opening date other than "June" but room rates will start at $250 a night

The Trump Ocean Club International Hotel and Tower in Panama is not set to open until June but we've finally got a sneak peek at the rooms that we will all be staying in when it opens. (Or at least we hope to stay in.) And y'all better be ready for some bathtime.

The Trump Panama rooms feature a very peekaboo bathroom with a freestanding deep-soaking oval bathtub. As you can see from the picture, the tub is in plain view. No need to turn on the TV for entertainment, just watch your lover splish and splash. Fortunately, if you do want some privacy there are curtains that can be closed around the tub.

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This Peekaboo Bathroom in China is 'Sort of like a TSA Screening'

Where: 75 Yan'an Yi Road, Qingdao, China

It's bad enough that the TSA can see your junk with their new full-body scans at airports across the U.S. but it turns out you may not get that much privacy relief when you make it to your final destination, thanks to peekaboo bathrooms in hotels.

And it's not just the show-off boutique or arty hotels in New York City that are forcing you to shower and pee in front of the whole room. Even hotels in China now have peekaboo baths!

We found this snapshot from the Huanghai Hotel, Qingdaoin the HotelChatter Flickr Pool from member Chica-Tica. She writes:

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Swan-ing Around Montreal’s Hotel Chez Swann

Where: 1444 rue Drummond, Montreal, QC, Canada, H3G 1V9

We recently experienced a remembrance of things past while flipping through our photos of a recent trip to Montreal (did you catch the Proust joke in there?), and wanted to tell you about the hotel we stayed in during our visit, the new Hotel Chez Swann. Named after the main character in Marcel Proust’s magnum opus, In Search of Lost Time, this 23-room property is part boutique hotel, part art gallery.

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Cusco's Fallen Angel has a Peekaboo Diorama Bathroom

Where: Plazoleta Nazarenas 221, Cusco, Peru

While we were staying at the Casa Cartagena in Cusco last month, we popped over to the nearby Plazoleta Nazarenas to scope out Fallen Angel, a restaurant-lounge-guest house frequented by the city’s glitterati.

There, we fell under the spell of fancy finger foods and odd furnishings like a 10-foot sparkly angel sculpture, tables that are made from bathtubs converted into fish tanks with glass tabletops on them, and bathrooms that are categorized by “Angel” and “Devil” rather than by sex so that patrons can self-segregate depending on their mood that evening.

But the restaurant bathrooms have nothing on one of the restrooms we spotted upstairs in one of the four new, equally quirky guest rooms.

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These Hotels Make It Easy for Peeping Toms

The extremely controversial Peekaboo bathrooms have been all the rage in hotels for quite some time now. These bathrooms often have glass doors instead of solid ones or barely opaque shower glass instead of shower curtains. And there's always a few that have a window over the bathtub...looking out into the guestroom (and looking back!) Heck, some peekaboo bathrooms don't have any doors in general.

It seems as if hoteliers and hotel designers don't mind if one guest has to see their travel partner going to the bathroom or showering. Maybe they've done that to foster closeness between guests or maybe they assume two guests sharing a room are already close. But of course, there are exceptions to that--sharing a room with a work colleague on a business trip because the hotel is sold-out or four dudes crammed into one room on a bachelor party trip. And then there's always sharing a room with one of your parents.

Like we always do with hotel trends, we've put together a gallery! Here are bathrooms with the best peekaboo layouts--or worse, if you're that person stuck in a room with your work colleague.

Got any other peekaboo bathrooms we should know about? Send the hotel and photo to HotelChatter!

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Peeakboo Bathrooms and Sexy Photographs Are Not For Everyone

Where: 1435 Simonton Street [map], Key West, FL, United States, 33040

Chalk up another point for Team Enclosed Bathrooms. We know how many of you feel about the hotel trend that is not going away, Peekaboo Bathrooms, and most of you are against it.

Here's another gripe about the lack of privacy in the bathrooms at the newly renovated Reach Hotel which is actually now part of the Waldorf-Astoria Collection. Our reader also has a problem with the nude photographs in the restaurant. In short, this may not be the best hotel for families visiting Key West.

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A Peekaboo Bathroom in the Middle of the Madikwe Game Reserve

Where: Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa

You know how fond we are of hotels where we can sit, soak and stare so when we saw this pic of the Sephiri bath tub, a free-standing rim-flow tub designed by Philippe Starck, at The Molori Safari Lodge we just had to share it with you.

Now, we understand you may have concerns about this bathtub being so out in the open. It does kind of make this peekaboo bathroom look pretty tame! But the Molori Safari Lodge is incredibly private as there are only five suites, each with their own infinity pool and terrace.

The lodge is also located inside the malaria-free Madikwe Game Reserve and guests can enjoy nature walks or safari drives right on the property. Guests can even indulge in fine dining and relaxing spa treatments on site.

But you might be just as well of in your suite which comes with wireless internet, espresso machines, fully-stocked mini-bars, a telescope and of course, that bathtub. So go ahead, let the animals check you out!

Rates start at around $1,900 a night.

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Can You Guess The Hotel's Ultimate Peekaboo Bathroom?

You guessed right, it's The Hudson Hotel!

Peekaboo Bathrooms. Some people love them, some people hate them but everyone is curious about them. "You mean you can see me? In there? During my private time? And you actually want to watch?"

Whether you're an exhibitionist like Britney Spears or a buttoned-up church lady, peekaboo bathrooms have you enthralled. And boy do we have a peekaboo bathroom that tops them all. In our latest edition of Guess the Hotel, we present you with a bathroom where you can be observed by your companion as you bathe. And since there's a desk here, your companion can take copious notes.

But don't worry, he/she can't reach out and touch you--there's a wall of glass separating the scientist from the lab subject...er one guest from another. And if you're really freaked out, you can close the curtains--there's one lining the bathtub and one on the other side of the glass.

Keep reading for hints on what hotel has such an voyeuristic bathroom!

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There's Plenty of Room to Pop the Cork Inside Hotel Corque

Where: 400 Alisal Rd. [map], Solvang, CA, United States, 93463

Sorry, we couldn't resist a punny headline!

The other week we told you about the sumptuous meal we scarfed, er, politely nibbled, at Root 246, Bradley Ogden’s new restaurant at the Hotel Corque in Solvang. Today, we’ll show you a quick walk-through video and some snapshots we took of our spacious room at the hotel.

The Corque used to be the Scandinavian Inn, but after it was purchased in 2007 by the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians (who also own the nearby Chumash Casino Resort), the Chumash initiated a complete renovation overseen by the architectural firm of David Bury. The hotel was then reopened in the spring of 2009. You know how we love newly renovated rooms, so we decided to spend the night and check this new look out.

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Falling Over with Luxury: The New Presidential Suites at Hilton Niagara Falls

Where: 6361 Fallsview Blvd, Niagara Falls, ON, Canada, L2G3V9

Did you know that Canada's tallest hotel tower is actually the Hilton Hotel and Suites Niagara Falls/Fallsview? We did not know this until we got word that the hotel has completed a pair of Presidential Suites atop the hotel tower's 50th floor, giving guests views of both the American and the Canadian side of the falls. (So both President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Stephen Harper can stay in Presidential digs at the same time.)

Designed to magnify the beauty of Niagara Falls, the brand new Presidential Suites feature floor-to-ceiling windows, accompanied by remote controlled blinds and shades, and a chic atmosphere created by the décor in shades of white, silver and black. Upon entering the suite, guests will find themselves in a small foyer that opens up to 1,500 square feet of pure luxury. On the one side of the foyer is an intimate sitting room; complete with a full bathroom and access to a balcony, perched 50 stories above the city!

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Wondering Where We Wandered?

It is time once again to Guess the Hotel. Where did we wake up? Well, here's a clue. See the magic eye-like photo we posted above? That is actually a view into the newest type of peekaboo bathrooms which are on display at this very hotel. Not sure what magic eye photos are? Then you must not have lived through the 90s.

Instead of the "full sight" open bathrooms which briefly dominated the hotel scene for earlier this decade, this hotel decided to attempt Peekaboo Bathrooms 2.0. What is the difference? There is a one way mirror in the bathroom where the person outside the bathroom can look in while the person inside the bathroom just sees their own reflection. Furthermore, the toilet is in its own separate room and the shower is behind a glass door, thus neither is out in the open like commonly occurred in peekaboo 1.0.

Still wondering where we woke up? Well, we suggest re-reading this post and applying the same theory one would use when staring at a magic eye picture. Focus on one point and the picture will reveal itself. Or rather the hotel bathroom. Think you've figured it out? Put your guesses in comments below.