Los Cabos whats up having to pay for bathroom?

Some Las Vegas and Reno casinos have always had attendants in the restrooms that highly suggested that you leave a tip. Cloth towels and a little cologne/hair tonic for the tippers and paper towels from the rack and a scowl for the stiffers.

How could u stay long enough to take a Photo! Can smell the stench right through my screen... I was in Russia St. Pete's, Moscow and in-between for 3 weeks 10 years ago.....never saw or remember anything like this, where were u traveling? China, yes Twain, India yes....but then thinking about it maybe our bus had a toilet.

I lived in Moscow and I can assure you that what is pictured in those photos is the reality outside of "westernized" places. The Moscow Marriott: restrooms that look like those in Des Moines or Austin. GUM "department store" or the Museum of the Great Patriotic War: ladies rooms that feature stalls identical to photo #3.

....but then thinking about it maybe our bus had a toilet.

Unless I'm one of the first ones to use the buses toilet, I'd rather hold it! Those things get to be pretty gross pretty quickly!

I was on that cruise with you. I ended up paying 20 pesos because my daughter was desperate. I payed 50 cents last year in Manzanillo. The lady last year tried to tell me I hadn't paid and I told her off in Spanish. Very frustrating, I agree!

How could u stay long enough to take a Photo! Can smell the stench right through my screen... I was in Russia St. Pete's, Moscow and in-between for 3 weeks 10 years ago.....never saw or remember anything like this, where were u traveling? China, yes Twain, India yes....but then thinking about it maybe our bus had a toilet.

A river cruise from Moscow to St. Pertersburg in 2003. I take photos of toilets of all of my travels. I don't remember the exact stops of where those toilets are except the last one was in the Moscow airport.

On a trip to Europe in 2006 we had dinner in a very nice restaurant in Vienna Austria

We had a very nice table in a very nice room.

The restaurant also had interesting toilets. When the women at the table heard the men discussing the toilets in the men's room they had to go in and see for themselves.

I carry my camera everywhere as one never knows where one will find art and interesting photos

Howard

Agree. Some "travel challenged" people offering inane comments.

 

Note that in the US today you find many signs stating that restrooms are for customers only...

 

In most of these countries the money goes to the attendants and is their only income.

 

If you don't like it, please say home, inside and away from the public. The US has enough international embarrassment coming out of the White House.

Cabo does not have a cruise terminal built by Princess or any other line.

Cabo only has private shops. The shop owners are under no obligation to provide restrooms for anyone. As an American, I cannot understand this attitude of "it better be free, or I'll push my way in."

WOW.:rolleyes:

When I purchased a muffin at a Panera Bread store recently the cashier made a point of circling the bathroom code on the receipt and telling me that the code was changed daily because they'd had issues with teens trashing their bathrooms. This store was located inside a mall in the US.

Yes, it costs merchants money to supply restrooms and pay people to keep them decent....and it totally makes sense that they are for customers only.

The only difference is that in some countries it is difficult to tell whether you are paying the merchant, the attendant, or the "shakedown lady" who has nothing to do with the establishment. Does it really matter?

When I purchased a muffin at a Panera Bread store recently the cashier made a point of circling the bathroom code on the receipt and telling me that the code was changed daily because they'd had issues with teens trashing their bathrooms. This store was located inside a mall in the US.

 

Yes' date=' it costs merchants money to supply restrooms and pay people to keep them decent....and it totally makes sense that they are for customers only.

 

The only difference is that in some countries it is difficult to tell whether you are paying the merchant, the attendant, or the "shakedown lady" who has nothing to do with the establishment. Does it really matter?[/quote']

 

We are starting to see this more and more in the US....very typical at Starbucks, many gas stations and mini marts and we were just in a fast food restaurant the other day and you had to ask the counter person to open the bathroom door which they did by using a remote control.....:)

We travel a lot in Europe and I always carry $1 euro coins with me for the bathrooms. Frankly if the bathroom is free, I’m hesitant to go in. I would rather pay the dollar, then I know it’s clean and maintained.

I have not found that paying to enter a bathroom guarantees it is either clean or well maintained.

Want to find a free bathroom? Go to Diamonds International. As a potential customer, they will let you use one there.

A river cruise from Moscow to St. Pertersburg in 2003. I take photos of toilets of all of my travels. I don't remember the exact stops of where those toilets are except the last one was in the Moscow airport.

 

On a trip to Europe in 2006 we had dinner in a very nice restaurant in Vienna Austria

 

 

We had a very nice table in a very nice room.

 

 

The restaurant also had interesting toilets. When the women at the table heard the men discussing the toilets in the men's room they had to go in and see for themselves.

 

 

 

 

I carry my camera everywhere as one never knows where one will find art and interesting photos

 

Howard

You carry a camera into a restroom/loo? Interesting admission and hobby, and I would suspect illegal in many countries.

I carry ALL my stuff with me when I go into a bathroom while traveling. I couldn't imagine leaving it sitting out anywhere where someone might think it was easy pickings.

You carry a camera into a restroom/loo? Interesting admission and hobby, and I would suspect illegal in many countries.

What? Illegal to take your personal possessions into a bathroom? Don't think so.

Perhaps you're equating it with photographing people while they're using the bathroom. Not the same.

For those complaining about having to pay for clean toilets here are some photos of a few free ones that we encountered on our trip to Russia.

 

 

Howard

In Russia, I actually had to pay to use the toilet like that! Luckily my friend that traveled to Russia before me, advised me to carry my own toilet paper. Best travel advice I've ever gotten! (and I now carry toilet paper with me whenever I travel.)

At least the one in Cabo is very clean (and air conditioned!)...even cleaner than some of the restaurant restooms. Worth the $1 to have a clean, cool restroom!

Question: In Cabo, if there is not a sign with a "set fee" listed (such as $1 USD which seems unlikely since locals won't be carrying that currency) what would be an acceptable amount in Pesos?

 

I'm not "pot stirring" but would like to know what frequent travelers have to say.

Actually, you can use US dollars all over Mexico, especially at a port such as Cabo. But to answer your question, when I was there, they were asking for $1 or 18 pesos.

How could u stay long enough to take a Photo! Can smell the stench right through my screen... I was in Russia St. Pete's, Moscow and in-between for 3 weeks 10 years ago.....never saw or remember anything like this, where were u traveling? China, yes Twain, India yes....but then thinking about it maybe our bus had a toilet.

The train station in Moscow had toilets like the first photo.

The train station in Moscow had toilets like the first photo.

Let all that are complaining about toilets that they never had to use one of these.

Howard

You carry a camera into a restroom/loo? Interesting admission and hobby, and I would suspect illegal in many countries.

Madonna Inn’s Men’s Restroom even has its own page on ‘the site that cannot be named’.

One of the local McDees now uses a token system. I've never actually been asked if I purchased something, always went to the counter where I was given a token.

Another convenience store in the same vicinity, perpetually has "out of service" signs on the restrooms. But when asked, the cashier will open the restroom.

I know the area, which is a high homeless, drug-abuser, prostitute region. Employees are "trained" to be on the lookout for these persons and will deny use without purchase. I've even seen them deny use with purchase, depending on history with the individual.

I've been in bathrooms after someone has used crack, meth or heroin. The sharp, acidic smell of meth makes me cough and gag, while the burnt rubber smell of heroin is sweet and cloying.

We live in different times.

THe hold in the boards looks like what we encountered in Japan on several excursions. They would differentiate "Japanese toilets" and "American toilets." The Japanese toilets were a hole that you squatted over. On the ship, the Japanese toilets were very high tech with built in sprays to wash your "parts," etc. Same in the hotels. But on an excursion to a temple or whatever....very primitive.

Is see it as more of extortion. Using the bathroom is a human basic need. That's why I walk right past the extortionist.

Eating is also a basic human need. Are food vendors extortionists? Do you walk past them and take the food without paying?

I see them as entrepreneurs who have provided a much-needed service. I don't mind paying a small fee. A part of the joy of traveling is noticing how things are done differently in different places.

My five-year-old son did remark that he's glad he lives in a free country, Unlike Italy, which isn't a free country, since you have to pay to go to the bathroom in Venice.

 

My five-year-old son did remark that he's glad he lives in a free country, Unlike Italy, which isn't a free country, since you have to pay to go to the bathroom in Venice.

This is where we need a "like" button.

Many countries request for a fee to use the bathroom, every country between N.A and Chile expect tips for incredibly basic things. I can tip myself for walking down stairs but I won't argue about tipping for toilets.

Edit time: I've never seen as many chemists in such a small place as I have at Los Cabos. It really is a nice place and the start to our South American odyssey.