diesel1973 Posted August 5, 2019 #1 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Have been to China twice and made an observation which has me puzzled. In the Hotels I stayed in one wall in the bathroom shower is clear glass with a closable shade open view to the rest of the room. What is the purpose of this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floridiana Posted August 5, 2019 #2 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Daylight for the bathroom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Miaminice Posted August 6, 2019 #3 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Modern bathroom design - not limited to China. Had rooms like that in many parts of the world in new hotels. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.M.T. Posted August 6, 2019 #4 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Chinese secret police keeping a watch on all foreigners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare terry&mike Posted August 6, 2019 #5 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Some of the Ponant ships also have this feature, a glass wall that faces into the bedroom but has a moving piece of wall that can be slid over the glass wall for privacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philob Posted August 6, 2019 #6 Share Posted August 6, 2019 It's a design feature to make the space look more spacious and allows you to keep an eye on your wallet while in the loo 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iancal Posted August 6, 2019 #7 Share Posted August 6, 2019 (edited) We have had this in many hotel rooms in various countries. Not certain why someone would view it as 'kinky'. Edited August 6, 2019 by iancal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mking8288 Posted August 6, 2019 #8 Share Posted August 6, 2019 It's considered to be a high end feature by some travelers, like those window shades on newer aircrafts - some can be digitally/switched & adjustable, to let in natural sunlight and/or allow one to keep watch on the main sleeping/living area, i.e. families traveling with children. Think for a moment, this is more work for housekeeping on a regular basis - to wipe & clean the surface on both sides vs. sheetrock/partition walls, and, also more efficient use of limited space. Of course, not everyone expected to understood and appreciate these multi-functional design. Some of the junior/suite that we've stayed in has stand-up shower only while others has a bathtube. yet some managed to include both ... and, of course, hot tubs that's design for 2. Do make a sweep for hidden micro camera, disguised in plain sights as that's more kinky without one's expressed consent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel1973 Posted August 6, 2019 Author #9 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Yes,hidden cameras were my concern! Who would want to be in the room watching me take a shower and playing with my rubber ducky?????LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floridiana Posted August 6, 2019 #10 Share Posted August 6, 2019 They all have shades of some kind to block the view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoyaheel Posted August 6, 2019 #11 Share Posted August 6, 2019 3 hours ago, Floridiana said: They all have shades of some kind to block the view. Sometimes you can only cover one thing (like, the shower, or the toilet, or the sink). My husband and I definitely joke about the open bathrooms in Asia - we have had them in lots of Asian cities, from various hotel brands, it's pretty widespread. And it's not my preference, no matter how gorgeous the rooms often are. [worse are the super small wet room bathrooms, though, where you can sit on the toilet and take a shower and brush your teeth, all at the same time ;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawninFL Posted August 9, 2019 #12 Share Posted August 9, 2019 We stayed in a resort in the Dominican Republic that had the bathroom completely open to the rest of the room. There was a giant jacuzzi tub that separated the two spaces without any wall. It's just the design of the times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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