My Lists

Prince Charles sat here – Buff Room, Crom Castle, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Prince Charles used this same room (and toilet) when he stayed at the castle.


Aid workers squatted here – AAI House, Far Kahuta, Kashmir, Pakistan
Squat-style toilet in Australian Aid International’s house in the zone of the 2005 earthquake. Maureen and I stayed here in February 2006.


Environmentally sound – Kia Ora Hut, Overland Track, Tasmania, Australia
In one of the Cradle Huts along Tasmania’s week long Overland Track walk.









Toilet-with-a-garden – Banyan Tree Phuket, Thailand
In the luxurious Banyan Tree Resort on the island of Phuket.


Victorian polish – The Rookery, Clerkenwell, London, England
Highly polished brass in this Victorian era toilet in the classy Rookery Hotel in London.






















All purpose – Balkar Otel, Diyarbakir, Turkey
Another of those toilets where you can rest your chin on the sink and have a shower at the same time. I was on my way to Iraq from eastern Turkey when I stayed here.

 

Style, style, style - Malmaison Hotel, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Cutting edge bathroom fashion in the Belfast branch of this trendy boutique hotel chain.

Free Internet – Marco Polo Hotel, Herat, Afghanistan
The toilets may be squat-style but this hotel does offer free internet connections.













Modern Five Star – Grand Hyatt Hotel, Hong Kong
All the modern conveniences including a telephone close to hand.




In the wilds – Du Cane Hut, Overland Track, Tasmania, Australia
An open air long drop beside this classic Australian walking track.




Italian modern – Santo Stefano Hotel, Turin, Italy
All mod cons in this very stylish new NH Hotel in the centre of Turin.





More Italian modern – Il Guelfo Bianco, Florence, Italy
Another stylishly modern Italian hotel.