I have booked a twin room at HOTEL ICON in SEOUL, for myself and another lady. We are in our mid sixties traveling from Calgary, Alberta, Canada in September.
I am starting to get concerned about the shower situation - no separate bath so water flows all over the bathroom!
Please can you send me your experiences with this type of shower! For example do you close the bathroom door? Do you need to take towels and every item that would get wet out? Do you wear your provided slippers? How long does it take to dry?
This hotel is getting such wonderful reviews so just curious how each of you handled this shower situation - pros and cons as well as tips.
Thank you so much for all your help.
ruby60
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hanguk
Don't worry about it. Billions of Asians can't be wrong. This is pretty standard in Asia. My bathroom is like this.
Yes, you close the door. The floor is on a very slight slant down to the drain. The water doesn't go everywhere; it just goes where you aim it. Don't aim it at the towel rack or the toilet paper (though the toilet paper usually has some sort of cover. If the toilet seat gets wet, dry it off. Just wear the plastic bathroom slippers if you need to use the bathroom when the floor is still wet. It can take a couple hours to dry, but it depends on the bathroom and weather (humid or dry).
Don't over think it :).
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westwood
And if you are really lucky, the floor WONT slope away from the drain. We struck that once and it was like showering in a paddling pool.
That aside, wet area bathrooms are great and at home where I live, usually aimed at those with some sort of disability.
PS, watch out for slippery tiles. You dont want to have a fall as the results can be disastrous.
Edited by: westwood
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shelemm
Just to add: this is not just an Asian thing. I stayed in a hotel once in France and once in Italy that also had this type of bathroom situation. It may be useful to travel with flip flops or some kind of cheap waterproof sandal so that you can enter the bathroom after a shower when the floor is wet and not get your feet wet.
On a two-week trip to Korea, though, I didn't run into this situation at all.
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livelearntravelteach
There are very few places in Seoul that have separate showers/bathtubs but they do exist. If you have a nice enough hotel its possible you'll get one. But if not don't worry! The combined shower/bathroom is fine.
If the floor is wet wear the slippers, otherwise I don't wear them. Its your call.
The bathroom should be set up so that you don't need to worry about the towel's getting wet but I usually set them to the side just in case. You will probably have a hook or shelf that is in the opposite direction from the shower head.
Close the door! Every room is different but you'll probably get the next room a little damp if you don't close it while you shower.
My bathroom will dry in about 4-6 hours if I open the window. Some go faster, some go slower. If I leave the window closed it might still be damp 12 hours later.
Hope that helps!
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