Is this the world’s prettiest public toilet? Inside the bogs that look like a 5-star hotel
WHEN you think of beautiful attractions to go to on holiday, toilets are rarely top of the list.
But a shopping centre’s bogs have been called the most beautiful in the world – and they hardly look like the ones in Westfield.
The toilets are on the sixth floor of the Deji Plaza Mall in Nanjing in China.
Dubbed the world’s most beautiful bathroom by Architectural Digest, they opened back in 2022 and were designed by X+Living, a Shanghai-based architecture firm.
Inside, are seven relaxation areas as well as male and female toilets.
Visitors enter through what is known as the ‘Experience Hall’ with dark greens and nods to insects and plant life.
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For example, black and white tiles on the floor mimic butterfly wings with touches of gold meant resemble bees.
There’s even a lounge between the men’s and women’s loos, with plush pink sofas designed to look like a ‘flower blooming’.
Guests can make use of glowing vanities too, as well as wireless charging points, with a dressing room per loo.
For mums there is a nursery room and in case of an incident, there is a medical room as well.
The same shopping mall has more themed toilets on other floors.
For example, on the second floor the toilets have a retro style, on the third floor the theme is futuristic.
The fourth floor has a Japanese theme and on the fifth floor the design is ‘extravagant’ and even features a piano.
The sixth floor toilets have several viral videos on social media with people commenting: “That’s a toilet? It looks so much better than most hotels.”
Another person said: “It’s an experience, so much outfit of the day spots.”
A third person commented: “Never thought toilets would be a public attraction but those toilets are very beautiful.”
While nowhere near as grand, London‘s has new loos as well.
New public toilets were unveiled at the Grade-II listed, Piccadilly Circus Tube Station this week, described as “London’s newest tourist attraction”, according to The Standard.
Inside the loos, visitors are greeted by bold blue, pink and yellow tiles.
Murals have been designed by London-based artist James Lambert, with each tile hand-painted and hand-made.
The design of the toilets is inspired by Anteros, the god of requited love and features winged-figures and an arrow motif, meant to show “energy, spectacle, and connection”.
The motif of different lines and shapes is meant to reflect the Art Deco history of the area.
This includes the redesign of the underground station in the 1920s by Charles Holden.
Other venues nearby that feature an Art Deco design include Brasserie Zedel, which has gilded columns and a lavish American cocktail bar.
To see the toilets (or actually use them) at Piccadilly Circus Tube Station, you’ll need to pay the 80p entrance fee.
The toilets are part of a £12.7million council project to upgrade a total of eight public toilets in London including at Green Park, Covent Garden and Leicester Square.
For more toilet-based tourist destinations, last year a Victorian public toilet was turned into a hotel – in the middle of a historic city.
Plus, Tripadvisor’s top-ranked UK toilet is in Scots seaside town and even has its own visitors’ book.