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What is the best bathroom in Charlottesville?
Please specify your criteria and whether you’re referring to the men’s or women’s.
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Oh, and it has to be a public bathroom. I don’t care how clean and pretty and scented yours is.
Early contenders (though I’m going to wait to see what you guys say before committing to my first pick) include: Ten, Zinc, and Maya. I like singles with sleek modern designs, clean, and a place to sit my purse and maybe a drink down.
Kiki smells nice, and X’s waterfall kinda helps you get into the spirit of the thing, ifyouknowwhatImean …
I would say hands down the melting pot has the cleanest bathroom ive ever been into, anywhere
this is kind of off subject, but also kind of on subject. i travel a lot for work and i’ve found that when NUMBER 2 sneaks up on you when you’re out on the road, your best bet is a large grocery store. you get more privacy, a degree of anonymity, a large venue (never a line, never somebody pounding the door down waiting for you), and it’s surprisingly clean. i’ve blown up krogers and piggly-wiggly’s all over the southeast!
miller’s is my personal favorite
I remember being shocked the first time I was in the women’s room at Rapture “is that a couch? whats that doing here?” Soooo spacious compared to what we gents have to make doo with. Mas’ is nice also, I seem to remember when they opened that you could, from the right spot see just a bit more of what was going on inside than some folks wanted… guess they fixed that.
Off topic, I’ve peed against the back wall of the bleachers in Yankee Stadium during the snow game (opening day ‘96, an ESPN Classic), and on the inside wall of a roman coliseum in Pula, Croatia (closing time, bathrooms locked already). I think both are frowned upon.
Parlie– sometimes right, but sometimes not. Teeter here always has a wait and wet floors (yes that kind of wet). I’ve been in both, because of the waits. Whole Foods womens in any state smell like dirty diapers and lavender, because they all use the same soap, and they’re typically multi-stall. It’s very distinct, not in a good way.
Put out almond or milk/honey soap and I will even wipe the sink counter.
longest walk=5 guys on the mall. I think you actually go under Market street and the bathrooms in the basement of some court square building.
I feel bad for contradicting. You could very well have better luck than I do. I think everyone does, actually.
X-Lounge is my favorite. I like the separate rooms for the toilets, instead of just stalls. I always feel somewhat on display with stalls. That the folks in line are staring at me through the cracks next to the door. Actual separate rooms are much more comfy and private.
C&O: I am partial to the bathroom at the C&O bar. It is warm and charming and completely private. *Unisex.
Zocalo: Beautiful but counter is always disgustingly wet. Nice towels
X Lounge: A beautiful thing to look at. Major points for the floor to ceiling walls enclosing the stall. Excellent towels. BUT the trough sucks hard: Minimal privacy for maximum spray back. Hate it. Also, to get to the nice toilet you have to brush up against the troughsters.
Live Arts: Excellent, ample, stylish, and generally clean. Great mirrors.
Zinc: Private, spacious. The decor is less than stellar but that’s a minor point
Oxo (late night): Just wonderful. Private, clean, and the only toilet in town with complimentary lollipops and condoms. On a busy night, the number of toilets doesn’t meet the demand
Escafe: Recently refurbished. Spacious. Private *unisex (in more ways than one) High points
Ten: I like the bathrooms in Ten. Decor is non-existent, but big points for space, privacy, and cleanliness. Also it is hidden away enough to allow for surreptitious smoking (cigs not crack, H, or meth. although…)
Tea Bazaar: Hot and small and none to clean. On the plus: privacy. *Unisex.
South Street: The worst bathrooms downtown. Air quality is consistent and consistently noxious — a delicate blend of piss, vomit and chemical cleaner. HINT: Fix the exhaust fan, fellas
Diner: Quirky, charming, and sizeable. Remarkably clean. Good smell. Free tampons (not that I use ‘em but I care about those who do), and completely private. On the down side they can be a bit chilly. Bonus: Original artwork. *Unisex.
“The Box†(the soon to open bar in the old Atomic space): Unless they’re investing heavily in plumbing, they’ll have a single ratty-ass toilet. Suitable for a dive bar but stomach churning for a restaurant. *Unisex
B’Light: Rank, always lacking in towels, and frequently there’s more piss on the floor than in the urinals. Also, poor location leads to cluster fuck throughout long hallway outside bathrooms. Olfactory entertainment slows lines (did I say lines?)
I haven’t been since they first opened, but Zydeco on the corner actually has a lounge in place of a women’s room - it’s the only thing upstairs, complete with a couch.
Rapture: Rank. Piss. Lines. Same olafactory issues as B’Light. Reason enough not to go. PLUS: Private
R2: Trough, zero privacy, unable to work sink, and what on God’s green earth is up with the handicap bathroom? It has no door!!! Or at least it didn’t a year ago. Points for style.
216: How can a club run by gay men be so disgusting??? As for the bathrooms, I’d rather monkeys hurl feces at me than spend more than 20 seconds in that piss-pool.
- 216’s are bad, but at that point in the night, who cares?
- Escafe’s are renovated?
- One of X Lounge’s women’s rooms hasn’t locked for a few months. I’ve mastered the foot-stopper over a surprising distance, given my height.
- Blue Light’s hallway situation stinks, literally, figuratively.
- Coupe’s men’s AND women’s are the worst on the corner. I have left to go elsewhere and come back. Not only are they disgusting, but the kind of college students who hang out there (or at least hung out there the times I’ve gone) would try to cut. They’re not like that everywhere. No, I’m sorry, you do not “deserve” to go to the bathroom in front of me. In fact, I’ll take my sweet time now BIOTCH.
Nice summary, Silmo. Re: X Lounge -
I would add that the patron coming out of the stall is also likely to swing the door right into a troughster, as I tried (poorly) to document here. Piss-poor design. Literally.
You guys seriously have to check out the bathrooms at Melting Pot. They are insanely clean and so is that restaurant. If I’m wrong I’ll throw an open bar party (in the future).
Parlie, I’ve got to point one thing out… Having lived in NYC for a while, I got used to grumpin’ off in the worst of places. I found that having a line outside is a great way to get some privacy, as long as the sucker behind you sees you go in.
Zinc wins.
Is anyone taking Thor up on the Melting Pot challenge?
Also, who’s enjoying trips to the loo thanks to free coffee at the Transit Center?! Come OOOON!
I just came back from the Melting Pot, Lillith, and here’s my report:
Where’s my party??
Boutique boutique. May not be a restaurant, but the nicest bathroom, period. Well stocked for any baby’s or woman’s needs. Clean. Awesome changing table. The staff rock. And they sell stripey socks in The Shoe Store Next Door. Proximity to stripey socks = win.
I’ve been told it’s nearly impossible to find a changing table on the downtown mall - does anyone know if the transit center has nice bathrooms or if they have changing tables? I’ve seen women changing babies on restaraunt tables (ick) because of the complete lack of baby-friendly facitilies on the mall. It sounds like Boutique boutique may be the answer for when I’m out with my breeder friends.
If you’re on the mall and you can’t make it to the transit center (who goes to a bus station to use the toilets anyway, other than congressmen) the facilities in the cat house building are excellent. Each floor has a lobby bathroom separate from the office spaces and very private (did I hear someone say exposed brick?)each floor also has another bathroom, down the hall, so no one’s going to stand there and pound on the door.
Lys, just stop by the wine guild and use their ‘invitation only’ crapper.
just kidding honey, settle down..
H-D - fear not, I’m probably already too loaded on pretentious wine to really care about what shape the bathroom is in - as long as they have plated gold fixture of course. I don’t know how anyone could use the term “relieve oneself” in anything less ; )
The bathrooms in the transit center (downstairs) are superb for a bus station (and were they in a restaurant they’d rate very good or excellent)
There is a changing table, either one in each bathroom or in a separate room (can’t remember). Not sure if any other baby tables are out there
i’ve already voiced my opinion on orbit’s upstairs rooms. though i am also partial to the toilets at live arts - maybe i’m weird (well, okay, i KNOW i am), but the i consider the third one over on the third floor ‘my’ stall. i also get territorial about stalls in cabell, but i’m also that person who will take her sweet time if someone else in the room has poop shame.
really, nothing in this country can be as bad as the holes in the ground i had to crouch over when i lived in russia. the kicker was that i had to pay for the privilege, and had forgotten to bring my own wiping implements. if you’re ever in the leningrad train station in moscow, i suggest you a) don’t drink three pitchers of beer before your overnight train ride and b) do whatever you can to hold it in until you make it onto the train. the beer-fueled gymnastics just aren’t worth it.
Speaking of train bathrooms. Some of the older eastern european train have a “toilet” seat that opens up to the tracks below. While a nerve wracking experience There is a certain satisfaction in letting loose as the ground speeds by beneath you at 100 mph.
Like Lys said, the women’s bathroom at Zydeco is fabulous. I’ve always liked the bathrooms at Court Square, but the guys get the really fancy one. Haven’t been in since it reopened but I think it’s still basically the same.
Decisions, decisions…I’d have to say La Taza’s bathroom–the one at the front of the restaurant. The colors, frosted glass window, and conspicuously artistic bowl sink put me a peace on the pooper. Truly a memorable experience.
The bathroom to the right of the bar and down the hall at Blue Moon reminds me of a summer home.
If you want to take a drive out in the country to make a “deposit”, than I sugguest the bathrooms at Blenheim Vineyards. Craptacular!
I’ve un-banned myself.
is spicy bear media going to sell ads on pages about poop? i hope so. welcome to the back door of the internet.
The thing I’m most concerned about when it comes to a bathroom is the quality of the mirror — being so beautiful, it’s hard to get good resolution in a standard public restroom. Keswick has cut no costs when it comes to providing their members with the top-line amenities available — I look gorgeous in those mirrors.
There are very few changing tables on the Mall. Splendora’s. The aforementioned Boutique boutique.
The transit center supposedly has them, if you can hold your breath long enough. That place still hasn’t aired out. You can smell the “new” from the end of the block.
How about the upstairs lavatories at Starbucks on the Corner? You can sit and people-watch through the blinds. That has to earn (or lose) some points. (The downstairs bathroom has a changing table. There will be approximately 156 knocks each and every time you try to use said bathroom.)
and then 32 posted a photo to substantiate her reckless narcissism.
Was anyone in La Taza earlier on today? It had the WORST smell I have smelled in a long while. If it was an episode of CSI, old Grissom would be tearing out the sheetrock looking for a festering corpse.
heh, yeah - and they’re *serious* about not using the facilities while the train is in the station. Got yelled at for that once in Hungary or Yugoslavia (probably Hungary - Yugo’s tended not to really give a shiat about anything)
speaking of changing tables - you’ll find a nice one inside the very pretty potty at le petite bebe inside york place!