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New, following the 2012 renovation: The Owner’s Suite full bathroom (there’s also a half bath) boasts a new wet room/bath configuration with a rainforest showerhead. © 2012 Ralph Grizzle In more than two decades of travel writing, I suppose this is my first bathroom review . Yes, there are lots of jokes we could make about that together. If I’ve stooped this low does it mean my career is going down the toilet? Let’s not put a value on that until you learn more about this bathroom. Psst! It’s Not Really A Bathroom During Silver Cloud’s November 2012 renovation, all bathrooms were enhanced with new flooring, marble appointments and either a new bath-and-shower combination or a new walk-in, glass- enclosed rainforest shower with sitting area, offering a soothing, spa-like experience.  The Owner’s, Grand and Royal Suites were outfitted with a modern wet room bath configuration featuring a new rainforest shower that is separate from the bathtub. So my Owner’s Suite “wet room bath configu...

It sounds like an odd, Vegas-y gag: Put two people in a luxury hotel room , and while one reclines on the bed, another is showering mere feet away, enclosed by nothing but a sheet of glass. But, as any observant world traveler will tell you, the peekaboo shower is officially having a moment, joining outdoor showers and tubs nestled against windows as spots for exhibitionist bathers to let it all hang out. 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge , which opened this spring, has you bathing in full view of the bed. The Fletcher Hotel Amsterdam has a beam-me-up-Scotty- style shower tube in the middle of the room. And the Prince Gallery, Tokyo Kioicho, a Luxury Collection Hotel , which opened last year, features a massive glassed-in shower- bathtub combo visible to the rest of the space—and to the city below. Why the new nudity? “Our goal was to create an environment that frames the hotel’s breathtaking views ,” says Eva Longoria of Madrid’s Rockwell Group, the architecture firm that designed the Pr...

Bedrooms: 3 An exceptional townhouse situated within walking distance of the city centre. The accommodation has been beautifully refurbished by the current vendor with accommodation including an open plan kitchen diner , living room, family room, utility room, downstairs cloakroom, three double bedrooms and a luxury fitted bathroom suite . Entrance Porch Entranced via a wooden door to front aspect with inset glazed panels , additional wooden door leads to: Entrance hallway Entranced via a wooden door to front, engineered oak flooring , radiator, feature character archway and stairs rising to the first floor accommodation . Living Room 15' 0'' into bay x 10' 10'' (4.57m x 3.30m) Double glazed bay window to front aspect with stylish shutter blinds . Cast iron fireplace with slate hearth, wooden shelving with storage cupboards below, TV point, telephone point, radiator. Family Room 14' 0'' x 11' 10'' (4.26m x 3.60m) A versatile roo...