Reykjavik City Hostel

Reykjavik City Hostel

Reykjavik, Iceland

Reviewed July 1st, 2005

Marked by an obscure sign labeled WC and featuring strangely sexual silhouettes of a man and woman which looked like they would be more likely to appear on Planned Parenthood collateral than a restroom door, I initially entered this restroom with caution. Granted it is a unisex restroom so it would seem reasonable to have a picture of a man and a woman on the door. My complaint is more about the nature of the illustration. The man is set behind the woman giving the feeling that he is lovingly holding her shoulders as a sign of support. The woman has unnaturally wide hips - perhaps a subtle way of emphasizing her fertility or feminity. Really, stick with the simple stick figures we all know and love.

The highlight of this restroom is the corner of adjoining mirrors making it possible to get a glimpse of infinity while checking on just exactly what the back of your own head looks like. The room is relatively large, but all of the fixtures are lumped on one side of the restroom (the side with the mirrors). Because of the tile located above the extra-wide sink, the soap dispenser, toilet paper and paper towel dispensers were all rather clumsily located causing problems at every stage of the alleviating process and may explain some of the small messes on the floor.

Outside, there are rather large facilities available to those staying in the campgrounds. They feature multitudes of sinks and are lined wall to wall with stalled toilets and several shower stalls with piping hot water which smells of hydrogen-sulfide (I should mention this is literally right next door to the Laugardalslaug geothermally heated swimming pool).

RESTROOM RATING: 7
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