More hotel chains are dumping the tub

And apparently they like what they see.

In a move spurred by what hotels say is customer demand, major U.S. hotel chains are getting rid of what would seem to be an essential element of a bathroom: the bath.

They're replacing tubs with bigger shower stalls in a nod, they say, to the reality that few travelers take baths on the road.

Hilton Hotels Corp. has quietly started testing shower-only rooms at two of its signature properties: the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif., and the New York Hilton. Company president Matt Hart says he's no fan of the tub.

"Who uses it?" he says. "A tub is a pain in the butt. You've got to step over it."

He's quick to point out that Hilton has no plans to eliminate tubs entirely. People who want rooms in which they can bathe will still have that option. But that doesn't describe most Hilton customers, he says.

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Source - Charlotte Observer


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