Why do toilets smell like toilets?
Maybe it’s just me but has anyone else wondered why attention to detail seems to stop at the architect’s blueprint? On a visit to the Gents in a new hotel in Galway, I will admit that architecturally, aesthetically and design-wise, these washrooms could not be faulted, but…and there invariably is a but….the toilets smelt like toilets! But they are toilets I hear you shout. Sure, but who wants to spend a penny surronded by the odours of those who have deposited their pennies before us? Closer inspection revealed a non-functioning air-freshener unit, no urinal blocks, no flowers or anything that might replace unwanted odours. After spending so much money planning, building, marketing and operating such a business, why not spend a few euros in the areas that your regular customers are likely to remember. Sadly my abiding memory of that visit has forced me to write this post! Publicans and Hoteliers, The devil is in the detail. Ignore at your peril. This quote sums it up for me: “A man’s a
