To dislike ensuite bathrooms?

[UnnecessaryFennel]

Currently house-hunting and getting fed up with en-suite bathrooms being carved out of bedroom space and then being sold as some sort of plus point.

Plus, there is nothing cools my ardour like the sound of dp doing his ablutions first thing (and I'm sure he feels the same about me).

Am I alone in preferring my bedroom to be entirely separate from my bathroom? Why have they become such A Thing?

Some people’s shit stinks worse than others. That’s the source of the bans. It’s not just a case of thinking your own isn’t as bad. Objectively if you smelled the shit of several people, there’d definitely be a scale of stinkyness.

It wouldn't occur to me to buy a house without an ensuite and a walk in wardrobe.

Thankfully ensuites are pretty standard on any house built here in the last 20-30 years, so finding a house with those essentials isn't going to be a problem.

I love mine, but then it's proper one, built when the house was extended, with a walk-in wardrobe. I can imagine what the OP is getting at, the loss of bedroom specie, though I've never seen one.

When my late DH was alive, our agreement was no shitting in the ensuite - down to the family bathroom for that.

Love mine. But the toilet is behind its own door, in the ensuite.

I'd like to give special thanks to all those posters who've specified the exact layout of their (many) VAST bedroom suites, including details of super-kingsize beds, wardrobe configurations, window architecture and stunning countryside views

. It always amuses me on here that you aren't allowed to admit to having anything nice without an accompanying grovelling apology, for fear of being accused of stealth boasting, until it comes to housing where people talk unapologetically about large houses in the right areas near to the best schools, seemingly oblivious to the fact that this is something that only a tiny minority can afford and most of us have to compromise about location/size/layout etc and don't have the luxury of the best of everything.

Love mine too, also with the toilet in its own seperate room. Double vanities and huge walk in shower too. Perfect.

We live in the US though where a master suite is an essential.

I dream of an en suite, or even just an extra wc! We live in a small three/ four bed bungalow from the seventies and our family bathroom is likely the small size some posters have complained of regarding en-suites!

A master suite, complete with massive spa bath, double sink and vanity unit, separated toilet and huge double shower/ steam room. Massive bedroom that has space for a small library, a chaise and sofa and of course a separate dressing room. The master suite would be around the entire floor space of our bungalow.

Ah well, I can dream! I will have to put up with the knocks on the door and ‘hurry up, I need the toilet’ and squabbling children who race to the bathroom at the same time, then scream at the winner ‘you did that on purpose, you know I am bursting!’ Or my favourite, when the kids hear my hoist being used and it reminds them that they need the loo too, so by the time I am in my sani-chair, I have to cross my legs and hope that I make it to the toilet in time!

A second bathroom or at least a second loo is essential in anything with three bedrooms or more in my opinion, but I hate, windowless cubby holes passed off as en suites. Either make them a decent size or don’t bother.

I don’t dislike en suites per se, though. I’ve seen so many that don’t even have a door! 😱🤢

Yanbu, I can’t see the point either. DH often leaves very early, the disruption to my sleep whilst he had the three S’s fills me with horror.

I hate them too.... can't understand why you would want a toilet in the bedroom....
Had one in a previous house and we left that room as the guest room as there was another good double we could use...

I love mine! When cheating wankpuffin of a husband was here, he used the main bathroom and I used the onsuite - brilliant. He is a messy bugger so it worked well, I could just shut the door on the mess. Now he has 'moved on', the main bathroom stays pretty much pristine unless I have friends staying, which I did over NY and it was great - I dont like sharing a toilet/bathroom.

I love mine where I'm living now. Glass wall in the shower that opens up to an open air shower overlooking the hills and the ocean. Favourite spot in the house.

We have a ground floor bedroom with a tiny en-suite created by taking a diagonal slice off the corner of the room. It has a corner toilet, small sink and the smallest possible shower cubicle. It has a non-opening frosted window.
Also on the ground floor we have an under stairs toilet next to the utility room. I’m thinking of knocking the two together and putting a shower in it, but worry about devaluing the house. Heartening to see how many en suite haterz there are!

They're great when you have guests, it garantees your bathroom is always free (and guests don't wander through your bedroom so you have privacy). And great for night wees!!

My ideal house would have ensuites to the master and guest room plus a small shower room downstairs.

I don't like them either.

I have one, but have given that room to my teenage DD, I prefer a bedroom with no ensuite.

They can be great if done properly though.

May but an end uite is almost a,ways a second bathroom. Why doesn’t your DH just use the main bathroom rather than disturb you at silly o’ clock? Using an en suite should be as an added convenience, not the law.

Had one in new build flat, moved to period terrace and miss it. If we justify doing the loft I’m sure we’ll put one up there, hopefully before gorgeous little boys become grotty teens.

The reason I need an en-suite is because I sleep naked and don’t want to get dressed before I pee in the morning.

I don’t know how I lived without an en-suite!
I get up numerous times in the night for a wee so it’s very handy .
Dh uses the family bathroom which is next to the bedroom so I don’t have that problem

I love ours. When we moved here we had the smaller room next to our bedroom knocked through to make an ensuite. That still left five bedrooms.
DH always uses the main bathroom, I love my private space with its bath and shower. If we have friends and family staying we leave the family bathroom and the other shower room to them and he uses my en suite. I hate this invasion of my territory. 😤

YANBU. In our tiny 2-bed rental flat there is an en suite. It's quicker for DH to get to the main bathroom. We have zero storage and the main bathroom is only just big enough.

It's handy having two toilets, but pointless in this size of property otherwise.

Ours isn't musty though because it has a window which is always open. Also the fan is triggered by moisture, so keeps going until the bathroom is dry.

I hate bathrooms with no window.

Currently house-hunting and getting fed up with en-suite bathrooms being carved out of bedroom space and then being sold as some sort of plus point.

I have come across en-suite hatred on here before, and have been a bit baffled by it. YANBU though, if people are living in houses that were built in the days when outside toilets were the norm, and proper indoor facilities are jerry-built add-ons or modifications to the original design, then that is a bit shit.

I have only ever lived in properties where en-suite was part of the original design. In my world it would be as odd to complain about an en-suite as it would be to complain that having a toilet inside the house is unhygenic, compared to having an outhouse at the bottom of the garden. (I have heard of someone who said this.)

The only difference between an en-suite and another bathroom should be not having to walk naked through a shared corridor to get to it. You shouldn't hear more noise, it shouldn't detract from the bedroom space. Although not strictly necessary, you could even put a dressing room/walk-through cupboard between the bedroom and the en-suite so that you have the exact same number of doors between the bedroom and the bathroom as if you'd gone to a main bathroom. But this is the UK, where being able to own a modern property is a rare luxury, and most people live in houses built when inside toilets were a novelty.

En-suites are a normal design and desirable feature of modern housing in wealthier parts of the world, but I can believe that as an add-on to houses from a poorer time they can be undesirable.