GUEST WANTS SHOWER CURTAIN INSTALLED.

[Tartantotty]

I have a friend coming to stay with me for over a week in the Summer. She has sent a message asking that a shower curtain be installed in the en-suite bathroom she will use for the duration of her stay. She will pay.

Due to the shape of the bath etc it would be tricky to install a curtain and spoil the look of the place, I'm reluctant to do this, especially as she's getting free board and lodging in Edinburgh during festival time. AIBU reasonable in refusing? PS: She is a very large lady - no one else has complained about this, so guess it's due to her size.

Some guests (DMs and MILs I find in particular!) feel happy to complain about the facilities when they stay. Last time my Mum came she wasn't happy that the only mirror in the guest room was in the en suite because she wanted a mirror to dry her hair. So she took the shaving mirror out of the main bathroom (that 6 of us were using) up to the guest room for herself.

Feel free to ignore her request but maybe have a think about what to do to make the bathroom more flexible for different guests.

It will need more than a couple of absorbent bath mats whilst Tessie is having a ten minute or more shower once or twice a day over a period of time!

Why should the op suffer water damage to her home?!

Water will splay out over the sides and soak and even flood the bathroom.

@Tartantotty
I'm asking what @ViscousDog, and many other pp's have asked.
How can we give an opinion on whether YABU if we don't know what the current set-up is with the shower?
Meaning what is in place already, (if anything), to stop water splashing all over the bathroom?
Don't understand why you're not telling us?
Or are you not coming back?

Perhaps she is actually trying to be considerate because she knows that due to her size she cant fully close a screen and is worried about flooding your bathroom?
I am not saying you have to do it but its unfair that everyone assumes shes being a CF

It will need more than a couple of absorbent bath mats whilst Tessie is having a ten minute or more shower once or twice a day over a period of time!

'Tessie' sounds like she's concerned she might cause damage - I'm sure she's not expecting structural changes, more like a telescopic pole with a plastic curtain for which she will pay for.

There is so much unnecessary meaness about a woman we know nothing about except that she is larger. Perhaps the set up in the OPs bathroom is ridiculous, we don't know because the OP won't say. Mocking this woman's weight is really school yard behaviour.

“Tessie” - nasty.

I think the OP set up this whole thread with the purpose of inviting fat shaming.

Is there a screen or is it one of those fancy la-di-da baths without any protection which means you can't wash your hair or shower without splashing everywhere?

I'm ignoring the fat shaming, but I do not like baths, just showers and i would want a screen or a curtain... otherwise on a holiday i guess i would lump it and be careful, but not such a weird preference

Lots of leaping to vile comments based on zero info. Yuck

@Tartantotty JUST tell her there is a lock on the bathroom door and there is not going to be a shower curtain!

Well, we do know who is BU, regardless of any of the additional information - because it is OP's house, and in any circumstance, it would be unreasonable for a guest to ask for physical changes to be made to someone else's house to suit them... It doesn't really matter what is there currently, or why the guest is asking for it.

Doesn't matter a jot what the woman's size or ops bathroom is like.

The request is cf. You don't ask people to install stuff in their houses for your visit...

How does a lock prevent the water from flooding the floor?

This
It can be taken down as soon as she leaves

The core question is does a screen exist?

DH wanted shower curtains even though we already have screens as he seems to be a bit of a splashy showerer, this lady may be the same.

If you're not prepared to put one up - and that's absolutely fine as it's quite rude for a guest to insist on major changes to a property - I'd message something back to say that because of layout of room it won't be possibly, but if she has a specific concern around why she needs it, can it be addressed in a different way.

But I think the bottom line is you're giving her free accommodation for a week and missing out on rental income, if the shower arrangements aren't fit for her purposes, then she needs to have a bath or go to council swim baths for her shower or some other solution.

Her size is irrelevant.

I don’t see why this is being made into such an issue.
Polite request for shower curtain.She will pay for it. Telescopic takes about 10 minutes to install.

Job done.
Why the need to go on MN to invite bitching about her ?
If she’s a friend, then surely you can sort it out between the 2 of you ?

This is very unfair, asking for a shower curtain to be put up is hardly remodelling a home. I would just get a telescopic one up and remove when she leaves. Cheap and easy to do.

Jesus Christ, I am glad you are not one of my friends. Nasty

She offered to pay ?!

This. She isn’t paying for it and needs to be grateful

Did you think that was funny?

Glad you will be frank with her and say it is not possible and would spoil the look you like.

Her size is relevant to this subject- not in a judgy way, but a practical one. A curtain would not stop water going overboard, at all- and a glass partition would get in the way too.