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Japanese soaking tub - on display?

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ctrlaltdelete1 · 17/08/2025 23:35

Is there anywhere in Ireland that has one of these (or a selection) on display? Struggling to fit a separate shower and bath in bathroom. So the dimension of a deep soaking tub would work and I have read about how great these are. But I can’t really work out how practical they are to access so really want to try one out. Anyone know somewhere on the island of Ireland that sells them?

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JohnLapsleyParlabane · 18/08/2025 07:51

I'm afraid I'm not in Ireland but I have just had a deep soaking tub installed. (omnitub). I'm under 5 ft and it's a little bit of a mission to get in and out I'm not going to lie. My husband is 5'6 and he gets in and out no bother

ctrlaltdelete1 · 18/08/2025 13:13

@JohnLapsleyParlabane- thank you! Do you have a step in? And what about a seat in it? We are both 5’8 so that might not be terrible but we do have a 5yo - have seen some things that say they are great for kids but again really would prefer to test out as I can’t imagine it.

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HappyKatieA · 18/08/2025 13:30

We’ve had one for almost a year, the square one, with a shower over the top, as we’ve got a tiny bathroom. We absolutely love it, including the teens. You can have a really deep bath if that’s what you like, but you won’t be able to stretch your legs, although your DC will.

JohnLapsleyParlabane · 18/08/2025 13:35

Ours is in the en suite so my 6- and 9-year-olds don't get to use it very much but I have these stools on the outside for them. No seat on the inside of the tub here.
Bathroom is 1.5 x 3 meters and it's the smallest omnitub.

Japanese soaking tub - on display?
Japanese soaking tub - on display?
ctrlaltdelete1 · 18/08/2025 18:40

Amazing to hear you love it @HappyKatieA! And thank you for the pics @JohnLapsleyParlabane- can I ask a stupid question - I see the two different levels in your tub - is the higher level not a seat or how does it work?

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JohnLapsleyParlabane · 18/08/2025 18:48

Sorry, rubbish photos! So the dark grey square inside the tub isn't a seat, it's an IKEA bath mat. Our tub is all one level. On the outside of the tub I have two different heights of stools for helping the children in and out. They have to sit on the edge and then swing their legs over the side.

ChopsyHatesFungus · 28/08/2025 12:39

My DIL is Japanese and when we visited her parents, they had one in their house but you step down into it as it’s sunk into the ground.

In the Ryokan type hotels we stayed in, you step down into a bathing tub, never up into it.

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