Jack and Jill bathroom

[Shirkingfromhome]

Our house (Victorian 3-storey semi), has a bit of a strange bathroom / bedroom configuration. Two separate builders have suggested adding a jack and Jill bathroom to make the most of the space. The bathroom will be adjoined by two children's bedrooms and the waste pipe will have to run through one of the rooms. There will be no external walls / windows to the bathroom and the extractor will follow the line of the chimney up through the attic room.

As we are turning the existing bathroom and office into the master bedroom and ensuite, this will mean there is no traditional family bathroom in the house. It's a slight concern but we only have guests staying over around 6 times a year so the rest of time we need the house for work us.

Are there any potential issues I need to consider? Has anyone else had a Jack and Jill bathroom? I really like the idea but I haven't seen one in RL and I'm struggling a little with the lack of traditional bathroom.

Thanks for all the replies, some great points to consider.

We do have an option of just a door from the hall but it will mean 3 doors very close together (one for each bedroom either side and then the bathroom door). I could look into moving one of the bedroom doors along a bit and shortening the existing radiator in the hall so visually it's better spaced. I think the options are either a) a j&j bathroom or b) one door off the hall (which, if I can get over the door spacing, sounds much more practical).

Small children and the creation of a rat run sounds like the stuff of bed-time nightmares and so does blocked toilets and teenage boys

Didn't know about sun-tubes, so thanks for the suggestion. Will look into this and see if it's something we can do.

We're not planning on moving any time soon, not in the next 10 - 15 yrs realistically.

Thanks again, really helpful to have other people's views.