just interested in people's opinions (although I know the majority on here actually live in Spain) as we are hoping to revamp the bathroom in our new apartment in torremolinos when we get the money together and I think a bath with shower over is the way to go whereas my partner thinks an oversized walk-in shower is the way to go. I love these as well but with only one bathroom I feel a bath is an essential for renting out. he says he hates the shower-curtain sticking to him which i do too. Also I have never seen a bath showroom in this part of spain - where are they all?

Depends who your market is. I would think that Spaniards would prefer a good shower to a bath, ditto for young Brits, but older Brits may still take baths, I dont know

Showers are much more practical when coming back from the beach

lol as an "older Brit" I much prefer a shower, anyway domt buy curtains go for a glass panel. Older Brit indeed we aint fuddy duddys you know lolol

Chortle of the day for me

thanks for your reply. I know when my kids were little i wouldn't have rented anywhere without a bath as it was much the most convenient way of washing them (usually both together!) but we were also thinking that with one of these long walk-in showers there would be room for parents to bathe little ones as there would be plenty of room. the cubicle in there at the moment is so small that if you drop the soap you have to do a squat to be able to pick it up!!!!

Walk in showers are getter than baths as they will also appeal to people with mobility problems who are unable to get down into and up out of a bath. We had our Spanish bathroom modified in that way when we lived there..

I have a small child and not having a bath wouldnt put me off in any way. Indeed, we dont even have one in the flat we live in!

As a professional renter , shower every time for me, and a power shower even better.

Nice big power shower for me too - who wants to sit wallowing in their own bathwater? Make sure you have a bidet as well though!

Essential for washing your feet and keeping the wine cool! Are there any other uses?

Is your water heater large enough to fill a bath? Nothing worse than a shallow bath.

Not at your age dear.

Firstly, remember to get a licence to do the work.

Building regs in most provinces (but certainly Valencia) insist that there is a bidet in the bathroom - don't ask me why .....


Personally, I would just put in a very good walk in shower (two-person). This then appeals to the disabled and elderly who may have difficulty with a bath.

thanks for all the replies - all very helpful. didn't know about getting permission - will leave that to the builders. Please does anyone know where we can look for the bathroom furniture - they're coming out of our ears here in Leeds but haven't noticed any locally. maybe we need to hire a car are they all out of town?

Are you sure you can trust the builders to sort permiso, you wouldnt be the first, or last to be told it had been gained and in fact not.

All work in Spain needs permiso, painting the outside inside any work you can think of.

thanks - will have to make sure when it comes to it