Okay, let's talk about toilets.

[dizzojay]

Now, I have to say, it's not a subject that occupies a great deal of my time, but there are always exceptions, and Thursday night was one of them.

I went out with the HR girls on Thursday night to a hotel/restaurant in Beaconsfield called the Crazy Bear.  I'd heard that this place was an experience in every sense of the word, and it wasn't just the food that was spectacular.

It was an amazing, ostentatious, hilariously over the top place.  It could, so easily, have looked tacky and naff, but somehow it didn't.  The decor had been designed very cleverly tongue in cheek and looked incredible!




One of the lounges that looked like it had been designed by the Trickster!



Another bar with a distinctly Moroccan theme.



This would no doubt be Crowley's favourite lounge.



An african themed part of the restaurant - not keen on the stuffed animals!  :P



The little booth where we spent the evening:




Halfway through the evening, Anita excused herself and headed downstairs to the little girls' room, and when she came back ten minutes later, she looked completely shellshocked and said, "you've GOT to check these loos out!"

So, Keara, Kathryn and I duly headed down the stairs to the ladies and ... WOW.

Never had I had the opportunity to spend a penny in such mindbending opulence!  The whole room was coated and decorated in glass.  It took us a while to figure out where the wall ended and the cubicle doors began.  I thought I was going to end up having a pee in the cleaners cupboard!  But, anyway ...







The staircase down to the ladies:



Tyriing to figure out where the ceiling ends and the walls begin:



Fancy fountain style sinks - and apparently we're not the only ones that go down to the loos to take pictures!



A wonderful place to have a wee and feel like you're on an LSD trip all at the same time!



The obligatory selfie in the mirror!



So there you go; the humble toilet can be a thing of beauty.  You just need a lot of imagination, and a good discount at your local glaziers workshop!

Comments

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

You really wouldn't want to try using those loos if you were pissed, would you! You'd probably end up lost in a mirror world...

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

It would be like something out of Labyrinth! You could imagine bumping into the Goblin King!

[metallidean-grl.livejournal.com]

So the question begs.....when you go into the stall is that all mirrors too, so you see/watch yourself doing the deed. If that is the case, I think I would be too self-conscious to really do much of anything.

What an extravagant place. When I was first looking at the pictures you posted I thought they were just some extravagant drawings, but to have them be actual rooms. I don't think I've ever seen anything so over the top opulent.

I'm glad you had a nice evening out. At least someone is having fun.

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

The stall is glass inside, but it's all tinted and panelled so, although you can see a faint reflection of yourself, you look like some kind of sliced-up Picasso nightmare!

It really was the trippiest pee I've ever taken!

x

[kinkthatwinked.livejournal.com]

Is it wrong that I was looking for a picture of the toilet itself? Jesus, if this is what the rest of the bathroom looks like, what were the toilets made of?! Were they mirrored glass, too?

Imagine trying to use that bathroom if you actually were tripping on LSD! :D

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

Heehee, I imahine if you were tripping on LSD, the whole place would just look normal!
Either that or you'd end up getting lost somewhere inamongst all the glass and mirrors and never be seen again :)

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

WOW! What a fun place!! :D

And that bathroom... XD Or is it a hall of mirrors? ;P

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

I think it multitasks as both!
:)

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

*laughs* I think you're right! :D

[sillie]

Woah.... O.O

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

That was pretty much my reaction!

[zara-zee.livejournal.com]

Wow.. Looks like a fun venue. And I see what you mean. Part of me is thinking. "that should be tacky", but somehow it just isn't. :) Hope you all had a fun night!

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

It's weird isn't it? I can't quite put my finger on why it doesn't look tacky and over-the-top ostentatious, but it doesn't. It's ostentatious, yes, but in a fun, classy way.
Very, very cleverly done!

[wings128.livejournal.com]

WOW! That red room's amazing, and the toilets glitterazzi to the max! How did you walk around without your mouth hanging open the whole time, lol.

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

Er, I didn't. Mouth WAS hanging open the whole time! :D

[milly-gal.livejournal.com]

Holy moly - that is some serious sparkle and bling, and that's just the loos! LOL! Imagine being completely bollocksed in that toilet, you'd get lost!

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

Scary thought. It would be like a trippy crossover between Labyrinth and Alice in Wonderland!

[reapertownusa.livejournal.com]

Oh my gosh, that place is spectacular! I love over-the-top decor, but I've never seen any place take it quite as far as that--especially not with so many different designs. It makes me feel as if I'm totally slacking with my own decor--I want to move into that Moroccan-themed room. What a fun experience, and thanks for sharing the awesome pics!

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

It really was a fun experience, totally mind-blowing in a good way!
x

[julchen11.livejournal.com]

Wow! Amazing... Thanks for sharing, all of These places are incredible.

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

You're welcome - glad you liked it :)

[loki-dip.livejournal.com]

Wow!

I bought my brother a meal here for Christmas last year but he didn't tell us just how entertaining the place was. Will have to go. :D

Looks like you had a great time.