Bring Back Doors – Bring Bathroom Doors Back to Hotels

A fed-up traveler launched a crowdsourced site to “name and shame” hotels that ditch bathroom doors, and the internet has opinions—big ones. The creator says they emailed hundreds of hotels and ranked only those with doors that actually close and aren’t glass. The comments? A mix of conspiracy, comedy, and culture shock.

The hottest take: this isn’t cost-cutting, it’s profit-maxing. Users like akersten and pests argue doorless bathrooms discourage friends from sharing rooms—forcing upgrades and extra bookings. It’s open-plan privacy warfare, not “vibes.” Meanwhile, UK folks chime in like stunned tourists—“This is a thing?”—with Premier Inn fans swearing they’ve never seen this nonsense. Others drop receipts, linking explainer videos like WSJ’s hotel design anti-patterns and “What happened to bathroom doors?” (YouTube) to prove the trend is real.

The drama escalates around public shaming: some cheer the list as a dignity-saving guide; others wince at the idea of hotels getting roasted online. The meme factory churned out “open-concept bathrooms” jokes, plus the recurring punchline: no one wants to watch their buddy “do their business.” In short, the community is split between conspiracy theorists, door defenders, and stunned skeptics—united by one cry: put the door back on.