kkcatlou wrote: » Has anyone any idea of what's an ideal toilet to guest ratio?? Our venue has two ladies and two gents. We'll have 160-170 guests.
PhoenixParker wrote: » This has some decent guidelines. - https://www.canterbury.gov.uk/media/253481/sanitaryaccommodation.pdf Also, not sure what sort of dress you're planning to wear, but think carefully about your own needs too. From what I've read, going to the toilet in a wedding dress is difficult enough without adding an audience of ten people queuing to use the bathroom.
kkcatlou wrote: » Thanks a million for the replies folks! The toilets are four standalone toilets - two at either side of the ballroom - each has it's own sink, etc. So it would mean extra time with people washing hands and so on. No idea about urinals, but I doubt it. There will be bathrooms upstairs for the bridal party/ families, so we were going to say to them to use their own toilets and pass the word onto any desperate guests. But I do take your point on the ladies. Would people use posh portaloos though if there's fancier toilets available on site? Plus, in your opinions is it worth €1,000? It wasn't budgeted for and we've 6 weeks to go, so wondering what we can cut out to fit them in!!
kkcatlou wrote: » Has anyone any idea of what's an ideal toilet to guest ratio?? Our venue has two ladies and two gents. We'll have 160-170 guests. They have suggested hiring in luxury portaloos if we don't think that's enough, but anywhere we've checked out is asking for around €1,000 and not sure if it's worth that?!
kkcatlou wrote: » Thanks. Will ring around a few more places and see can we get a cheaper quote (if anyone knows anywhere, please do share!!). At this stage, it's hard to just magically produce €1,000 (even if it is only €6 per person), as everything else is pretty much paid for or ordered! With regards to my own dress, it won't be a problem, but then any excuse to visit the bridal suite would be a novelty, so might do that anyway!
fiona-f wrote: » Any way of pushing this problem back on the venue? If they take your booking for x number, surely they should supply facilities for that number, not spring something like this on you with 6 weeks to go. I've been to posh garden parties with the fanciest of portaloos but honestly, my reaction to them is still a bit ick, just because you know they are fancier versions of the green tower of terrors you get at marathons or festivals. Even the fanciest are 'do your business and leave' rather than places to redo your hair, touch up makeup, natter with a friend the way you would normally linger at a wedding in the ladies.. They also usually are cabins up 3 or 4 very steep steps so could pose access issues for older people. Plus presumably you would have to step outdoors to reach them, which isn't great. Unless your wedding has a very rustic, festival vibe, they would likely detract from the day overall. But so would giant queues for the ladies, so definitely try to make it the venue's problem, not yours. Given that it is a suboptimal solution, you should not have to bear all of the costs. Blatant discrimination but if you do get them, could you designate one of the gents loos indoors as a ladies, and make the portaloos just for gents?
kkcatlou wrote: » Thanks Fiona-f, couldn't agree with you more! That it shouldn't be our problem, and that I for one, would always rather queue for a normal toilet than go outside to the fanciest of portaloos, and that if push comes to shove, just shove the lads outside! We'll push with the venue a bit more. To be fair, it's partly our issue as our numbers have escalated to more than we originally thought, but that said, springing it on us close to the end of planning wasn't nice either! We will have a few old/ pregnant (not old pregnant) people there, but I'd hope people would have the cop on regardless of the portaloo situation to let those people skip a queue anyway! Going to phone a few more places, and see what can work.
almorris wrote: » I goggled some calculations on toilets to guest ratios earlier. Seems to me your well in the ballpark with 4 toilets. US Site Services was quoting 5 toilets for 500 people.??? Bizarrely the more people the less toilets you need. "Calculate the number of needed toilets based on roughly two toilets for every 100 guests. According to a calculator on UnitedSiteServices.com, this is an approximate calculation for deciding how many toilets you will need. The site calculates based on the amount of hours the reception spans as well. The estimate above is calculated with a four-hour time frame. Take into account if there are toilet options inside the residence where the wedding is taking place and if those will be accessible for guests. Read more : http://www.ehow.com/how_6152528_plan-number-portable-toilets-wedding.html"
LynnGrace wrote: » Can't stop laughing, towers of terror, so apt! OP, I agree, push it back on the venue. If they are able to cater for the numbers, they have to have had this issue previously. Could they make some bedrooms available, for example. Not ideal, but, they must have had to find solutions before. It's a bit saucy of them, that this is only coming up now and that you are the one left worrying about finding €1000, which is a lot of money, in my view.
LynnGrace wrote: » It's a bit saucy of them, that this is only coming up now and that you are the one left worrying about finding €1000, which is a lot of money, in my view.
Dovies wrote: » Surely the toilets next to the function room are not the only ones in the venue? The hotel my sister had her wedding at had a ladies next to the room with 3 toilets in it but outside there were other toilets for the bar and the hotel restaurant. I would rather spend 1000 on something else!
