Shower Review Loves Tennessee Charleston

This "Shower Review Loves Tennessee Charleston" is a review of the shower facility at the Love's Travel Stop in Charleston, TN, USA, based upon our own expectations of what a shower facility that caters to professional truck drivers of commercial motor vehicles should be like, our own preferences (especially in comparison to a home bathroom), and our observations.

Shower Review

Date: 4/11/2010

Location: Love's Travel Stop, Charleston, TN, I-75, exit 33

Shower #5 (equipped for the handicapped)

Pros:

• One towel was waiting for us in the shower; we requested and received two more for the two of us
• The lady who escorted us back to the shower was Anita, the Marketing Manager
• Shower was clean upon arrival
• Counter space at sink was more than adequate to meet our needs
• Fan worked well
• Mirror was well positioned on wall behind sink for both short and tall drivers
• Light was directly above the mirror, so that male drivers could get a close shave without nicking
• Water pressure from sink was good
• Electrical outlets worked well
• Water pressure in shower was good
• There were two water delivery mechanisms in the shower, a standard showerhead and a bathtub-like spout down lower
• The top showerhead could be positioned as needed
• Showerhead delivered water in a good spray (like a home showerhead)
• Shower was designed as a large opening covered by a shower curtain
• Shower "stall" had handrails for the handicapped
• Shower curtain prevented shower spray from splattering on floor outside stall; also there were suction cup sections on the edges of the curtain to affix it to the stall walls to keep more water in the stall
• Towels were sufficiently absorbent
• Washcloths were thicker than the towels
• Toilet flushed well
• An air vent to pull moisture out of the room was near the shower stall. We never experienced fogging of the mirror.
• This shower was large, well lit and pleasant
• Shower water pressure and temperature remained constant even when toilet was flushed

Cons:

• The door had neither a deadbolt lock nor a door restrictor
• Towel hooks were on the wall behind the outside door, well away from the shower stall
• Movable chair was not wide enough to handle an oversized shower bag
• Although the shower curtain had 12 holes for rings, there were only 7 rings holding it onto the rod
• The water coming from the bathtub-like spout could not be directed onto the user like it can when using a hand-held hose

Note: Shower Review Loves Tennessee Charleston

About the time that we showered, the facility's dryer went out. This did not affect our ability to get a shower or have dry towels with which to dry off.

Overall grade for this shower at this facility on a scale of A+ to F- (with A+ being the best, F- being the worst): A-