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The public toilets in Paris are not free, and require users to insert coins before the door will unlock and allow them in. When a person exits, there is a pause before the door closes again. You might be tempted to just sneak in before the door closes to avoid paying, but this would be an enormous mistake. You see, the toilets are self-cleaning, and after the door closes and locks the entire inside of the toilet receives a high-pressure spray of water to sanitize it before the next user may enter. Anyone unfortunate enough to find themselves inside the toilet would get the shower of a lifetime!
Fortunately I do not know this from personal experience, but just observing how they operate it became obvious that trying to cheat the system would be a very bad idea. Leave a Comment
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This is not so much a warning or a danger. It's a reminder to be sure you have some loose change handy. You never know when you will need to use the toilet and quite a few public toilets have attendants sitting inside expecting some change; generally any small change will do. Others like the ones (separate WC's for men and women) in the Jardin du Luxembourg have a fixed price! And an attendant is there to make sure you pay up. Leave a Comment
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You must pay .50 EU to use the washrooms at Versailles. The first washroom that we encountered near the bookstore had a long line out of the door. The line consisted of men and women and it was later discovered that men could walk to the front of the line, pay and use the washroom. I got in line and ended up having to leave once I got to the front because I didn't know and I didn't see the sign that said you had to pay. I didn't have any small change on me and I had to leave to find my husband. ONce you pay, you will get a ticket. Keep it, because they could ask you for proof later on. When I was there, there was a man that just wanted to wash his hands. He went in without paying and the attendant yelled and chased after him. She stopped and didn't follow him into the washroom but she then started asked to see our tickets because once you pay and get a ticket, you're still in line for a good 5 to 10 minutes! Leave a Comment
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I had very little in the way of information about the availability of easy-access public washrooms in Paris, or anywhere in France, for that matter, prior to my trip. How tough can it be, I thought......
Well, finding one, and having the correct coinage became a nuisance, but that didn't compare at all with what one might encounter, once through the turnstiles in the Metro station.
Without graphically describing the experience, let's just say that there are people who frequent these areas to cruise for sex. My son and I interrupted a group of men who were amusing each other, and I thank providence that my son didn't clue in as to what they were doing. Absolutely appalling....not necessarily the flagrant indecency, but the location. Why can't these guys get a room?
They had the common sense? or something about them, though, for as soon as we entered, they curtailed their activity. As we left, we were no sooner out of direct view when they resumed the pursuit of their pleasure.
It became difficult to get up the courage to use similar facilites following that particular visit, and we opted for the single-occupant street-loos, which seem to work well, and are generally spotlessly cleaned by water-jets following their use. Leave a Comment
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The famous Samaritine department store has some great (free) washrooms on the 5th floor. The women's room has automatic sanitary napkin disposals (you just wave your hand in front of a sensor), a special liquid to squirt on your toliet paper to clean the seat, automatic sinks and blowers. Beware the if you go to the 9th floor where they sell souvenirs, there are coin machines on the washroom doors. Leave a Comment
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I have not seen a single toilet in the Paris Metro, so don't expect to find one inside the station.
They're mostly along the streets, usually next to a phone booth or something.
These are generally clean, and costs 0.40EUR. But in retrospect I'd have gone to McDonald's.
Remember too, that if you hold the Carte Musee you can walk into any museums to use the bathrooms. Leave a Comment
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Be aware that the toilets are not all the same in Paris. Some are just holes in the floor where you are just to sqwat and go. If you want a real toilet then you will likely pay for it ...Around .40 euro. Well worth it if you are not adept at missing the shoes or pants around the ankles
It would be nice to at least purchase a coco or coffee if you need the break since it really irritates the Restaurant help that you have popped in for a poo!
When I saw this toilet looking up at me I didn't quite believe that I was supposed to use it for MY intentions so I moved on and found another that I paid to use. Leave a Comment
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After I fell down and hurt my knee in Paris, which, as I write three months later, is still hurting, I realized how unaccessable the bathrooms are to people with physical disabilities. I would include extreme overweight in that catergory in this case too. Bathrooms are often down in the bowels of the resto where you must use either a spiral or very steep staircase. The spiral staircases are so narrow that if you are in the obese catergory you might have a problem also. Leave a Comment
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I now know why the Franch drink coffee from thimble sized cups, there are not very many toilets about!! In fact they seemed to be very few and far between, not good if you need to spend a penny quickly. Leave a Comment
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Just a warning for the gentlemen! Most public toilets in Paris have a female attendant ! Youll also need some coins handy ! Leave a Comment
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