WATCH: We Want to Live in This Gas Station Toilet in the Philippines
When we pull into a gas station restroom on a road trip, we’re usually satisfied if the toilet isn’t clogged and the paper towel dispenser isn’t empty. But one Shell station in the Philippines is raising the bar to a level that a five-star hotel might not match.
A video of the swankier-than-swank toilet, shot by Filipino-Canadian model Jason Godfrey, has gone viral, with almost 1.5 million streams on YouTube, and it’s easy to see why he calls it “ridiculous.”
Godfrey opens an innocuous-looking men’s room door at the Shell gas station in Bohol, Philippines, and it looks immaculate, with wood shelves, neatly arranged magazines, framed art, and a soft piano tune playing. And lest you think the smell is of a typical toilet, Godfrey admires the “menthol” aroma inside. “This toilet is better than my room. It’s better than my entire apartment actually,” he says.
(Photo: boholic.com)
The Shell station is in the city of Tagbilaran, and the idea for the restroom was conceived by its owner, Rex Carampatana. A writer for boholic.com visited the station and confirms that the ladies’ room is equally inviting, and that there’s even a phone inside.
(Photo: boholic.com)
The site reports that Carampatana designed the luxurious restrooms to invite tourists and make customers feel more welcome. A Shell station in the nearby province of Cebu is said to have taken the same approach with its restrooms.
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