Tales of a public restroom aficionado

A wise man once said that a building is only as good as its bathroom. In light of this insight, I bring you the most important review you'll read this week...

Harvard's best and worst bathrooms, after the jump.

Exhibit 1:

Location: Adams House Basement, Plympton Street

While the women of Adams house may be beautiful, and the men too (as reads the elaborate “urban art” covering the walls surrounding our first stop) the bathroom of Adams house, not so much. Warning kids: if you think College maintenance cuts don’t affect you, think again.

Rating: Outhouse

Exhibit 2:

Location: The Owl, Holyoke Street

It must be noted that this one final club bathroom is more a representative of several such grotesque lavatories. This is perhaps the first floor bathroom at its best – on crowded nights the smart public restroom aficionado will bring her own TP. A general rule of thumb for finals club facility usage: the more flights of stairs you climb, the better the bathrooms get.

Rating: Inner City Movie Theatre

Exhibit 3:

Location: Memorial Church Basement, the Yard

This last exhibit is a gem, a topnotch example of what all bathrooms could or should be. Please note the large window, granite counter tops, soothing teal colored walls, and greenery. If a plant can survive in the atmosphere of the restroom, you’ve found yourself a winner.

Rating: Haven (obviously not the new kind.)