Welcome to my list of five UBC bathroom gems! These are all clean, private, and accessible friendly bathrooms on campus. They are great if you are in the area and need somewhere to do your business in peace. I have rated each of these bathrooms based on their cleanliness, accessibility (wheelchairs and how easy they are to find), and privacy, along with a rating out of five stars. So here are my top 5 bathrooms at UBC!
How I rated the bathrooms:
Desperate times, call for desperate measures.
It doesn’t smell good, but at least it’s convenient!
It is good enough for a quick trip.
Comfortable, but there are no paper towels 🙁
The best bathroom ever, to do your business in privacy and peace.
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1. Law Library at Allard Hall
The Law Library has my favourite bathroom on campus! Each of the bathrooms is private, clean, has no weird smell, and offers enough space to have a little dance party. It is a bit harder to reach because the Library is located on the second floor of the Allard School of Law building, but the bathrooms are worth the extra walking distance.
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Cleanliness: 10/10
Accessibility: 9/10
Privacy: 9.5/10
Gender-neutral option: ✅
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
2. Koerner Library (5th floor)
The 5th floor bathrooms in Koerner Library are great to use if you’re studying in the library or somewhere else in the area. There are two bathrooms on this floor: both are clean, dry, and quite spacious. The downside is that there are no paper towels, only a hand dryer. Koerner is centrally located on campus and the bathrooms are accessible via elevator or stairs.
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Cleanliness: 8/10
Accessibility: 9/10
Privacy: 8/10
Gender-neutral option: ✅
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
3. Biology Building (1st floor)
The first floor bathrooms in the Biology north building are a fantastic place to go if you need to use the bathroom in between classes. On the first floor there are two huge bathroom stalls that are very clean! The biology building is centrally located on campus near the fountain on Main Mall. It’s accessible by taking the elevator or stairs.
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Cleanliness: 10/10
Accessibility: 9/10
Privacy: 9/10
Gender-neutral option: ✅
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. MacLeod Building (2nd floor)
Located just off Main Mall, the second floor MacLeod Building bathrooms are a good place to go if you’re on the southern part of campus. It is a big bathroom with multiple stalls and many sinks! The downside is that this is not a single-stall bathroom, and there are no paper towels. It is still good if you don’t want to wait in a huge line and just need somewhere to go quickly.
Cleanliness: 9/10
Accessibility: 8/10
Privacy: 7/10
Gender-neutral option: ❌
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
5. School of Population and Public Health
This hidden gem is located just off East Mall, close to Woodward Library. On each floor of the building, there is a men’s, women’s, and an accessible/single-stalled bathroom. I highly recommend this if you’re in the area and need somewhere private, clean, and equipped with paper towels!! Bonus: there’s a nursing room in each of the women’s bathrooms equipped with chairs, a couch, and a table.
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Cleanliness: 10/10
Accessibility: 10/10
Privacy: 9.5/10
Gender-neutral option: ✅
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Let me know in the comments below what your hidden bathroom gems are!
