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Hartley Teakle (Levels 2 and 3)
- Period Products: ✗
- Paper Towels: ✓
- Hand Dryers: ✓
- Cleanliness: 3.5/5
- Accessibility: 3/5
El:
Hartley Teakle is notorious for its odd layout and Kafkaesque nightmare vibe, so naturally, its bathrooms would be the same. On the third level, all the toilets are separated, with the women’s bathroom next to the elevator and the men’s next to the wing entrance. The bathrooms are surprisingly clean and well-maintained, with full soap dispensers and toilet rolls. The unisex/disabled bathrooms can be found on level three and are accessible by the elevator (note: elevators are currently out of order). The unisex/disabled bathrooms are also well-maintained and spacious; however, please be wary of the spooky hole in the wall next to the toilet.
Rating: Haunted
Sam:
Hartley Teakle is where the staircases are as exhausting as the bathrooms are mediocre. Level 2’s facilities are functional, and it’s worth noting that it’s the only student bathroom where I found paper towels. However, I found the bathrooms rather hard to find, and the ones I did find did not seem to offer enough stalls to meet the building’s capacity.
Rating: 3/5
Modwest
- Period Products: ✓
- Paper Towels: ✗
- Hand Dryers: ✓
- Cleanliness: 5/5
- Accessibility: 4/5
El:
The Modwest bathrooms are simple yet efficient. The men’s, women’s, and unisex/disabled bathrooms are all located together down a long hallway. A free period product dispenser is located in front of the well-stocked women’s bathroom. The unisex/disabled bathroom is spacious, well-maintained, and mobility aid accessible.
Rating: 4.5/5
Sam:
ModWest delivers exactly what you’d hope for: a simple, clean design with light wood finishes and black flooring that strikes a balance between chic and practical. The sinks are solid, and a thoughtfully placed divider between the urinals prevents awkward exchanges.
Rating: 4.5/5
Michie
- Period Products: ✗
- Paper Towels: ✗
- Hand Dryers: ✓
- Cleanliness: 4.5/5
- Accessibility: 4/5
El:
The Michie bathrooms are small yet well-maintained, with full soap dispensers and toilet paper. However, it must be noted that the toilet in the first stall had a broken lid, which was left discarded behind it. Next to the unisex/disabled bathrooms was a baby change room. The unisex/disabled bathrooms themselves were spacious and clean. However, it was dimly lit and had an odd smell. It might just be the time of year, but the bathrooms had an eerie silence that I hadn’t experienced at any other bathroom I visited, not even the haunted Hartley Teakle.
Rating: 4/5
Sam:
The Michie bathrooms are modern and sleek. One detail I noticed was the sinks that extend outwards to meet the soap dispenser: no blobs of ground soap in this bathroom! While the ground restrooms get busy on peak days, you can escape the crowd by taking the elevator to the second or third-most top level. Those bathrooms are practically untouched, making them a peaceful retreat for the savvy student.
Rating: Hidden gem/5
Law Library
- Period Products: ✓
- Paper Towels: ✗
- Hand Dryers: ✓
- Cleanliness: 4/5
- Accessibility: 2/5
El:
In the Law Library, the men’s and women’s bathrooms were separated into their own little rooms. There were two unisex/disabled bathrooms, one next to women’s and one next to men’s. A half-full period product dispenser can be found in front of the women’s bathroom, but not the men’s. The bathrooms themselves were immaculate, well-maintained and fancy. Seriously, I felt like I was too poor to pee in there.
Rating: Fancy/5
Sam:
The Law Library bathrooms are what you’d expect from the elite future lawyers of UQ: fancy, dark, and undeniably extra. The wood and dark tile interior with edge lighting on the mirrors makes it feel less like a public bathroom and more like a boutique spa. Unfortunately, the smell of piss broke the illusion for me.
The disabled toilet swings outward but is sadly out of order (as of late January), leaving accessibility stranded. And no, you won’t find paper towels here- just a homely vibe to ease your public toilet woes.
Rating: Boutique spa/5
Central (Duhig North)
- Period Products: ✗
- Paper Towels: ✗
- Hand Dryers: ✓
- Cleanliness: 3.5/5
- Accessibility: 3/5
El:
The bathrooms on level two of Duhig North are nothing special but functional. They are clean and well-maintained, although small and have an odd smell.
Rating: 4/5
Sam:
The male bathroom on the lower level of Duhig North has a strange, voyeuristic setup. The main window is directly next to the bike rack and seating area outside, meaning that passers-by indeed hear loud users. While the number of stalls is appropriate, the layout and proximity to the outside make it one of the more awkward bathroom experiences on campus.
Rating: Window peep/5
Bathrooms across Kenko
- Period Products: ✓
- Paper Towels: ✗
- Hand Dryers: ✓
- Cleanliness: 4/5
- Accessibility: 3.5/5
El
The bathrooms across from Kenko are the most accessible toilets for students in the Union Complex. They are clean(ish) and decently sized. There is a free period product dispenser, but it is located inside the women’s bathroom and is currently empty. The stalls in the women’s bathroom are well decorated, with stickers and graffiti lining the walls, which may or may not be a vibe, depending on the person. Down the hall is a unisex/disabled bathroom which doubles as a baby change room.
Rating: 4/5
Disability Collective
- Period Products: ✓
- Paper Towels: ✓
- Hand Dryers: ✗
- Cleanliness: 4/5
- Accessibility: 3.5/5
El:
To find the Disability Collective (DisCo) room, you can either go down the scary stairs or use the evil elevator, which takes one hundred years to arrive and has a fifty per cent chance of being broken. The DisCo bathrooms are small and may be a tight fit for mobility-aid users. There are two stalls, each with a ribbon tied to the door handle for easy pull. However, it must be noted that these doors can be bothersome and can jam easily, as indicated by a note on the door.
Rating: 4/5
Biological Sciences
- Period Products: ✓
- Paper Towels: ✗
- Hand Dryers: ✓
- Cleanliness: 4/5
- Accessibility: 3.5/5
Sam:
The taps are frustratingly close to the sink edges, turning a simple rinse into a splash zone. There are also no paper towels here, which is a shame. The bathroom is clean, but the Beyond Blue posters plastered on the walls feel more stressful than helpful—hardly the vibe when you’re just trying to pee without having an existential crisis.
Rating: 4/5 (minus points for taps and accidental existential crisis)
J.D Story Administration Building
- Period Products: ✗
- Paper Towels: ✓
- Hand Dryers: ✓
- Cleanliness: 5/5
- Accessibility: 5/5
Sam:
The Administration Building bathrooms are immaculate, a testament to their meticulous upkeep. Paper towels are consistently stocked across levels 2 to 5, which feels like a rare treat on campus. These bathrooms are well-maintained, functional, and quietly luxurious without feeling over the top. Indeed, there is a double standard in the quality of bathrooms between the administration and the average student.
Rating: Corporate Paradise/5
Written by El Bancroft and Sam Wong
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