--- title: Bryant Park Bathrooms Praised by Visitors description: Bryant Park's newly-renovated public restroom features bright floral arrangements, framed artwork and the sounds of classical music canonical: https://time.com/4759722/new-york-bryant-park-public-restroom/ author: Catherine Trautwein article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-04-28T18:45:03.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:58:53.719Z article:section: U.S. og:title: Visitors Rave About New York's 'Iconic' Public Restroom og:description: Bryant Park's restrooms were renovated for almost $300,000 og:url: https://time.com/4759722/new-york-bryant-park-public-restroom/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt76c1579f23122063/6988cb360b72e399ba6ed948/18195700_4233942090318_1545975194_o-2.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 18195700_4233942090318_1545975194_o 2 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Visitors Rave About New York's 'Iconic' Public Restroom twitter:description: Bryant Park's restrooms were renovated for almost $300,000 twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt76c1579f23122063/6988cb360b72e399ba6ed948/18195700_4233942090318_1545975194_o-2.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Visitors Rave About New York's 'Iconic' Public Restroom by [Catherine Trautwein](/author/catherine-trautwein/) ## Catherine Trautwein Apr 28, 2017 6:45 PM CUT  The entrance to Bryant Park's newly-renovated public restrooms. The entrance to Bryant Park's newly-renovated public restrooms.Catherine Trautwein—TIME by [Catherine Trautwein](/author/catherine-trautwein/) ## Catherine Trautwein Apr 28, 2017 6:45 PM CUT Next time nature calls, you may want to head here. A newly-renovated [public restroom](http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/09/21/americas-nicest-public-bathroom/?iid=sr-link2 "undefined") located in New York City’s [Bryant Park](http://time.com/4758013/nyc-public-bathroom-300000-bryant-park/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined") features bright floral arrangements, framed artwork and the sounds of classical music — albeit interspersed with the whine of electronic hand dryers. “It’s like a hotel!” someone called from inside as tourists stopped in the entryway to snap photos. The bathrooms were closed for the past three months while they had a nearly $300,000 renovation. “I would think for the publicity and tourism that this helps generate, it’s worth that,” said Julie McCarty, a 55-year-old business owner from Evansville, Ind. “It’s iconic now in terms of restrooms. An iconic restroom.” More than 3,000 people on average went to Bryant Park’s bathrooms every day in 2016, adding up to 1.2 million people last year, according the Bryant Park Corporation, which manages the park.  Inside Bryant Park's newly-renovated public restrooms. Catherine Trautwein—TIME Some of these visitors are first-time customers, while others keep coming back to do their business. “It’s the best \[public\] bathroom in New York City,” said Bill Patberg, a 69-year-old lawyer from Harbor Spring, Mich. Spencer Lee, 24, said his favorite part of restroom was the new toilets seats, which — with the wave of a hand — move fresh plastic seat covers in place. “I’ve never seen a bathroom with the seats like that, so I give props to that.” Despite the facility’s luxe interior, it’s not always a paradise. An attendant revealed someone tried to wash their clothes inside, which is against the rules. It’s also forbidden bathe, shave and brush your teeth in the restroom. However, for those of urgent need, this restroom comes pretty close to being perfect. “It’s stunning. Coming all the way from Edinburgh, it’s just the best toilets I’ve ever seen in the world … and I have a thing about toilets,” said 44-year-old occupational therapist Jenny Hay. “Best part of the holiday.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4759722/new-york-bryant-park-public-restroom/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4759722/new-york-bryant-park-public-restroom/"},"headline":"Visitors Rave About New York's 'Iconic' Public Restroom","datePublished":"2017-04-28T18:45:03.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:58:53.719Z","description":"Bryant Park's restrooms were renovated for almost $300,000","url":"https://time.com/4759722/new-york-bryant-park-public-restroom/","keywords":["New York","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt76c1579f23122063/6988cb360b72e399ba6ed948/18195700_4233942090318_1545975194_o-2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Catherine Trautwein","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/catherine-trautwein/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt76c1579f23122063/6988cb360b72e399ba6ed948/18195700_4233942090318_1545975194_o-2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"18195700_4233942090318_1545975194_o 2","caption":"The entrance to Bryant Park's newly-renovated public restrooms.","creditText":"Catherine Trautwein—TIME","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4759722/new-york-bryant-park-public-restroom/","name":"Visitors Rave About New York's 'Iconic' Public Restroom"}}]}] ```