{"id":2560,"date":"2013-03-04T14:49:52","date_gmt":"2013-03-04T22:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jett.in\/?p=2560"},"modified":"2013-03-04T14:49:52","modified_gmt":"2013-03-04T22:49:52","slug":"lounge-shower-review-tam-lounge-at-gru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2013\/03\/lounge-shower-review-tam-lounge-at-gru\/","title":{"rendered":"Lounge Shower Review: TAM Lounge at GRU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>a couple days ago i set a new goal for myself &#8212; take a shower in every lounge you visit that has one (time permitting). heaven knows i like a nice hot shower, especially after a day out and about or before (or after) a long flight. with that in mind, i thought i should start a new series about (ahem) my shower experiences.<\/p>\n<p>so, the inaugural entry: the TAM Lounge in S\u00e3o Paulo (GRU)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jett.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_7726.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2561\" alt=\"IMG_7726\" src=\"http:\/\/jett.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_7726-525x700.jpg\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>ease of access and\u00a0location:\u00a0<\/strong>drop your boarding pass off at the front desk, get a key. the shower is literally a double-wide stall in the men&#8217;s bathroom that you use the key to unlock. SO TINY and the door swings inward, meaning you have to do a two-step to get your stuff in the stall and close the door. suggestion: if you have larger items, leave them in the closet at the lounge entrance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>the goods:<\/strong>\u00a0large (relatively soft) bath towel, foot towel, L&#8217;Occitane soap, shampoo, and conditioner. kudos for not having a combined liquid soap\/shampoo dispenser unceremoniously stuck on the wall. for some reason the soap smelled a bit funny, but luckily it doesn&#8217;t linger post-shower (or i&#8217;ve become used to it and i&#8217;m stinking up the lounge as i type).<\/p>\n<p><strong>shower:<\/strong> large overhead (plastic) rainfall shower head. the main knob controlled water flow; there&#8217;s a mounted knob connected to the shower head that seems to control water temperature &#8212; left for cold, right for hot. (at least, this is how i managed to get the water hot). as far as i could tell (this could just be coincidence) the hotter you went, the more the water came out in spurts, so every couple of seconds the pressure would drop to 0 (no water), then come back again for a couple seconds. it&#8217;s not as bad as it sounds; i just considered it a semi-massage? or maybe it was indeed a massage control? the icons on the knob were not helpful, ranging from an empty circle to a filled-in circle with quarter-fill stops.<\/p>\n<p><strong>cleanliness and state of facilities:<\/strong>\u00a04 out of 5.<\/p>\n<p><strong>overall rating:<\/strong> 2.5 out of 5 mostly due to size and location. really inconvenient and, frankly, i can imagine quite smelly if someone has lots of kids to drop off at the pool next door. the snazzy toiletries gave it that extra .5.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>i will be posting shower reviews of lounges i have already visited if i pass through them again, but since i&#8217;ll likely never be at DXB again, at least not in a long time, the International Business Lounge in Terminal 1 Concourse C in Dubai (Priority Pass&#8217;d in) is like a gym shower in a room. very very basic, but gets the job done. 2.5 stars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>a couple days ago i set a new goal for myself &#8212; 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