Shower Review Loves Tennessee Charleston

This “Shower Review Loves Tennessee Charleston” is a review of the shower facility at the Love’s Travel Stop in Charleston, TN, USA, based upon our own expectations of what a shower facility that caters to professional truck drivers of commercial motor vehicles should be like, our own preferences (especially in comparison to a home bathroom), and our observations.

Shower Review Loves Tennessee Charleston

Date: 4/11/2010

Location: Love’s Travel Stop, Charleston, TN, I-75, exit 33

Overall Facility: Shower Review Loves Tennessee Charleston

Showers assigned by clerk
A display of shower customer number was near the cashier closest to the truck fuel island
Shower is free with minimum 50 gallon purchase of fuel from a Love’s Travel Stop anywhere in the nation within the last 7 days.

Shower #5 (equipped for the handicapped)

Pros: Shower Review Loves Tennessee Charleston

One towel was waiting for us in the shower; we requested and received two more for the two of us
The lady who escorted us back to the shower was Anita, the Marketing Manager
Shower was clean upon arrival
Counter space at sink was more than adequate to meet our needs
Fan worked well
Mirror was well positioned on wall behind sink for both short and tall drivers
Light was directly above the mirror, so that male drivers could get a close shave without nicking
Water pressure from sink was good
Electrical outlets worked well
Water pressure in shower was good
There were two water delivery mechanisms in the shower, a standard showerhead and a bathtub-like spout down lower
The top showerhead could be positioned as needed
Showerhead delivered water in a good spray (like a home showerhead)
Shower was designed as a large opening covered by a shower curtain
Shower “stall” had handrails for the handicapped
Shower curtain prevented shower spray from splattering on floor outside stall; also there were suction cup sections on the edges of the curtain to affix it to the stall walls to keep more water in the stall
Towels were sufficiently absorbent
Washcloths were thicker than the towels
Toilet flushed well
An air vent to pull moisture out of the room was near the shower stall. We never experienced fogging of the mirror.
This shower was large, well lit and pleasant
Shower water pressure and temperature remained constant even when toilet was flushed

Cons: Shower Review Loves Tennessee Charleston

The door had neither a deadbolt lock nor a door restrictor
Towel hooks were on the wall behind the outside door, well away from the shower stall
Movable chair was not wide enough to handle an oversized shower bag
Although the shower curtain had 12 holes for rings, there were only 7 rings holding it onto the rod
The water coming from the bathtub-like spout could not be directed onto the user like it can when using a hand-held hose

Note: Shower Review Loves Tennessee Charleston

About the time that we showered, the facility’s dryer went out. This did not affect our ability to get a shower or have dry towels with which to dry off.