How important to you are shower facilities at your regular / favourite RnT shops?

1. Important - and I use them regularly
2. Handy - use them occasionally
3. Meh
4. What are these "showers" of which you speak? Me and my BO are just fine, thanks.

Of the places I've visited regularly, none have ever actually offered them, although it's possible they are there for the asking. I've had one girl decline Spanish as she said "no showers here", which makes sense, although of course it could have been a dodge.

A shower is great on a hot day, or if you've been buys working etc, both so the ML doesn't have to deal with a stinky sweaty mess, and as preparation for any extras. I wouldn't expect any in-room showers like FS places, but I'm curious to others experiences and preferences along these lines. I understand that showers are much more common in the the inner city and higher end places, but out in the burbs, they seem to be a rarity.

I'm actually leaning towards FS places just for the certainty of the action and the chance to clean up before/afterwards. The value-for-money equation is also pretty even, although the thrill of the variety and unknown in the punt is still appealing for the R&T joints.