: a bathroom fixture used especially for bathing the external genitals and the anal region
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All of the rooms are outfitted with rocking chairs, heated bidet toilet seats, walk-in showers with dual shower heads and handrails, and blackout curtains.
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Blake Bakkila, Sunset Magazine, 23 May 2024
Contributor Kelefa Sanneh finds out what's behind this recent stateside surge in interest and checks out some of the options from Toto, the global leader in bidet sales.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 18 May 2024
While guests say there is no food or drinks allowed, the hotel gets love for its convenient location and thoughtful amenities (PJs handed out and heated toilet seats with a bidet for example), this lodging provides a haven amid the urban hustle and bustle.
—Tina Charisma, Essence, 26 Mar. 2024
This surprisingly useful portable bidet is great for minimalist travelers.
—Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2024
Stay clean on the road with these affordable travel bidets.
—Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2024
In the Maldives, as in South East Asia, expect a spray-gun-style bidet on every toilet.
—Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2024
No underfloor foot-warming, but there’s a bidet in the WC—no upscale Italian hotel would dare skip that amenity.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
There is no bidet or fancy electronics in the toilet, but the shower and bath are each located in their own rooms larger than most Manhattan apartments.
—Nicolas Stecher, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2024
Blake Bakkila, Sunset Magazine, 23 May 2024
Contributor Kelefa Sanneh finds out what's behind this recent stateside surge in interest and checks out some of the options from Toto, the global leader in bidet sales.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 18 May 2024
While guests say there is no food or drinks allowed, the hotel gets love for its convenient location and thoughtful amenities (PJs handed out and heated toilet seats with a bidet for example), this lodging provides a haven amid the urban hustle and bustle.
—Tina Charisma, Essence, 26 Mar. 2024
This surprisingly useful portable bidet is great for minimalist travelers.
—Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2024
Stay clean on the road with these affordable travel bidets.
—Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2024
In the Maldives, as in South East Asia, expect a spray-gun-style bidet on every toilet.
—Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2024
No underfloor foot-warming, but there’s a bidet in the WC—no upscale Italian hotel would dare skip that amenity.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
There is no bidet or fancy electronics in the toilet, but the shower and bath are each located in their own rooms larger than most Manhattan apartments.
—Nicolas Stecher, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2024
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bidet
noun
bi·det
bi-ˈdā 
: a bathroom fixture about the height of the seat of a chair used especially for bathing the external genitals and the anal region
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