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We have one, I love it. I also would suggest putting in a steamer to make it a steam shower if you can, it’s amazing and not super expensive. With the rain shower it feels like a spa.

It wouldn’t be a draw to me really, but it would to my husband. And a steam shower like @lioneyes: mentioned even more so. He would love that. Me? Whatever.

Our master bath has this huge jetted tub that’s like the size of my first bedroom with I lived in NYC and I hate it. Takes a ton of space and the jets are impossible to clean and nasty. I would prefer a nice, bigger than normal but not huge and not jetted, tub. But people have different wants and likes.

@Foodnerd81: they make jetted tub cleaner my parents and sister swear by. You draw the bath, put the cleaner in and run the jets for x minutes. It draws out all the gross gunk and then you drain the bath, donit again with plain water and your jets are clean. They say it’s super gross and satisfying. 🤷‍♀️

@MrsBucky: is it “Oh Yuk”? I tried that and it did clean out the jets but then it was miserable scrubbing the gunk off the sides, then I had to do it again. And again. (This was after we moved in and I have no idea when they were last cleaned.).

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We've had them in our last 2 apartments. My DH loves them, I'm meh about them. We also have the adjustable height/detachable shower handle, which is what I use. If you do install one, make sure there is enough clearance behind you so that if you are, for example, washing your hair, or wanting to keep your head/hair out of the spray, you have enough room. Our last shower cubicle was somewhat small and the shower head was installed right in the middle. It was inconvenient for my hair to have it centered, it would have been better off center (but maybe not as visually attractive). 4x5' sounds like plenty of space though, so it probably won't be problematic.

@Foodnerd81: so agree with the jetted tub thing. We inherited one. It’s gross. No matter how well I clean it, it’s always gross. And it wastes so much water to get it filled to a level it can be used. If I was designing s bathroom I’d do a nice freestanding tub with no jets, but well insulated and with its own tankless heater.
And a steam shiwer

Our house came with one and I loved the look of it but in reality I never use it - I like hard water pressure when showering so I just use the regular shower head

@Littlebit7: I agree with all of this!

We are renting, and despite a dozen attempts with Oh Yuk and others, I couldn’t get the jets to run clean. I ended up covering the jets with gorilla tape so I can use it as a plain tub.

My husband is an architect, and steam showers are very popular right now. Rain showers less so, but a lot of people still like them. We don’t have either in our rental, so we bought nice detachables; they are one of my favorite home purchases. Makes it so much easier to bathe the kids and dog.

I don't like them at all. As others have said, I don't like water on my face in that sense. Also, sometimes I don't want to get my hair wet. It wouldn't deter me but it would not be a "oh yay" moment either.

@Iced Tea: omg great idea. Doing this immediately when we get home. It’s our only tub so I have to use it!!

I would love one in a potential new house! We have one in our shower and it is the best.

Would the rain shower head have a separate control? So you could use the two normal shower heads without the middle one if needed?

I dont really see the appeal but I can see the appeal of a steam shower!

Ours has one lever for both the normal and rain shower heads- you can turn it to each one separately, or both on or both off. Talk to your plumber, it was a whole thing because the shower was only set up for a single mixer (the lever) and we had to find one that would work correctly.