Many’s the time I’ve stormed in here and fallen to my knees yelling«Sanctuary! SANCTUARYYYY!» Because Circular Quay gets busy, man. There’s festivals and Vivid and a ton of stuff where you’re just goofing around maybe drinking in public fine definitely drinking in public and then you hear the call of nature over the PA and there’s a billion people and you can’t go into a restaurant without buying a steak dinner and it’s cold which doesn’t help because it makes you want to go more and things are getting desperate I mean this is really grim now I might die out here but then the crowd parts and there glowing like the ivory tower in The Never Ending Story are the C-Quay toilets, oh wonder of wonders not a moment too soon. Their convenience outshines their aesthetics. Because they’re kinda old but who cares, it’s not like we’re eating off them. Although if you are I think you’re doing it wrong.
Mela S.
Place rating: 3 Australia
Public toilets are a godsend. I always feel guilty ducking into a pub/restaurant/café on the pretense of actually GOING there but with the sole purpose of using the loo. It seems sneaky somehow. Anyway there are two sets of toilets in Circular Quay. They’re found on both sides of the actual station entrance/exits. I agree with Julie L., these are generally clean and fully stocked with toilet paper. Since the Rocks/Circular Quay is a prime tourist area I guess it’s pretty necessary to have public restrooms open to the public. Going to Circular Quay? Have a pee! (OK that was totally forced.)
Julie L.
Place rating: 3 Sydney, Australia
I am the George Constanza of Sydney’s Public Restrooms. If I find one that is reliably clean and with toilet paper stocked, I will base my employment/social life/shopping trips solely around that glorious amenity. Sometimes though, when you gotta go you gotta go– and being a fairly frequent visitor to the Circular Quay vicinity I have had plenty of occasions to visit the Loos down there, even if only for a quick make-up spruce up. The amenities are 80% of the time clean, I have never ever been caught without loo paper, and although they are purely functional(ahem some scented lilies wouldn’t go astray council, hint hint) they are maintained to a much higher degree than many of their counterparts. Things I have seen and heard in the Circular Quay Loos: ) A trolleyful of someone’s belongings parked outside, with the greatest fits of giggling coming from the end cubicle at the sound of her own ablutions. Glad to see someone having a good time! ) A couple of giggling tipsy girls frantically flossing at the sinks and comparing their post-floss gums to a scene from True Blood. Oh wait that was my friend and I. ) Cleaners. Deserves a mention.