Heals department store, Tottenham Court Rd, London
baby changing facilities : 4*
baby feeding facilities : none
equipment provided : 4*
cleanliness : 4*
ease of access : 4*
number of rooms in building : 1 disabled loo with changing unit
comments : relatively easy to find, this facility is on the first floor (accessible from the lifts on the ground floor opposite the entrance), just outside their "meals" area. It was clean, easy to use, and had a disposal bin dedicated to nappies. Hooray!
GBK Greenwich Cutty Sark
baby changing facilities : 5*
equipment provided : ground floor disabled loo with a changing unit, basin, toilet, nappy disposal bin
cleanliness : 4*
ease of access : 5*
number of rooms in building : 1 seen - 1 tested
comments : Very easy to get in and out of and well located on the ground floor. Very easy for mummy and daddy to use.
Amato restaurant, Muswell Hill
baby changing facilities : 4* (fold down baby changing unit in ladies loo)
baby feeding facilities : n/a
equipment provided : 3*
cleanliness : 4*
ease of access : 3* (not bad, behind the door tho' and slightly 'in the way' for other loo users)
number of rooms in building : 1 - in the ladies loo
comments : What a relief! to find a changing unit in a rather small ladies toilet, in an out-of-the-way restaurant which doesn't specifically cater to families, tho' does have high-chairs on hand.
National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London
baby changing facilities : 5* (corian counter top on 2 sides, with enough space to clean 2 toddlers, sinks, towels, nappy bin, high chair, seat for feeding, etc.)
baby feeding facilities : 4*
equipment provided : 4*
cleanliness : 4*
ease of access : 4*
number of rooms in building : 1 clearly sign-posted baby changing on level 2 of the Sainsbury Wing
comments : Well done Britain. I found everything I needed right there and there were even pretty posters on the walls. Lots of space, regularly cleaned, absolutely no complaints. Now, if only the Ufizzi could follow suit hell would freeze over!
grand central station, NY City
baby changing facilities : 2* (marble counter top, wide enough to lie toddler down)
baby feeding facilities : 0*
equipment provided : 2
cleanliness : 3*
ease of access : 3
number of rooms in building : 1 ladies' loo with changing surface
comments : Hmm... there are not a whole lotta options in NYC. Either you head into the first Starbucks you can find (not hard, they're almost on every corner), or bookshop, or department store, or... train station (NOT subway). Pity, but there are very few stations. This ladies loo is in the belly of the beast - dining concourse. Not easy to find, and all you're provided with is a nice marble surface. Nothing else. Hey it could be worse, it could be the floor!
Angel (mall) islington, london
baby changing facilities : 5*
baby feeding facilities : 0*
equipment provided : 3
cleanliness : 4*
ease of access : 4
number of rooms in building : 1 ladie's loo with changing unit & loo
comments : What a breath of fresh air! For a change someone's used their noggin and put a changing unit inside a loo cubicle with lots of space. Oh Thank You. Only negative was that it was a bit hard to find - signage could have been a bit more visible.
Oliver Tambo International airport
(International arrivals), Johannesburg, South Africa
overall: 2 *
baby changing facilities : 3* (very small wall-mounted unit)
baby feeding facilities : n/a
equipment provided : wall-mounted unit, in ladies loo doorway
cleanliness : 1*
ease of access : 5*
number of rooms in building : 1 ladie's loo with changing unit.
comments: Right in the doorway to the ladie's loo, this changing unit (wall-mounted) was a quite small but a good height. It was really not very clean, the only minus, but otherwise quite convenient.
