What is better in a high end master bath: One big shower or shower and tub

[Brian Sullivan]

I am working on flipping a high end home in Yakima, WA and just finished gutting the master bathroom. In the past there was just a sunken tub and now I am trying to figure out if the new bathroom needs a tub at all.  The compromise is that I can fit a shower and tub but they would be a little small or I could just put in a large shower.  

Here is the old tub:

There was a door and wall that I tore out and now here is the space I have to put a shower, toilet and maybe a jetted tub:

Let me know what you think.

[Bill Gulley]

Master bath in that size is a double vanity, water closet, shower and tub.

I made a bit of a mistake, I put a 5' walk-in shower in and a 6'x4' Jacuzzi tub in. Should have been a 4x6 (or longer) shower and a smaller Jacuzzi, a nicer size for a tub is actually smaller than a whirlpool you have on the deck or pool area, that were popular in the past, what is nice is having the tub in a deck space so the little lady can line up all the bath sauces, perfumes, soaking treatments and candles some like to have (while the stereo or big screen is on watching Love Story). Large tubs are out, too much water and very inefficient. Unless you're having a party in the tub, the jets have to be on full blast to get the similar effect of a smaller tub. You also will have cold water in the tub before your bath is over, you're constantly running hot water. Lesson learned. I tore out the pool side model and replaced it with a smaller tub and larger deck area, As to the shower, there are aftermarket spa towers that are nice. Don't forget the towel warming bars! :)