Lorraine Lingner Wash basins were in our bedroom and the water closets were public rooms about eight doors down the hall. On another occasion, we checked into an old, old hotel which had been renovated. The bathroom wasn't large enough to accommodate the average bathtub so an upright one was substituted. One's feet were approximately 15 inches below the seat. The only difficulty was climbing in and out of it.
Water closets vary.
In some countries, seats are not used. Years ago, at a hotel in Amsterdam, the seat was so high that I felt like a little child, sitting there and swinging my feet. The disposal system of Sette Lagoas could not process paper products. Upon lifting the lid, I discovered the seat was mounted on what appeared to be furnace pipe which offered a full view of railroad ties below. Along the Mediterranean, one enters a cubicle to be faced with a 2-foot diameter pool of water, in the midst of which are two places for the placement of one's feet.