What is an Ensuite (En suite or Attached Bath)?
In real estate, an ensuite (en suite or attached bath) is a bathroom that is connected to a bedroom. Most often en suites are attached to master bedrooms, although they may be connected to any bedroom. En suites are thought of as private washrooms, and are never built off of common areas like hallways.
Real Estate Agent Explains Ensuites
En-suite literally means “in the room”, but now means connected to the room. Ensuites have been popular since the 1950s, and have only grown in popularity over the years. An ensuite bathroom can have anywhere between two and six plumbing fixtures, ranging all the way from a half bath to a full bathroom.
Why Does It Matter?
Ensuites are popular because of privacy and proximity. Because ensuite bathrooms are directly connected to bedrooms themselves, they are much more private than bathrooms that are off hallways or kitchens and the like. Also, because they are connected to the bedroom, they are very close by at night and since there are no hallways to walk down there is less likelihood of disturbing other people in the home. Because an ensuite is seen as a selling feature in a home, a large closet in an older home may sometimes be converted into a bathroom to make an ensuite.
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