Public Toilets, Bathrooms.
In 2005 the city of Dusseldorf undertook visible improvements to their public hygiene installations. New public washrooms, offentliche Toiletten and public urinals, city pissoirs, were built both in the city centre and the boroughs.
These oval shaped and silver coloured temples of relief of the Wall AG are clean, modern and well equipped. Unfortunately they are not for free, but well worth an investment of 30 cents. In addition to the small and free-standing constructions one can find public toilets in all public buildings, such as the Central Station, the Civic centre, hospitals or the University. Heinrich-Heine-Allee U-Bahn station is the only underground station to host public toilets, otherwise one can find customer toilets in all larger stores and shopping centres.
It should be mentioned that most toilets where cleaning personnel are employed, except those in restaurants and bars, are not for free. In most cases one can find small tables with saucers on them for small tips of up to fifty cents. Often the expected amount of what to tip is impudently announced on little posters in the washing rooms. If there is no indication or if no one is watching one can feel free not to give a cent. Just remember, tips are these peoples' source of income.
Locations of the new public washrooms (sorted by borough):
Altstadt:
Burgplatz 3
Neubrückstraße/Grabbeplatz
Joseph-Beuys-Ufer/Reuterkaserne
Karlstadt:
Carlsplatz
Mannesmannufer/Rheinuferprommenade
Friedrichstadt:
Friedrichstraße/West LB
Fürstenplatz
Gerresheim:
Neußer Tor/Am Wallgraben
Bilk:
Uniklinik/Moorenstraße
Unterbilk:
Moselstraße/Landtag
Gladbacher Straße (Nähe Wochenmarkt)
Oberbilk:
Volksgarten/Nähe S-Bahnhof Volksgarten
Kölner Straße/Nähe U-Bahn
Innenstadt:
Jan-Wellem-Platz (unter Hochstraße)
S-Bahnhof Am Werhahn
Osttraße/Immermannstraße
Königsallee/Grünstraße
Flingern:
Dorotheenplatz
Derendorf:
Nordstraße/Kaiserswerther Straße
Eller:
Schlesische Straße
Gertrudisplatz
Vennhauser Allee/Busbahnhof
Benrath:
Busbahnhof
Oberkassel:
Belsenplatz
Golzheim:
Cecilienallee/Rheinpark
Robert-Lehr-Ufer
Public washrooms with Opening Hours:
Innenstadt:
Inselstraße/Hofgarten 8:00 am -9:00 pm
Altstadt:
Flingerpassage (U-Bahn station Heinrich-Heine-Allee)
daily 6:00 am -midnight
Public washrooms in parks and gardens
Botanischer Garten an der Universität: Downstairs in the Entrance of the Coppula
Volksgarten: Entrance Emmastrasse
Sudpark: Akki, Spielhaus, Werkstatt fur Arbeit Kölner Landstrasse (Church)
Nordpark: shown, ramps
Hofgarten: Inselstrasse/Kaiserstrasse
Rheinpark Bilk: Moselstrasse/Landtag
Freizeitpark Heerdt: Heerdter Landstraße 160
Freizeitpark Bilk: Ulenbergstraße 11
Freizeitpark Niederheid: Bonner Straße 121
Sudfriedhof: Am Sudfriedhof 16, near main entrance
Nordfriedhof: Am Nordfriedhof 1, near main entrance
Eller: Werstener Feld 203
Gerresheim: Near main entrance and upper chapel
Heerdt: Schießstrasse 21
Itter/Holthausen: Itterstraße 116, Nähe Kapelle
Stoffeln: Bittweg 60, Nähe Haupteingang
Unterrath: Unterrather Straße, Nähe Haupteingang
Link: Public Toilets in Altstadt...
Link: Public Toilets for wheel chairs...
Link: Model of the Public Washrooms (Avenue and City Pissoir)...
