How the house behaves

1. Rinse before you enter. Every time. The spring does the cleaning; you do the courtesy.
2. Silence in the Meridian before nine. Talk on the deck, swim in the pool.
3. Count your steam turns honestly. The ceramic clock is generous; do not test it.
4. Robes off the floor. Pegs are numbered for a reason; the floor is not one.
5. Rest before you leave. The Resting Hall is not optional. This rule has never been relaxed.

The smaller courtesies

• Leave silver jewellery in the locker; the spring will tarnish it before your session ends.
• Suits off before the Resting Hall blanket goes on. Robes are provided.
• Phones sleep in the lockers. The house does not enforce this; the house simply notices.
• Children in the midday session only. The plunge is an adult room by common agreement.
• The steward's word on queue order is final and has been since 1934.