Corner Bath
A corner bath can are ideal if you have a large bathroom and want to fill up some of the floor-space. These baths come in a variety of sizes and styles and are suitable for use in all but the smallest of bathrooms (it will depend if the room will allow for reduced length but extra width).
One problem with corner baths is the lack of "lying down room" although this does vary from model to model. They tend to offer a lot more width when lying down but considerably less length.
The smallest corner bath available is 1100x1100mm which should only be considered if you have no other option as these corner baths are very small. 1500x1500mm corner baths are available but you need a big bathroom to accommodate them. You also need to take into account the amount of water need to fill the bath. A standard size straight bath holds about 155 litres of water whereas a 1400x1400mm corner bath could hold as much as 210 litres, so you must be sure your heating system is up to the task.
An offset corner bath (as shown left above) offers a good compromise as they have reasonable legroom and most take around 180lt to fill. Size wise, they normally measure around 1500x1000mm. Offset corner baths are "handed", Left Hand and Right Hand. Manufacturers have different ideas on bath "hands" so make sure you see a diagram of the hand you require so that the terminology used matches your requirement!
Corner baths usually come complete with a bath panel. Acrylic bath panels can sometimes be a bit fiddly to fit as they are quite large and not very rigid. A lot of corner bath panels tend to bulge out quite a bit resulting in them getting knocked and eventually cracking. Corner bath panels are designed for one model only - there is no guarantee that a panels from another bath will fit your bath if you ever need to replace it. Wooden corner bath panels are less popular than they once were but tend to be a lot more rigid in use although they can suffer adversely from water splashes.