Brainstorming a bathroom remodel -Opinions wanted!

I'm hoping we can do a pony wall (I think that's what it's called) rather than doors - odds are high I'll end up with a walker eventually

we used a transfer bench and a handheld shower for my MIL - we were in a different house when she moved in and while it was all one level, the bathroom was tiny and she was in a wheelchair - we could get the wheelchair in (but not close the door) . Had she lived longer, we probably would have remodeled if possible. As it was we built a ramp and otherwise managed to make it work and she passed several weeks later.

I wouldn’t do a built in tile bench. It’s cold to sit on and collects soapy water. Get a teak bench, and you can replace it if and when it gets grungy. I’m removing a built in bench when we do our second phase of Renovations next year.
Love my roll in shower. DH was in a wheelchair and walker for a while and it made all the difference.

My vote would be to dump the tub since no one currently uses it and you don’t plan on moving anytime soon. If you can swing having a zero entry shower with no door, it’s really nice. We have that at our lake cabin and it’s awesome to not have to mess around with keeping shower door glass clean or shower curtains free of mildew.

We had the tile guy add a bench in our walk in shower and I love having it there. I wish I had one at home. We haven’t had any issues with it getting nasty from soap, etc. and as for it being cold to sit on I just throw my wash cloth on it first. I mostly like to sit when I shave my legs so I won’t slip and kill myself in there trying to stand on one foot.

I’ll also second having a movable shower head on a sliding mount with a hand held so you can raise and lower it to the right height for whoever is using it, or take it off so you can wash a pet, fill a bucket, hose off something, etc.

Another thing that we did recently was switched out our bathroom faucets with ones that had pull outs on them. It comes in really handy when we want to fill up the water tank for the humidifier if someone is sick, a separate wash tub to soak clothing or something similar.

Some things I don’t have anywhere but wish I did are a towel warmer and an overhead heat lamp for when I get out of the shower. My master bath is big and on a west facing wall with only one 4’ section of baseboard heat so it gets really cold in there in the winter. I hate coming out of a warm shower into a freezing cold room. Heated floors would also be a nice option but that isn’t always doable. 

Get as many outlets as you can. We never seem to have enough. With electric toothbrushes that always stay plugged in, DD has a water pik, hair dryers, a night light, a wax burner we never have enough places to plug stuff in.

Any opinions on if a tub is needed on each floor?

We have a 2 story, 3 bedrooms upstairs and 2 downstairs, 2 baths up and 2 baths down. 3 baths have a tub and shower and the downstairs 2nd master just has a shower in its bathroom.

We need to redo both downstairs baths and I'm debating if we need to keep the tub in the guest bath. No one will be using it as we only use the bedrooms upstairs. But it needs to at least have a shower since the other downstairs bathroom is part of the master bedroom. There is not enough room to put a separate tub in the master bath. Both bathrooms are small, but not tiny.

I'm also hoping to make the downstairs master bath as accessible as possible. Unfortunately we are on a slab foundation so moving plumbing and trying to get a smooth shower entry maybe $$$$.

I think with tub/showers upstairs, having just showers downstairs wouldn't be a big deal even for resale...people who want a bath or need one for kids have one and more and more people prefer showers these days

Your bathroom, your house.. do it. Why live with something you don't particularly like?  Do it!