If you’re hosting an event, great! That’s exciting. We’re thrilled to work with you on providing the tools needed to make your event as seamless and comfortable as possible.
One aspect of event planning is ensuring sufficient bathroom access. Have you ever had to hold it for hours at a time because you can’t find a bathroom to use? It’s not fun. The best events have facilities that are easily accessible and relatively free to use whenever you need them. A small line at times is reasonable; an excessively long line will leave guests irritated and complaining about resources.
Thinking ahead and renting porta potties for your event is one of the easiest ways you can ensure that guests are comfortable and taken care of. Since you’ve come this far, the next step is figuring out how many portable toilets you need for your event.
Some Important Questions To Consider
- How many people will you have at your event? Providing one porta potty per every 50 people at small events is a generally recommended guideline. For larger events, it’s generally recommended to provide about one and a half porta potties for 50 people, or three for 100.
- How long will your event run for? The amount of time your event will run for can have an impact on how many porta potties it makes sense to rent. For example, maybe you’re throwing a birthday party that only lasts two hours. Alternatively, maybe you’re running a twelve-hour conference. Even if you have the same amount of attendees at both events, you’ll want to consider the potential frequency and quantity of times people might use the bathroom. This could influence you to err on the side of caution and rent more portable toilets rather than fewer.
- Will people be coming and going, or staying the whole time? Event flow is an important factor to consider. Per the rule of thumb that you should provide one porta potty per 50 guests, you might know in advance that guests will be moving in and out of the event throughout its duration. Maybe you own a bar and you’re hosting a summer happy hour in your location’s backyard, but there’s a 50-people cap at any given time. In cases like this, it may be sufficient to stick to one portable toilet rental.
- Where will your event take place? How big is the area of land where your event will take place? Maybe you’re having a graduation party in your backyard, and all your guests will be hanging out together in a small, limited space. You might be able to round down in porta potty rentals for your event. Alternatively, you might be helping to organize a music festival on a large grounds that has many separate pockets of land. If this is the case, you don’t want your guests to walk far anytime they need access to a bathroom. Opting for at least one porta potty in each area where you expect guests to occupy is a smart approach.
- Will your event take place over the course of multiple days? Some events like music festivals run for four days in a row, and even if you’re prepared with a sufficient amount of portable toilet rentals per person, you should consider that the more a single porta potty is used, the dirtier it will get. You don’t want your guests grossed out or complaining that they’re spending their ticket money to spend time in an environment with unsanitary conditions. For that reason, you’ll probably want to opt for a larger rather than smaller amount of portable toilet rentals.
- Will your event serve food and drinks? It’s simple science: What goes in must come out. If your event will provide or sell food and drinks, particularly alcoholic beverages, it’s wise to round up and order one or two more porta potties per 50 people. When people are actively eating and drinking, they’ll naturally need to use the restroom more frequently. We recommend more porta potties here to ease strains on availability and concerns over cleanliness.
- Will anyone at your event be handicapped? If you don’t have a definitive “no” answer to that question, we recommend looking into ADA handicap portable toilet rentals. You want to avoid situations where bathroom use is not accessible to any of your guests and it’s better in this respect to over prepare rather than under prepare.
We hope the above checklist gives you a good idea of how many porta potties you should rent for your event. If you’re not sure, please feel free to give us a call at 1-888-413-5105 during your planning process.
Now, let’s walk through your options regarding types of porta potty units. Keep in mind that pricing will range per location and seller, but you can use our search function to find available options.
Types of Portable Toilets and Potential Pricing
- Standard size. This is the most common type of porta potty. It’s simple, gets the job done, and provides enough space to be comfortable. The standard size option is great for large events as it is lightweight and easy to clean.
- ADA handicap. This type of porta potty is specially designed for ease of use for people who can’t easily access using a standard porta potty. With a ground-level entrance and bars that can be grabbed for extra stabilization assistance, this portable toilet ensures all of your guests have access to a restroom.
- Porta potty with sink. This is a step up luxury-wise from the standard issue porta potty. If you want your guests to feel a little more like they’re in a real bathroom with a running sink, this is a good option.
- Portable sink. Speaking of sinks, a portable sink is a great alternative to the porta potty with a built-in sink rental. With a portal sink, you can place it outside a row of porta potties and everyone who’d like to wash their hands has equal access.
- High rise portable toilet. This option is smaller than others, so if you’re tight on space but still need a porta potty, you might want to go this rental route.
- Restroom trailer. Restroom trailers are the most luxurious and spacious option, with multiple private bathroom setups, sinks, and plenty of space. Our restroom trailers come in a variety of sizes: 2-stall, 3-stall, 5-stall, and 8-10-stall.
We hope this guide helps you determine how many porta potties you should rent for your event. If you have questions when placing an order with us, please do not hesitate to call us directly at 1-888-413-5105. Our Advisors are eager to help you bring your event to life while making sure guests are happy and comfortable.
