I would not enclose the toilet

I would enclose the toilet in a shared bath, and it looks like you can't do a pocket for regardless and it's too small for an inswing, so outswing it is!

Hi Robbin, a pocket door can be placed on the wall of the closets. Has anyone had bad experiences with pocket doors?

Do you ever really want to be sitting on the toilet with someone else in the bathroom? Or can the other person wait a few minutes?

If you don't want a pocket door, I would swing the door into the toilet area if it can clear the toilet. That way, when the door is open, it is inside the alcove and not blocking anything else.

A pocket should fit. Use a higher quality kit such as Johnson. The standard for customs is an enclosed toilet compartment, exhaust fan or vent window is code required.

Thank you Jeffrey,
Have you experienced any problems with the Johnson kit such as needing to be replaced, difficulty opening, or door coming off the track etc?

You could put short walls on each side of the toilet that do not extend beyond the front edge of the toilet.

Would not recommend a free standing tub or enclosing a toilet for the reason that either/both make cleaning more of a chore.

If you do want door, a bi-fold door that will look like a closet is worth considering.

If you need a private WC, and door is necessary, I'd use a pocket door.

I've had a pocket door on my bathroom since I moved in 21 years ago - I have no idea how long it was there before I moved in, but it's worked fine so far.

There are recessing cabinet doors that you can open to swing out but then push into the side wall of the cabinet, including bi fold ones. You might need to use more of the hardware to hold the weight of a full length door. That kind of pocket door could, however, shrink the width of the space depending upon how it is installed.

How/when/why you anticipate using the door might help you decide from the options available. If you're wanting a degree of privacy but not trying to create a hidden space, you might even consider a a pair of saloon doors that swing both ways -- solid wood or louvered.

https://www.wayfair.com/home-improvement/pdx/swingingcafedoors-louvered-wood-finish-cafesaloon-doors-scdr1000.html

Has anyone had bad experiences with pocket doors?

Two on our current house built in 1964 have been stuck in the wall since we moved in a decade ago. Other homes I've owned built in the 1880s-1930s ditto. One I built custom for clients in 2008 kept the trim carpenter busy for a couple of years. So, not for me. Ever.

worthy, sometimes the track just needs to be adjusted (or the wheel) oiled, or cleaned. especially those old ones. imagine 100 years of grease, grime dirt, oil, all built up. it doesn't roll easily.

I always tell people to spend the extra 100 and buy the steel skeleton to go into the wall instead of the cheap pallet wood crap they use on regular ones. and no plastic parts either.

Avoid the box within box in that potentially spacious bathroom. Re-think the divider between the toilet & tub. You can still get privacy using different materials. Here's some photos for inspiration for the divider between the toilet & tub.

You could also build in recessed storage within the divider for additional storage.

Josie-

Concerns with pocket doors are by people who have had one that was installed with cheap hardware. My house is 20 years old and all 4 bath/powder rooms have pocket doors. Never had an issue with any of them. My previous house, built in 1952 (so almost 70 years ago) had a pocket door to close off the kitchen; when I sold it the pocket door was still working fine and had been in service on a daily basis for over 30 years. Heavy duty hardware is essential, and it is pretty inexpensive. If you go with Johnson Hardware for your door, you will have no worries:

Johnson Hardware

Is this a new build?

Yes it is

IMO toilet rooms inside bathrooms are just plain silly . No one should be using the toilet when some one else is in the bathroom. It’s a bathroom it contains a toilet so what if you see it. If you want the idea from Europe that is completely different they have a space outside the bathroom for a toilet and sink .BTW how will you clean around that tub you need min. 12” all the way around and IMO visually much more than that . I would just do a nice deep soaker tub alcove style If those are the closets for the master then you are in big trouble with this whole design. IMO the closets need to be much larger and the bathrooom smaller . FYI I grew up in a house with pocket doors and they were already old when we moved in and lasted just fine for 20 yrs , if they are made properly they are the perfect answer in some spaces.