People hate them but I don't mind shower baths..

I don't mind them. but as Sharon said a lot of people hate them. perhaps consider what you're doing with the house. if your living there for a fair while and won't have trouble getting out (eg. some elderly might struggle) however if you plan to sell in say 5years perhaps just a shower would suit.

I agree with the above. If you plan on being there a long time, do whatever you want. If in 5, 10 or more years time you go to sell and your agent suggests that you'll get an extra $15,000 IF there was a bath, then you could install a cheap shower/bath at that stage.

Depends on the situation. If it's your own house and you plan staying there, do which you prefer. I do a few small unit developments and depending on the demographic of the area and potential buyers, the decision is always different. Personally, I don't love them.....but they are a great space saver if that is an issue and a bath is desired for re-sale!

The plan is for to sell in the next few years, I actually had my real estate agent around and asked her who the demographic would be and asked about the shower or shower bath. She said although the demographic would be young families, to go with the shower as it has never swayed anyone's decision on purchasing a house.
Having said that she also convinced me to put in an ensuite, now i can brick in a door and have more room for both a shower and a bath.

Thanks for your feedback!

Never swayed anyone's decision? I would never buy a house without a bath. I'd just walk right out.

My house and bathroom are small so space saving is critical. The original old bathroom layout has a small square shower and a separate half bath, with an even smaller basin right next to the toilet. It was claustrophobic and the half bath was only used for storing cleaning stuff. When we renovated, the bathroom was gutted, keeping most of the original plumbing points. Though we are not "bath persons" we decided to have a shower over (normal length) bath with frameless swing glass screen. From past experiences, I find it easier to clean a shower-over-bath than a fully tiled shower area, or one with a shower base. When visitors with young children came to stay, having a bath was handy. Combining shower/bath gave us room for a long vanity with plenty of bench space and away from the toilet. It now has ample of space in the middle for changing and moving around each other. Shower-over-bath definitely is an efficient use of small bathroom space.

Thanks bluepincushion!
I ended up putting in a whole another bathroom and keeping the bath in the original bathroom