Yes, you should use special cleaners for stone, same with marble. There is an incredible selection of porcelain that looks like stone or marble and everything else in between. More on reddit.com

Let's do all the floor coverings!

Laminate: Pretends to look like hardwood, usually at a lower price. Can be installed as a floating floor, which is cheaper to install. Floating floors, however, have a detectable flex when you walk on them and pets nails tend to sound much louder on a floating floor, as the floor acts like a drum head. Wide variety of colors/textures. The downside is that moisture is its arch enemy and will ruin it. You can use seam sealers to mitigate it some, but overall, it's a matter of time if used in damp environments where water can get into the interlocking sections. Therefore, this is not what you want in a bathroom.

Hardwood/Engineered Hardwood: Solid wood or hardwood floors are boards made of a solid piece of wood. Engineered hardwood is a piece of plywood, for stability, with a thin slice of actual hardwood on top. Upside is that it's real wood. No two boards look exactly alike and anyone who knows flooring will know that this is the real thing. There is a reason that high-end homes use it. Material cost may be similar or slightly higher than laminate, but many hardwoods must be nailed or glued down, which raises installation cost. A solid hardwood floor can often be refinished. Downside is that it's less durable and more prone to scratching or developing some "character." Though it's better for moisture than laminate, it's not waterproof and repeated exposure can create problems in the floor or subfloor. Solid wood can be sanded down and resurfaced, most engineered hardwood can't.

Vinyl: Vinyl is a manufactured synthetic product that's trying really hard to look like something it's not, usually wood. Once the floor is down, it will look vaguely like wood but won't fool anyone for long. The tile-look vinyl that can be grouted in, however, is pretty convincing. If you go that route, though, you get the maintenance hassle of owning grout without the appearance of tile, so it's lose-lose. The reason vinyl doesn't pass as wood or tile is that they don't have the sheen quite right, so it can look like plastic from certain angles. Vinyl is the reigning champ when it comes to durability and ease of maintenance, but you get that at the expense of authentic look. There's a reason restaurants use vinyl. It can take 5,000 people walking on it every day and be cleaned well enough with a mop. The only hazard is peeling, as vinyl can be submerged in water for as long as you like.

Ceramic and Porcelain Tile: The second-most durable choice, but it has an advantage in that it's not trying to look like anything but what it is, with the exception of wood-look tile, which you'll either love or hate. It's expensive to install, but once it's installed it's usually there for good. Grout is the weakness that has to be kept sealed and cleaned and repaired if necessary. Tile floors are cold and hard, like the cash they cost to put in, but tile is often a one-time fix. It's durability, good looks, and ease of cleaning is why it's so popular in kitchens, hallways, foyers and bathrooms. Tip: The type of edge on the tile (pressed, rectified, etc.) controls how wide the grout has to be between the tiles, with rectified being the most consistent and having the narrowest grout lines.

Real Stone: While excellent at moisture resistance, real stone is more maintenance than ceramic or porcelain. It may require some sealing. It has grout, with the maintenance problems that entails. No two pieces of natural stone are exactly alike, so people who are into decor and such will notice that you picked "the good stuff." Installation is an even bigger deal, because stone can be harder to cut and the stones may not be as uniform. A porous stone can be very difficult to clean unless it's very well sealed, so keep that in mind when you're gawking at the natural travertine at the store. Material costs with natural stone can be staggering, but when they built Versailles, nobody asked how much the stone cost. If you're building your own palace, this is what you'll use because it has most of the advantages of tile at a more luxurious price point.

Carpet: You know what carpet is. It's cheap to buy and very cheap to install. Maintenance is straightforward. It's easily damaged and/or stained. If it gets dirty, clean it, and if it is damaged or stained, replace it. Durability is moot, as it's the most easily replaced of the flooring listed. It's not trying to look like another material, so that gives it a classic appeal for "warm" spaces like bedrooms and dens. It's not for use in kitchens and bathrooms. It also traps and holds dust, dander, and allergens and has no real moisture resistance.

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I wouldn’t do marble in a bathroom. You won’t have wine in there, most likely, but you will have products of allll types. Not worth the risk. More on reddit.com

I build showers for a living, I’ll give you my input. I don’t recommend natural stone for anything. There’s a host of issues that can happen in a wet area and most of them revolve around appearance. It’s very common for there to be watermarks, wet marks, discoloration and staining, EVEN WITH SEALER! I’m also in the US, and we tend to like things to always appear new, where as Europeans tend to understand that natural things patina over time, and accept that as part of the aesthetic. If I were to design the longest lasting shower, it would be made from porcelain. If I were to design the most beautiful, it would be natural stone. More on reddit.com