Abstract: A drying apparatus includes a vertical housing having a generally horizontal base portion, a generally vertical intermediate portion and a generally horizontal top portion which together define a drying space therebetween. The user can stand on the base portion of the housing in the drying space. The base portion, the intermediate portion and the top portion of the housing are each equipped with a hot-air blowing unit which consists of a fan and a heating element. A control switch unit can selectively activate some or all of the fans and the heating elements so as to blow hot or cold air over the hair and/or the upper part and/or the lower part of the body of the user. A water guiding device guides the water in the upper surface of the base portion of the housing to flow from the user to one or more selected places so as to prevent downward flowing water from damaging the hot-air blowing unit in the base portion.