Will America's next Best Restroom be nestled inside a 13th
century Tuscan castle and winery in Northern California? Will it
feature silhouettes of birds in mid-flight? How about a section of
the Berlin Wall? These are just some of the spectacular images
inside the ten public bathrooms that will compete for the coveted
title of America's Best Restroom, the popular contest
sponsored by Cintas Corporation (Nasdaq: CTAS) and now in its tenth
year.
The public is invited to vote for their top pick at
www.bestrestroom.com through Monday, September 19,
2011. The site takes visitors on a photographic tour of each
facility and then encourages them to choose their favorite. The
winner will be announced this fall.
This year’s finalists for America’s
Best Restroom are:
Finalist
Location Restroom Features
Castello di Amorosa Winery
Calistoga, California This restroom boasts hand-painted
Italian-style frescoes. The sinks are custom made from travertine
imported from Tuscany, Italy. The spigots reflect a common Castello
theme of dragons and gargoyles.
Don's Johns Presidential Luxury
Restroom Trailer Chantilly, Virginia This regal
restroom trailer was actually set up for President Obama during the
2009 Inauguration. It features granite counters and shelves, black
marbleized walls, wood panel doors, and a hardwood-designed floor.
Climate-controlled heat and air conditioning also guarantees to
keep guests in maximum comfort during their visit. The dual audio
system not only plays soothing music inside for the visiting
guests, but those waiting outside can keep up with the event on an
exterior-mounted flat screen television!
The Field Museum
Chicago, Illinois With two large family-friendly
restrooms on the ground floor, the Field Museum features sufficient
stalls and sinks, as well as eco-friendly hand-dryers. The women's
restroom has a special nursing room with a shut door, sink, and
small sofa for new mothers. The women's restroom also has a large
"Tot Area" with smaller toilets for its littlest guests.
Habana
Outpost Brooklyn, New York The restrooms at
Habana Outpost feature a glass roof over-head with hanging plants
and the galvanized walls. The ‘green’ toilets flush with rainwater!
Water is collected through a series of rain gutters and stored in a
holding tank where it is filtered and then redirected to the
toilets, saving thousands of gallons of water every week.
Architecture students designed the system as part of a design
program called Urban Studio Brooklyn which is part of the
non-profit Habana Works.
The Joule Poule at the Joule Dallas
Hotel Dallas, Texas This rooftop pool bathroom
features an outdoor shower that uses beautiful blue mosaic tiles to
depict others showering. The cool color choices are intended to
reflect the clarity of blue water. The design is carried into the
restroom, which features contemporary art, wood paneling, modern
lighting and cloth hand towels.
Main Street Station Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada A graffiti-covered segment of the
oppressive wall that once separated East and West Berlin now serves
an appropriate function in the gentlemen’s restroom in the main
casino area, as it holds the urinals.
Ninja New York
New York, New York Diners are transported back to a
15th-century Japanese village. And while their wait staff, dressed
as ninjas, may have some lethal moves, it's their toilet that will
knock you dead in your tracks. This bathroom is outfitted with a
control pad that operates seat warmers, a water spray (that
oscillates or pulsates) and a built-in deodorizer and blow drier.
Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel Arlington,
Virginia The use of light reflects the evidence of motion
throughout this elegant restroom. Walls ablaze with sunset tones of
orange and gold and silhouettes of birds in mid-flight.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Scottsdale,
Arizona This loo is sleek and modern with terrazzo flooring,
glass-tiled walls and spacious, stainless steel stalls. An
ingenious lighting system continuously shifts the colors of the
space from cool blues and greens to warm golds and reds.
Snowbasin Resort Huntsville, Utah Snowbasin's
restrooms feature Italian Carrera marble, Barovier, Tosso &
Moscatelli chandeliers crafted from bronze and crystal, floor to
ceiling commodes, beautifully inlaid African Anegre wood and
hand-painted walls.
New this year, fans can conveniently vote from any web-enabled
mobile device. The mobile website is a fast and easy way to
nominate a deserving restroom while on the go.
You can also participate by visiting the America’s Best Restroom
Facebook page, Twitter account and YouTube Channel to post
comments, receive contest updates, share photos or upload videos;
links to all three sites are on the contest homepage.
Cintas created the America’s Best Restroom award in 2002 to
honor those businesses across America that place hygiene and style
at the top of their priority list. Proprietors recognize the
parallel between clean restrooms and customer retention. “We like
to think of this contest as an entertaining way of drawing the
public’s attention to the very important issue of restroom
hygiene,” says Cintas Senior Marketing Manager Rich Bing. “People
don’t think about this issue until they walk into a poorly kept
restroom, and then it matters. After that, the odds are they won’t
be back.”
Over the last decade, this contest has attracted tens of
thousands of voters. The 2011 winner will receive a plaque of
recognition and a coveted place in the America’s Best Restroom
“Hall of Fame” section of the program’s Web site. Previous winners
were:
2010
The Fountain on Locust
St. Louis, Missouri
2009
Shoji Tabuchi Theatre
Branson, Missouri
2008
Hermitage Hotel
Nashville, Tennessee
2007
Jungle Jim’s International Market
Fairfield, Ohio
2006
Wendell’s Restaurant
Westerville, Ohio
2005
Fort Smith, Arkansas Airport
Fort Smith, Arkansas
2004
Kohler Art Center
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
2003
The Grand Casino
Biloxi, Mississippi
2002
University of Notre Dame
South Bend, Indiana
For more information about the Cintas Best Restroom Award and
the 10 finalists, contact the Survey Editor, Sabrina Zimring at
(757) 456-5212.
About Cintas Corporation
Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Cintas Corporation provides
highly specialized services to businesses of all types. Cintas
designs, manufactures and implements corporate identity uniform
programs, and provides entrance mats, restroom supplies,
promotional products, first aid and safety products, fire
protection services and document management services to
approximately 800,000 businesses. Cintas is a publicly held company
traded over the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol CTAS, and
is a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index.
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