Cintas Reveals the 2022 America’s Best Restroom® Contest Finalists
August 01 2022 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Vote for your favorite restroom now through
August 31
From one of the busiest airports in the country to a restaurant
within an old manufacturing building, Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ:
CTAS), is proud to announce the top 10 finalists for the 2022
America’s Best Restroom® contest. The 21st annual contest
celebrates businesses that develop and maintain innovative restroom
facilities. Now through August 31, the public is invited to vote
for their favorite finalist at bestrestroom.com.
“This year’s top 10 finalists include small and large businesses
from diverse categories competing for the title of America’s Best
Restroom,” said Julia Messinger, Marketing Manager, Cintas. “The
public holds higher standards for the cleanliness and technology
used in public restrooms which is why we’re proud to recognize
these businesses that maintain clean and exceptional
facilities.”
The 2022 America’s Best Restroom top 10 finalists include
(alphabetical order):
- Delaware Botanic Gardens – Dagsboro, DE Just a few miles
from the southern Delaware beaches, an oasis of tranquility and
beauty has been steadily cultivated at the Delaware Botanic Gardens
at Pepper Creek. Designed by the local firm of SEA Studio
Architects, the new restroom is situated gently at the threshold
between the Meadow Garden and the Woodlands. The building combines
contemporary forms and a thoughtful material palette in a structure
that both enhances the landscape and serves its function as a fully
accessible restroom. Natural cedar cladding makes the building feel
at home, while floor-to-ceiling south windows provide natural light
and transparency into what are typically stuffy, private spaces.
Several didactic features on the exterior demonstrate simple
stormwater management practices, including a rainwater collection
cistern and rain chains that feed a “living” wall, dry riverbed,
and rain garden. Lastly, the interiors boast a clean and
contemporary look with modern tile finishes and floating,
stainless-steel vanities. Without a doubt, the restrooms at the DBG
are truly part of the unique garden experience.
- Eberly – Austin, TX The restaurant’s entire design is
centered around its cedar tavern bar, brought in from New York
City, and the restroom is also a nod to the bygone era when those
bars were in vogue. Each stall has an illuminated old-school New
York tavern vacancy light outside the door that turns off when you
lock it. The restroom includes images from Grammy-winning music
photographer Alan Messer. It is also awash in Fine Paints of
Europe’s Hollandlac Brilliant Paint in Dark Cobalt Blue.
- Headlands Lodge and Spa – Pacific City, OR Headlands
Lodge was designed to highlight its special spot on the Oregon
coast, and the same is true for its restroom. It features a dark,
wave-like concrete sink with touchless faucets. Dark shiplap lines
the walls along with modern wall sconces to match the restroom’s
spa-like feel. Meanwhile, patterned floor tiles create a rustic,
masculine tone.
- La Pâtisserie – Charleston, SC Located inside the Hotel
Bennett, the restrooms in this French themed patisserie are the
closest to France you’ll get without hopping on an airplane. The
chic gold-accented wallpaper and elegant wall sconces are as
appealing to the eye as the bakery’s sweet and savory pastries.
Above, decadent chandeliers light the way to fully enclosed,
private stalls.
- Newark Liberty International Airport Terminal B All-Gender
Restroom – Newark, NJ This project provides a new restroom
facility in a 1970’s-era terminal departure lounge area at Newark
Liberty International Airport that was required due to inadequate
capacity at the existing restrooms. The restroom design provides an
exceptional experience for all passengers by eliminating the
traditional amalgamation of restroom facilities through
gender-based separation in favor of public environments that allow
privacy for all users. An added benefit of this all-gender solution
was the ability to accommodate a larger number of users than a
traditional restroom configuration, with “potty parity” for all.
Areas for traveling companion waiting and passenger reorganization
are provided to compliment the private areas. Local imagery,
integrated into the architectural treatment of glass and tile,
establishes a sense of place to remind the users where they might
have visited or what they might want to experience during a return
trip. Sound and scent compliment the visual experience to create a
calming environment.
- No. 5 Bistro & Bar - Sedalia, MO Housed in a
restored 55,000 sq. ft. building from the 1800s, No. 5 Bistro &
Bar is a lively environment colored by attentive and friendly
service. The restaurant’s vibe pays homage to the history that is
unique to the Original Plat area of Sedalia and can only truly be
found where their city began. The building’s deep history is
highlighted in the restroom which is outfitted with the original
sinks, exposed brick, and penny floor tiles. Dramatic green subway
tile and wall sconces provide a modern touch paired with vintage
mirrors. The restroom is a beautiful combination of the building’s
historic past blended with the experiential living of the modern
twenty-first century.
- North Hollywood Recreation Center – North Hollywood, CA
The self-cleaning restrooms at North Hollywood Recreation Center
are holding to its promise in a community with a large homeless
population. They cut maintenance cleaning times considerably. The
restrooms’ interior is sanitized automatically after a set number
of flushes. Touchless features include toilet tissue dispenser,
soap dispense, faucet and hand dryer. Exiting the restroom is also
touchless. Graffiti is easily removed from the stainless steel and
porcelain interior. An alarm will sound off if someone attempts to
stay inside for too long and the door will open.
- Stone Mountain Public House – Stone Mountain, GA Located
in the charming historic Village of Stone Mountain, GA, this
restroom follows a fun, prohibition theme. The sink is made from an
old whiskey barrel and features a beer tap handle to dispense
water. The vinyl wood walls are adorned with prohibition pictures.
There’s even a butler toilet paper dispenser.
- Tampa International Airport – Tampa, FL Tampa
International Airport’s Airside C showcases new high-design,
spacious restrooms, coupled with quality craftsmanship and an
inviting, yet durable, material palette. The entrance welcomes
travelers to their uniquely-Florida experience. Boasting large
graphics and a natural, deep blue stone, the undulating veining is
reminiscent of waves crashing along the shore. Once inside, large
format tiles skin the floors and seamlessly fold up the walls,
bolstering the well-lit environment and furthering a “freshly
cleaned” aesthetic. A wood-look wall tile adds warmth and softness
for a balanced, resort-like feel. The luxury feel is bolstered by
high-res images of quintessential Florida flora, back printed on
floor-to-ceiling sheets of impact-resistant glass ensuring its
beauty for years to come. The clean, contemporary aesthetic is
completed by light-colored solid surface vanities, which
incorporate TPA’s signature “cockpit” concept. This “cockpit”
provides guests with their own sensor-activating sink and soap,
personal paper towel dispensers, and trash receptacle, all within
an arm’s reach!
- Tori Tori – Orlando, FL Modeled after the famous green
restroom from “The Aviator,” the Tori Tori restroom will have other
facilities feeling green with envy. The space is gorgeous with dark
green hues and light touches of marbling. The rotating floral
display behind the restroom doors make this the go-to place for
taking mirror selfies and photos. Gold accented mirrors and faucets
complement the green décor.
The top 10 finalists were selected based on cleanliness, visual
appeal, innovation, functionality and unique design elements. The
winner will be honored with a place in the America’s Best Restroom
Hall of Fame and receive a Cintas UltraClean® restroom cleaning
service and $2,500 in facility services or restroom cleaning from
Cintas.
Last year, Two Cities Pizza in Mason, Ohio took home the title
of America’s Best Restroom for its restrooms designed to capture
the atmosphere of New York and Chicago. The restrooms are fully
outfitted with a subway platform, train car, station stops playing
over the speaker, authentic subway handles above the sinks, and
even graffiti on the walls.
Vote for your favorite restroom at bestrestroom.com.
For more information about the America’s Best Restroom contest,
contact Christina Alvarez at calvarez@mulberrymc.com or
708-908-0898. Images of the finalists are available here.
About Cintas Corporation:
Cintas Corporation helps more than one million businesses of all
types and sizes get Ready™ to open their doors with
confidence every day by providing products and services that help
keep their customers’ facilities and employees clean, safe, and
looking their best. With offerings including uniforms, mats, mops,
restroom supplies, first aid and safety products, safety training,
fire extinguishers, sprinkler systems and alarm service, Cintas
helps customers get Ready for the Workday®. The company is
also the creator of the Total Clean Program™ — a first-of-its-kind
service that includes scheduled delivery of essential cleaning
supplies, hygienically clean laundering, and sanitizing and
disinfecting products and services. Headquartered in Cincinnati,
Cintas is a publicly held Fortune 500 company traded over the
Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol CTAS and is a
component of both the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and
Nasdaq-100 Index.
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