Cintas Reveals the 2022 America’s Best Restroom® Contest Finalists
Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ: CTAS) announces the finalists for the 2022 America’s Best Restroom contest, celebrating top restroom facilities across the country. Voting is open until August 31. The finalists showcase various features, from innovative designs to functional elements, with the winner receiving a spot in the Restroom Hall of Fame and $2,500 in services. Last year’s winner, Two Cities Pizza in Mason, Ohio, exemplified creativity with subway-themed restrooms. Public voting can be accessed at bestrestroom.com.
- Recognition of top restroom facilities promotes cleanliness standards.
- Public voting engages customers and builds brand awareness.
- The contest highlights innovative design and functionality in restrooms.
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“This year’s top 10 finalists include small and large businesses from diverse categories competing for the title of America’s Best Restroom,” said
The 2022 America’s Best Restroom top 10 finalists include (alphabetical order):
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Delaware Botanic Gardens –Dagsboro, DE
Just a few miles from the southernDelaware beaches, an oasis of tranquility and beauty has been steadily cultivated at theDelaware Botanic Gardens atPepper Creek . Designed by the local firm ofSEA Studio Architects , the new restroom is situated gently at the threshold between the Meadow Garden andthe 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.
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Eberly –
Austin, TX
The restaurant’s entire design is centered around its cedar tavern bar, brought in fromNew 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-schoolNew York tavern vacancy light outside the door that turns off when you lock it. The restroom includes images fromGrammy -winning music photographerAlan Messer . It is also awash in Fine Paints of Europe’s Hollandlac Brilliant Paint in Dark Cobalt Blue.
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Headlands Lodge and Spa –Pacific City, OR Headlands Lodge was designed to highlight its special spot on theOregon 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.
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La Pâtisserie –
Charleston, SC
Located inside theHotel Bennett , the restrooms in this French themed patisserie are the closest toFrance 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.
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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 atNewark 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.
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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 ofSedalia 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.
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North Hollywood Recreation Center –North Hollywood, CA
The self-cleaning restrooms atNorth 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.
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Stone Mountain Public House –
Stone Mountain, GA
Located in the charming historicVillage 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.
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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 quintessentialFlorida 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!
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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
Last year, Two Cities Pizza in
Vote for your favorite restroom at bestrestroom.com.
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