by Danny Rubin
Account Manager, Rubin Communications Group
When you gotta go, there’s no better place than the ten bathrooms in the running to be “America’s Best Restroom.” For the 12th year in a row, Cintas, an RCG client, searched from coast to coast to find the most creative restrooms.
Will America decide the nation’s top toilet is “functional art” inspired by an Italian masterpiece on show at a Swiss museum? Perhaps it’ll be the “Pac Man” potty inside an arcade that prides itself on preserving the “golden age” of gaming?
As our nation votes, the team at RCG also cast its ballots. Here’s our top picks:
Sara Jo: Sloan’s Ice Cream in West Palm Beach, Florida
When the restroom is empty the bathroom window visible to the parlor is clear, but once locked, a layer of fog blocks the view. Don’t forget to lock the door — or else!
Joel: Public Glass Bathrooms on the Square in Sulphur Springs, Texas
Sulphur Springs has the only functional, permanent and code-complying glass bathrooms constructed with one-way mirrors. Users of the facility can see out, however, no one can see in. Would you step inside?
Danny: Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade in Portland, Oregon
Portland interior designer Jessica Helgerson created the space by combining convenience features like touchless faucets with retro-style arcade game graphics incorporated into the tile work of the floors and walls. It’s the coolest place you’ll ever go to the bathroom.
Jessica: Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus, New Jersey
A comfortable common area features leather lounge chairs and loveseats, toys and a TV with children’s programming. The lounges even offer private stalls complete with one standard sized toilet and a “pint-sized” potty. Perfect for the entire family!
Ashley: John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin
The John Michael Kohler Arts Center is renowned for exhibits that feature art made from pottery, iron, enamel and brass. But in the bathroom? That’s right. The museum has six, artist-inspired restrooms throughout the building.
Rachael: Waldorf Astoria in New York, New York
Each private stall is an inclusive bathroom complete with a toilet, marble vanity, porcelain sink with brass fixtures and Salvatore Ferragamo bath amenities. Fancy doesn’t begin to describe it.
Want to see the rest of the finalists?
Visit the contest homepage, check ’em out and don’t forget to vote for your favorites!
