America's Best Restroom Award From Cintas

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Ten Finalists Chosen in America's Best Public Restroom Contest
Public Voting Begins for Eighth Annual Awards Program Presented by Cintas

June 1, 2009, Cincinnati, Ohio – Immaculate, inviting and, most of all, memorable; finalists in the America’s Best Restroom VIII contest, sponsored by Cintas Corporation, have established a new standard for restroom quality. These washrooms are testaments to their proprietors’ sense of taste, flair and attention to detail, and feature some of the world’s finest materials and customer comforts as well as a few surprises.

The public is invited to vote online through July 31, 2009 at www.bestrestroom.com. The site takes visitors on a photographic tour of each facility and then encourages them to choose their favorite. The winner will be announced in August 2009.

This year’s finalists for America’s Best Restroom are:

Finalist	Location	Restroom Features
Shoji Tabuchi Theatre	Branson, Missouri	Marble fireplaces, hand-carved mahogany pool table, antiques, lion’s head sinks, leather chairs, stained glass and chandeliers.
Radio City Music Hall	New York, New York	Designed in the early 1930’s, restroom and lounges feature classic tile work, art deco furnishings and unique materials, including cork- covered walls.
Zeffirino Ristorante – Venetian Resort, Hotel & Casino	Las Vegas, Nevada	Custom-made mosaic tile artwork, Carra marble floors, Venetian plaster, Murano Glass chandeliers and washbasins, limestone water fountain and private restroom suites.
Canlis Restaurant	Seattle, Washington	Zen-like atmosphere, featuring handmade organic wall coverings, designer fixtures, Japanese art, with large picture windows overlooking garden.
The Tremont Plaza Hotel	Baltimore, Maryland	Extensive use of imported marble, grand columns, chandeliers and hand carved woodwork.
The Tampa Theatre	Tampa, Florida	Designed in the 1920’s, features include Vitrolite glass on walls, intricate tile designs, and pipe-shaped sconces.
Macy's Department Store - Union Square, 6th floor Women's Restroom	San Francisco, California	Art deco design, featuring Italian marble, chandelier with carved ceiling medallion, and full-length stainless steel stall doors.
The Drake Hotel – Palm Court Ladies Room	Chicago, Illinois	Palm Tree murals, private suites, in-stall makeup tables, elegant sconces and an array of chandeliers.
NOVA 535	St. Petersburg, Florida	Private restroom suites featuring full-length solid birch stall doors and Italian mocha travertine with black granite diamond inserts in a completely touch-less environment.
The Fox Theatre	Detroit, Michigan	Designed in 1928, restrooms and lounges feature custom made furniture, tile, hand-carved moldings and chandeliers.

While these finalists are all quite unique, they have one thing in common: all are exceptionally clean. Cintas created the Best Restroom award in 2002 to honor those businesses across America that place high value on hygiene and exceptional style in their public restrooms. Over the last six years, the contest has attracted tens of thousands of voters. The 2009 winner will receive a plaque of recognition and a coveted place on the America’s Best Restroom “Hall of Fame” section of the program’s Web site. Previous winners have included restrooms at Notre Dame University, The Grand Casino in Biloxi Mississippi, Kohler Art Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, the Fort Smith, Arkansas Airport, Wendell’s Restaurant in Westerville, Ohio, Jungle Jim’s International Market in Fairfield, Ohio and, in 2008, The Hermitage Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee.

For more information about the Cintas Best Restroom Award VIII and the ten finalists, contact the Survey Editor, David Brandt, at 757-456-5212.

About Cintas Corporation
Headquartered in Cincinnati, Cintas Corporation provides highly specialized services to businesses of all types, predominantly in the United States and Canada. 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 for approximately 800,000 businesses. Cintas is a publicly held company traded over the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol CTAS, and is a Nasdaq-100 company and component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. Fortune Magazine has consistently listed Cintas as a "Most Admired Company" in its annual survey.

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