We have heard references to websites devoted to ranking public rest rooms, but we’ve never taken the time to look. Until now.
Cintas – yep, the uniform people – has a service division, where they will clean and stock your facilities. To promote those services, each year they look for America’s Best Rest Room.
Others review public toilets for kicks, I guess. RestroomRatings.com says they are “a special spot on the web for public restroom reviews from around the world,” while The Bathroom Diaries claims to be the “World’s Largest Guide to Public Toilets, Restrooms, Bathrooms, and Loos.” You can also read the Toilet Inspector, The latest is Sit or Squat, a map-based “place to find and record bathrooms,” and sponsored by Charmin.
So we went to some of these sites, looking for the leading local lavatory.
The Bathroom Diaries have recorded seventeen mini-reviews of local public toilets in Tampa, and a handful each in Clearwater and St. Pete. On Where’s The Toilet?, I found a single long (and I mean loooooong) review of one of the bathrooms at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino:
…The bathrooms here seem to be modeled after a combination of several glam rock stars, like modern-day Steven Tyler and KISS, among others….
It got an 8 out of 10, which equates to “I’m kinda liking it here” on his scale. However, this brings us no closer to finding the best loo in Tampa Bay.
In an article about the Cintas contest, Tampa Theatre’s Tara Schroeder says they are tops in the area:
“We’ve got the best restrooms,” she said, “And the ladies’ rooms are even better. Have you ever been in the ladies’ room? Our restrooms have a certain je ne sais quoi.”
Indeed, the facilities at Tampa Theatre do have character, and are generally clean and comfortable. But are they the best in all of Tampa Bay?
Kimmie
1 year ago
A couple years ago I visited a sushi restaurant on N. Dale Mabry that had the most amazing modern Japanese toilet. It had a controller that offered heated seat, seat vibration, several options for front or back sprinkler cleaning and I think even a blow dryer! The settings were marked not with text but with little (sort-of-explicit) drawings! I still tell people about that wonderful bathroom experience…wish I remembered the name of the place- I’ve since moved to Seattle.
junebee
1 year ago
LOL, as a former frequent temporary office employee I thought it would be a good idea to rate companies by their restrooms and cafeterias.
Clark
1 year ago
There are other websites where you can find rankings of public restrooms, but they have an entirely unique criteria…
Frank Mark
2 months ago
Ministry of Health
Social welfare department
P. 0 Box m44 ministries Accra,
ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM
INVITATION TO TENDER
GRANT NO: HI90-MDI
LOAN NO: IFSWD 679/MD
IFB TITLE: SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF PORTABLE TOILET EQUIPMENT.
IFB NUMBER <>SUN/IFA/T-E-COMP/01/2010
1. The ministry of health and social welfare of the republic of Ghana through the Government of Ghana has received grant and loan from the international Development Association and international fund for social welfare Development respectively toward health care improvement and social welfare project, and we intend to apply part of the proceeds of the grant and loan to payment under the contract for procurement of Portable Toilet Equipment.
2. Having known your company as one with international recognition we hereby Invite your company to bid for the supply of any of the Items required to this organization with 100% advance payment by us upon fulfillment of our official obligation. We shall send our official requirements and specification of the desired Portable Toilet Equipment to you once Acknowledgment letter is received with an indication of interest. If you are interested in this contract please reply via our private email address (revfm02@live.com) as listed below for urgent response to your mail
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