CINCINNATI -- Two Tri-State organizations are up for an exclusive interior -- very interior -- design award.

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Area Restrooms Up For National Awards

The Cintas Corp. is sponsoring a national competition to name the best public restroom in America, WLWT Eyewitness News 5's Tony Gnau reported Monday.

A local hotel and an area school are among the finalists, Gnau reported.

The Cincinnatian Hotel's lobby lavatory is complete with lighted sinks and individual room stalls. And the automatic flush toilets aren't the only amenities that don't require effort. Automatic soap dispensers also adorn the restroom there, Gnau reported.

"I do want to keep it contextualized," Cincinnatian spokesman Richard Buller said. "It is, after all, just a bathroom. But they are nice restrooms."

Yavneh Day School's recent renovation was a way to reward its employees, Gnau reported.

"It was just an attempt to say to the staff, 'We know how hard you work, and you deserve a lovely place,'" Yavneh spokeswoman Susan Michel said.

To see pictures of the restrooms being considered for the award, and to vote for your favorite, click here.