Awards 2026

RugRate Awards 2026

Six categories, judged on verification, published pricing, transparency and real customer reviews. Criteria first, winners after.

Where 2026 Stands

Honestly: at step one of four.

Criteria published
Every category page states what is measured, before anything is judged.
Done
Companies verified
Listings open borough by borough. Only verified companies are eligible.
Pending
Reviews gathered
Enough real reviews for an average to mean something, spread over time.
Pending
Winners published
Each award published with the reasoning behind it.
Pending

Each page lists the criteria in full and says what the award does not claim.

Best Rug Cleaning Company
The strongest all-round rug cleaner in New York across quality, clarity and follow-through.
Useful if you want a shortlist to start from and your rug is not unusual.
Best Oriental Rug Cleaner
For hand-knotted Persian and Oriental rugs, where the wrong method is expensive and permanent.
Useful if your rug is hand-knotted, antique, silk, or worth more than the cleaning.
Best Customer Service
The company that answers, turns up, and tells you what is happening.
Useful if you have been let down before, or if your building makes access complicated.
Most Transparent Company
Prices published up front, and a final invoice that matched the quote.
Useful if you have been surprised by a final bill, or you are comparing quotes that are hard to line up.
Best Value
The best result for the money — which is rarely the lowest number on the quote.
Useful if you are price-sensitive but do not want the cheapest possible job.
Highest Rated Business
The strongest customer rating, weighted for how many people actually rated it.
Useful if you trust the crowd and want the plainest possible signal.

Applies to every category

Unchanged from the hub, repeated here so nobody has to go looking.

Awards are editorial. They cannot be sponsored, bought, or influenced by advertising.
Only verified companies are eligible, and verification is free.
Criteria are published before judging, not written afterwards to fit a winner.
A company cannot nominate itself into a win, and paying us does nothing at all.
Where an award is given, the reasoning is published with it.

While you wait

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