LOS ANGELES, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- October 18, 2006 -- Fifty-five Southern California hotels and 37 restaurants have earned the 2007 AAA Four Diamond Award, the Automobile Club of Southern California announced today.
The coveted plaque featuring four raised diamonds and AAA Four Diamond Award logo was presented to hotel and restaurant general managers and executive chefs during an awards program at The Balboa Bay Club & Resort in Newport Beach last night. The award-winning properties are among the top 4 percent of more than 2,600 Southern California hotels, motels, and restaurants inspected by the Auto Club, the nation's largest AAA affiliate.
"Our members rely on the AAA diamond ratings to seek out upscale dining and travel experiences," said the Auto Club's Approved Accommodations Manager Charles Smith. "Today we congratulate the restaurants and hotels that achieved the AAA Four Diamond rating for their hard work, exemplary service and hospitality, and beautiful accommodations. We thank them for delivering what it takes to create the AAA Four Diamond experience."
The list of 2007 AAA Four Diamond hotels and restaurants throughout Southern California follows, along with the consecutive years each property has earned the award:
Inyo/Mono Counties Hotel Years
Death Valley National Park Furnace Creek Inn 20
Inyo/Mono Counties Restaurant
Bridgeport Restaurant 1881 6
Los Angeles County Hotels
Beverly Hills Regent Beverly Wilshire 14
Beverly Hills Hotel and Bungalows 1
Glendale Hilton Los Angeles North/Glendale 7
& Executive Meeting Center
Los Angeles Hilton Checkers Los Angeles 4
Hotel Bel-Air 26
Omni Los Angeles Hotel 4
Park Hyatt Los Angeles at Century City 19
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza 24
Pasadena The Westin-Pasadena 2
Santa Monica The Fairmont Miramar Hotel Santa Monica 5
Le Merigot, A JW Marriott Hotel and Spa 5
Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel 18
Los Angeles County Restaurants
Beverly Hills JAAN 3
(in Raffles L'Emitage Beverly Hills)
Spago Beverly Hills 3
Calabasas Saddle Peak Lodge 10
Glendale Gennaro's Ristorante 7
Porter's Prime Steak House 3
(Hilton Los Angeles North/Glendale)
Long Beach The Sky Room 3
Los Angeles Gardens (Four Seasons Hotel 12
Los Angeles at Beverly Hills)
L'Orangerie 6
Patina 16
The Restaurant (Hotel Bel-Air) 9
Marina del Rey jer-ne restaurant 6
(The Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey)
Pasadena The Dining Room (The Ritz-Carlton, 4
Huntington Hotel and Spa)
The Raymond Restaurant 2
Santa Monica Valentino Restaurant 12
Orange County Hotels
Anaheim Disney's Grand Californian Hotel 6
Dana Point Blue Lantern Inn 16
Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa 3
The St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort & Spa 2
Huntington Beach Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort 16
Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach 4
Resort & Spa
Irvine Hyatt Regency Irvine 4
Laguna Beach Surf & Sand Resort 16
Newport Beach The Balboa Bay Club & Resort 3
Orange County Restaurants
Dana Point The Club Grill & Bar 11
Fullerton The Cellar 17
Huntington Beach The Californian (Hyatt Regency 4
Huntington Beach Resort & Spa)
Newport Beach Pavilion (The Islands Hotel 13
Newport Beach)
The First Cabin (The Balboa Bay Club 3
Resort & Spa)
The Ritz Restaurant & Garden 14
Riverside County Hotels
Cabazon Morongo Casino Resort & Spa 2
Indian Wells Hyatt Grand Champions Resort 20
Renaissance Esmeralda Resort and Spa 4
Palm Desert Desert Springs, JW, Marriott 20
Resort & Spa
Palm Springs The Willows Historic Palm Springs Inn 10
Rancho Mirage The Westin Mission Hills Resort 15
Temecula Pechanga Resort & Casino 5
Riverside County Restaurants
Palm Springs Europa Restaurant 2
Le Vallauris 14
Wally's Desert Turtle 14
Riverside Duane's Prime Steaks & Seafood 12
(Mission Inn)
San Bernardino County Hotels
Big Bear Lake Alpenhorn Bed & Breakfast 7
San Diego County Hotels
Borrego Springs La Casa Del Zorro Resort 14
Coronado Hotel del Coronado 2
Loews Coronado Bay Resort 15
Del Mar L'Auberge Del Mar Resort & Spa 5
Julian Orchard Hill Country Inn 11
La Jolla Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa 2
Hilton La Jolla/Torrey Pines 17
Hyatt Regency La Jolla 17
La Valencia Hotel 18
Pala Pala Casino Resort & Spa 3
Rancho Bernardo Rancho Bernardo Inn 30
Rancho Santa Fe Rancho Valencia Resort 17
San Diego Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego 14
Omni San Diego Resort 2
San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina 23
San Diego County Restaurants
Carlsbad Vivace (Four Seasons Resort Aviara) 8
La Jolla A.R. Valentien (The Lodge 3
at Torrey Pines)
George's at the Cove 7
Sky Room (La Valencia Hotel) 16
Rancho Bernardo El Bizcocho Restaurant (Rancho 17
Bernardo Inn)
Rancho Santa Fe Mille Fleurs 16
San Diego Baci's 3
Bertrand's at Mister A's 13
Molly's (San Diego Marriott 3
Hotel & Marina)
San Luis Obispo County Hotels
Cambria Blue Whale Inn Bed & Breakfast 16
Cayucos Cayucos Sunset Inn 5
Santa Barbara County Hotels
Ballard The Ballard Inn 14
Los Olivos Fess Parker's Wine Country Inn & Spa 18
Santa Barbara Fess Parker's Doubletree Resort 1
Harbor View Inn 10
Inn On Summer Hill 17
Santa Ynez Chumash Casino Resort 3
Santa Ynez Inn 5
Solvang Petersen Village Inn 23
Santa Barbara County Restaurants
Ballard Ballard Inn Restaurant 2
(The Ballard Inn)
Santa Ynez The Willows (Chumash Casino Resort) 2
Ventura County Hotel
Ojai Maravilla Restaurant 1
(Ojai Valley Inn & Spa)
AAA's Diamond rating program is the only hotel and restaurant review system
in the nation that uses specially trained full-time field representatives.
As part of AAA's national network, the Auto Club's own staff reviews
establishments in Southern California without prior notification using
objective and detailed rating procedures.
Lodging inspections include at least one unannounced inspection each year. Inspectors review and rate exterior, grounds and public areas, room décor, ambiance and amenities, guest room, bathrooms, housekeeping and maintenance, management and staff and guest services. Once the inspection process is complete, properties that meet all requirements receive a rating of one to five Diamonds.
In the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean, AAA inspects more than 57,000 properties each year. Properties are rated within their own classification, such as motel, hotel, bed & breakfast, etc. There are 13 classifications, ranging from facilities that offer limited services to those offering full services. Fewer than 3 percent of the estimated 32,000 AAA-rated lodgings and less than 4 percent of the estimated 25,000 restaurants attain AAA Four Diamond status. Approximately 60 percent of all lodging facilities in the nation qualify for a one to five Diamond rating. AAA Five Diamond hotel and restaurant ratings will be announced in November.
Contact Information: CONTACT: Carol Thorp/Elaine Beno 714-885-2333