Beverly Hills ------------- Raffles L'Ermitage, Beverly Hills, 6 The Peninsula Beverly Hills, 14 Carlsbad -------- Four Seasons Resort Aviara, 8 Dana Point ---------- The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, 21 La Jolla -------- The Lodge at Torrey Pines, 5 Los Angeles ----------- Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills, 6 Marina del Rey -------------- The Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey, 15 Newport Beach ------------- The Island Hotel Newport Beach, 15 Pasadena -------- The Ritz-Carlton, Huntington Hotel & Spa, 4 Santa Barbara ------------- Simpson House Inn, 10 Four Seasons Biltmore, 2 Ojai (Ventura County) --------------------- Ojai Valley Inn & Spa, 1The only Southern California restaurant receiving a 2007 AAA Five Diamond rating was The Belvedere in The Peninsula Beverly Hills for the 12th year. 2007 AAA Five Diamond Facts: The total list of 151 winners includes 93 hotels and 58 restaurants and reflects 16 new additions to the list. The new additions reflect 10 lodgings and six restaurants. Three properties have kept their AAA Five Diamond ratings for 31 years dating back to 1977 when AAA first applied the Diamond ratings to accommodations: The Broadmoor, Boulder, Colo.; The Greenbrier, White Sulpher Springs, W. Va.; and Camelback Inn, Scottsdale, Ariz. To be considered for AAA approval and rating, lodgings and restaurants must undergo a thorough inspection. The Auto Club's staff reviews Southern California establishments. Five Diamond establishments go through the most extensive reviews of the Diamond rating programs. AAA started listing accommodation information in its travel publications in the early 1900s. AAA had been doing field inspections restaurants and lodgings since 1937.
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