Auto Club: Top Southern California Hotels and Restaurants Earn 2009 AAA Four Diamond Awards
(LOS ANGELES, Oct. 13, 2008) - Sixty-five Southern California hotels and 36 restaurants have earned the 2009 AAA Four Diamond Award, the Automobile Club of Southern California announced today. Eight locations appear for the first time on the 2009 list, two in Los Angeles County: Renaissance Hollywood Hotel, and The London West Hollywood.
The coveted plaque featuring a design of four raised simulated diamonds and AAA Four Diamond Award logo are presented to hotel and restaurant general managers and executive chefs to recognize the award-winning properties, which rank 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.
"AAA's Diamond Rating System is the only ratings system that covers all of North America and one of only two that conduct physical, on-site evaluations," said the Auto Club's Approved Accommodations Supervisor Patricia Marenco. "Southern California's hospitality professionals work hard to offer high caliber service and hospitality to their guests in AAA Four Diamond accommodations that are attractive, safe and clean."
The list of 2009 AAA Four Diamond hotels and restaurants throughout Southern California follows, along with the consecutive years each property has earned the award:
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Inyo/Mono County Hotel |
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Death Valley |
Furnace Creek Inn |
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Los Angeles County Hotels |
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Beverly Hills |
Beverly Wilshire Beverly Hills, |
16 |
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A Four Seasons Hotel |
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Glendale |
Hilton Los Angeles North/Glendale |
9 |
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& Executive Meeting Center |
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Hollywood |
Renaissance Hollywood |
1 |
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Hotel & Spa |
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Los Angeles |
Hotel Bel-Air |
28 |
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Sofitel Los Angeles |
16 |
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Omni Los Angeles Hotel |
6 |
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InterContinental Los Angeles |
21 |
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Century City |
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Hyatt Regency Century Plaza |
26 |
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Pasadena |
The Westin-Pasadena |
4 |
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Santa Monica |
The Fairmont Miramar Hotel |
7 |
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Santa Monica |
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Le Merigot - A JW Marriott Hotel and Spa |
7 |
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Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel |
20 |
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Universal City |
Hilton Universal City & Towers |
2 |
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West Hollywood |
The London West Hollywood |
1 |
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Sunset Marquis Hotel & Villas |
2 |
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Los Angeles County Restaurants |
Years |
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Beverly Hills |
JAAN (in Raffles L'Emitage Beverly Hills) |
5 |
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Spago Beverly Hills |
5 |
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Calabasas |
Saddle Peak Lodge |
12 |
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Glendale |
Gennaro's Ristorante |
9 |
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Long Beach |
The Sky Room |
5 |
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Los Angeles |
Gardens (Four Seasons Hotel |
14 |
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Los Angeles at Beverly Hills) |
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Patina |
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18 |
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The Restaurant (Hotel Bel-Air) |
11 |
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Marina del Rey |
jer-ne restaurant + bar |
8 |
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(The Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey) |
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Pasadena |
The Dining Room (The Ritz-Carlton, Huntington |
6 |
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Hotel and Spa) |
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The Raymond Restaurant |
4 |
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Santa Monica |
Valentino Restaurant |
14 |
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Westlake Village |
Hamptons |
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2 |
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Orange County Hotels |
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Anaheim |
Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa |
8 |
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Dana Point |
Blue Lantern Inn |
18 |
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Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa |
5 |
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Huntington Beach |
Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort |
18 |
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Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa |
6 |
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Irvine |
Hyatt Regency Irvine |
6 |
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Laguna Beach |
Surf & Sand Resort |
18 |
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Newport Beach |
The Balboa Bay Club & Resort |
5 |
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Fairmont Newport Beach |
2 |
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Orange County Restaurants |
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Fullerton |
The Cellar |
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19 |
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Huntington Beach |
The Californian (Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach |
6 |
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Resort & Spa) |
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Laguna Beach |
Studio (Montage Laguna Beach) |
1 |
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Newport Beach |
Palm Terrace (The Island Hotel Newport Beach) |
2 |
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The First Cabin At The Balboa |
5 |
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Bay Club & Resort |
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The Ritz Restaurant & Garden |
16 |
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Riverside County Hotels |
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Cabazon |
Morongo Casino Resort & Spa |
4 |
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Indian Wells |
Hyatt Grand Champions Resort |
22 |
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Miramonte Resort and Spa |
1 |
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Renaissance Esmeralda Resort and Spa |
6 |
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Palm Desert |
Desert Springs, JW Marriott Resort & Spa |
22 |
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Palm Springs |
The Willows Historic Palm Springs Inn |
12 |
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Temecula |
Pechanga Resort and Casino |
7 |
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Riverside County Restaurants |
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Rancho Mirage |
Wally's Desert Turtle |
16 |
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Palm Springs |
Europa Restaurant at the Villa |
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Royale Inn |
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Le Vallauris |
16 |
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Riverside |
Duane's Prime Steaks |
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& Seafood (in Mission Inn) |
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San Bernardino County Hotels |
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Big Bear Lake |
Alpenhorn Bed & Breakfast |
9 |
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San Diego County Hotels |
Years |
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Borrego Springs |
Borrego Ranch Resort & Spa |
16 |
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Coronado |
Hotel del Coronado |
4 |
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Loews Coronado Bay Resort |
17 |
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Del Mar |
L'Auberge Del Mar |
7 |
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Julian |
Orchard Hill Country Inn |
13 |
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La Jolla |
Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa |
4 |
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Hilton La Jolla/Torrey Pines |
19 |
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Hyatt Regency La Jolla |
19 |
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La Valencia Hotel |
20 |
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The Grande Colonial |
1 |
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Pala |
Pala Casino Spa and Resort |
5 |
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Rancho Bernardo |
Rancho Bernardo Inn |
32 |
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Rancho Santa Fe |
Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa |
19 |
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San Diego |
Hard Rock Hotel San Diego |
1 |
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Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego |
16 |
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Omni San Diego Hotel |
4 |
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Pacific Terrace Hotel |
2 |
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San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina |
25 |
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The Grand Del Mar |
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The US Grant |
2 |
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The Westgate Hotel |
2 |
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The Westin San Diego |
15 |
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San Diego County Restaurants |
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Carlsbad |
Vivace (Four Seasons Resort |
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Aviara) |
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La Jolla |
A.R. Valentien (The Lodge at Torrey Pines) |
5 |
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George's California Modern |
9 |
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Sky Room (La Valencia Hotel) |
18 |
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Rancho Bernardo |
El Bizcocho Restaurant |
19 |
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(Rancho Bernardo Inn) |
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| Rancho Santa Fe |
Mille Fleurs |
18 |
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| San Diego |
Baci's |
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Bertrand at Mister A's |
15 |
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Grant Grill (The US Grant) |
2 |
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Molly's (San Diego Marriott |
5 |
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Hotel & Marina) |
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San Luis Obispo County Hotels |
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Cambria |
Pelican Cove Inn |
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Blue Whale Inn Bed & Breakfast |
18 |
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Cayucos |
Cayucos Sunset Inn |
7 |
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Santa Barbara County Hotels |
Years |
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Los Olivos |
Fess Parker's DoubleTree Resort |
3 |
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Santa Barbara |
Harbor View Inn |
12 |
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Inn on Summer Hill |
19 |
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Santa Ynez |
Chumash Casino Resort & Spa |
5 |
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Santa Ynez Inn |
7 |
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Solvang |
The Ballard Inn |
16 |
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Peterson Village Inn |
25 |
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Santa Barbara County Restaurants |
Years |
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Santa Ynez |
The Willows (Chumash Casino Resort & Spa) |
4 |
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Solvang |
The Ballard Inn Restaurant |
4 |
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(The Ballard Inn) |
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Ventura County Restaurants |
Years |
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Ojai |
Maravilla Restaurant |
3 |
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(Ojai Valley Inn & Spa) |
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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 d�cor, 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.
AAA approves and rates more than 32,000 lodgings and 28,000 restaurants each year throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. A wide range of property listings are included in regional TourBook� guides, with a yearly distribution of nearly 20 million, and on AAA.com, where many travel planning and information services - including the well-known TripTik� Travel Planner, TourBook listings and Diamond Ratings - are now available to non-members as well. The AAA Four Diamond rating is exclusive in that less than 4% of all AAA approved properties achieve this rating. The 2009 AAA Five Diamond Award lodging and restaurant recipients will be announced in November.
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