(LOS ANGELES, Oct. 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:
2006 AAA Four Diamond hotels and restaurants in Southern California | ||
Years listed | ||
Inyo/Mono Counties Hotel | ||
Death Valley | 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 & Executive Meeting Center | 7 |
Los Angeles | Hilton Checkers | 4 |
Hotel Bel-Air | 26 | |
Omni Los Angeles | 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 (Raffles L'Ermitage Beverly Hills) | 3 |
Spago Beverly Hills | 3 | |
Calabasas | Saddle Peak Lodge | 10 |
Glendale | Gennaro’s Ristorante | 7 |
Porter's Prime Steak House (Hilton Los Angeles North/Glendale) | 3 | |
Long Beach | The Sky Room | 3 |
Los Angeles | Gardens (Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills) | 12 |
L’Orangerie | 6 | |
Patina | 16 | |
The Restaurant (Hotel Bel-Air) | 9 | |
Marina del Rey | jer-ne restaurant (The Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey) | 6 |
Pasadena | The Dining Room (The Ritz-Carlton, Huntington Hotel and Spa) | 4 |
The Raymond Restaurant | 2 | |
Santa Monica | Valentino Restaurant | 12 |
Orange County Hotels | ||
Anaheim | Disney’s Grand Californian | 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 Resort & Spa | 3 | |
Irvine | Hyatt Regency Irvine | 4 |
Laguna Beach | Surf & Sand Hotel | 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 Huntington Beach Resort & Spa) | 4 |
Newport Beach | Pavilion (Four Seasons Hotel Newport Beach) | 13 |
The First Cabin (The Balboa Bay Club Resort & Spa) | 3 | |
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 Resort & Spa | 20 |
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 (Mission Inn) | 12 |
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 |
Fallbrook | Oak Creek Manor — Luxury Bed & Breakfast | 4 |
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 at Torrey Pines) | 3 |
George’s at the Cove | 7 | |
Sky Room (La Valencia Hotel) | 16 | |
Rancho Bernardo | El Bizcocho Restaurant (Rancho Bernardo Inn) | 17 |
Rancho Santa Fe | Mille Fleurs | 16 |
San Diego | Baci's | 3 |
Bertrand's at Mister A’s | 13 | |
Molly's (San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina) | 3 | |
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 (The Ballard Inn) | 2 |
Santa Ynez | The Willows | 2 |
Ventura County | ||
Ojai | Maraville Restaurant (Ojai Valley Inn & Spa) | 1 |
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 dcor, 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.
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