(LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20, 2012) — Eighty-five Southern California hotels and 37 restaurants have earned the 2012 AAA Four Diamond Award®, the Automobile Club of Southern California announced today. Eighteen locations appear as newcomers on the list including the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills, The Westin Monache Resort in Mammoth Lakes and La Bellasera Hotel & Suites Paso Robles.
The coveted AAA Four Diamond Award is presented to hotel and restaurant general managers and executive chefs to recognize the award-winning properties, which rank among the top 3.8 percent of 59,000 hotels and restaurants inspected by the AAA and the Auto Club, the nation’s largest AAA affiliate.
“Four Diamond Rated hotels and restaurants are committed to providing every guest with a high level of personalized service in comfortable, luxurious surroundings,” said the Auto Club’s Approved Accommodations Supervisor Patricia Marenco. “We are proud to recognize Southern California’s hotels and restaurants that earn the AAA Four Diamond rating. To maintain a very high standard of personalized service in their hotels and restaurants in order to continue pleasing their guests is a significant accomplishment.”
The list of 2012 AAA Four Diamond hotels and restaurants throughout Southern California follows, along with the year rated:
Inyo/Mono Counties Hotels | Year Rated | |
DEATH VALLEY | The Inn at Furnace Creek | 1987 |
MAMMOTH LAKES | The Westin Monache Resort | 2011 |
Los Angeles County Hotels | ||
BEVERLY HILLS | Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel | 1993 |
BEVERLY HILLS | SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills | 2009 |
BURBANK | Hotel Amarano Burbank | 2011 |
GLENDALE | Hilton Los Angeles North/Glendale | 2000 |
& Executive Meeting Center | ||
HOLLYWOOD | Renaissance Hollywood Hotel & Spa | 2008 |
HOLLYWOOD | W Hollywood | 2010 |
LOS ANGELES | Hyatt Regency Century Plaza & Spa | 1983 |
LOS ANGELES | JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE | 2011 |
LOS ANGELES | InterContinental Los Angeles Century City | 1988 |
LOS ANGELES | The Ritz- Carlton, Los Angeles | 2011 |
LOS ANGELES | Sofitel Los Angeles | 1993 |
LOS ANGELES | Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza | 2003 |
LOS ANGELES | Hotel Palomar LA Westwood | 2011 |
LOS ANGELES | Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills | 2011 |
PASADENA | The Westin-Pasadena | 2005 |
RANCHO PALOS VERDES | Terranea Resort | 2010 |
SAN GABRIEL | Hilton Los Angeles/San Gabriel | 2011 |
SANTA MONICA | Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel | 1989 |
SANTA MONICA | The Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows | 2002 |
SANTA MONICA | JW Marriott Santa Monica Le Merigot | 2002 |
UNIVERSAL CITY | Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City | 2007 |
WEST HOLLYWOOD | Sunset Marquis Hotel & Villas | 2007 |
WEST HOLLYWOOD | The London West Hollywood | 2008 |
WESTLAKE VILLAGE | Westlake Village Inn | 2011 |
Los Angeles County Restaurants | ||
BEVERLY HILLS | The Blvd (Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel) | 2011 |
BEVERLY HILLS | Cut (Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel) | 2010 |
BEVERLY HILLS | Spago Beverly Hills | 2004 |
BEVERLY HILLS | Bouchon | 2011 |
CALABASAS | Saddle Peak Lodge | 1997 |
GLENDALE | Gennaro's Ristorante | 2000 |
LONG BEACH | The Sky Room | 2004 |
LOS ANGELES | Culina (Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills) | 1995 |
LOS ANGELES | Patina | 1991 |
MARINA DEL REY | jer-ne restaurant (The Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey) | 2001 |
PASADENA | The Raymond Restaurant | 2005 |
SANTA MONICA | Valentino Santa Monica | 1995 |
WESTLAKE VILLAGE | Hampton's (Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village) | 2007 |
Orange County Hotels | ||
ANAHEIM | Disneyland Hotel | 2011 |
ANAHEIM | Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa | 2001 |
DANA POINT | Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa | 2004 |
DANA POINT | Blue Lantern Inn | 1991 |
HUNTINGTON BEACH | Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa | 2003 |
HUNTINGTON BEACH | The Waterfront Beach Resort, A Hilton Hotel | 1991 |
LAGUNA BEACH | Surf & Sand Resort | 1991 |
LAGUNA BEACH | Montage Laguna Beach | 2010 |
NEWPORT BEACH | The Balboa Bay Club & Resort | 2004 |
NEWPORT BEACH | Fairmont Newport Beach | 2007 |
Orange County Restaurants | ||
ANAHEIM | Napa Rose (Disney's Grand California Hotel & Spa) | 2010 |
FULLERTON | The Cellar | 1990 |
HUNTINGTON BEACH | The Californian (Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa) | 2003 |
LAGUNA BEACH | Studio (Montage Laguna Beach) | 2008 |
NEWPORT BEACH | Palm Terrace Restaurant (Island Hotel Newport Beach) | 2007 |
NEWPORT BEACH | The First Cabin At The Balboa Bay Club & Resort | 2004 |
NEWPORT BEACH | The Ritz Restaurant and Garden | 1993 |
Riverside County Hotels | ||
CABAZON | Morongo Casino Resort & Spa | 2005 |
INDIAN WELLS | Hyatt Grand Champions Resort | 1987 |
INDIAN WELLS | Miramonte Resort and Spa | 2008 |
INDIAN WELLS | Renaissance Esmeralda Resort and Spa | 2003 |
PALM DESERT | JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa | 1987 |
PALM SPRINGS | The Willows Historic Palm Springs Inn | 1997 |
RANCHO MIRAGE | Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa | 2009 |
RANCHO MIRAGE | The Westin Mission Hills Resort & Spa | 2009 |
RIVERSIDE | The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa | 2010 |
TEMECULA | Pechanga Resort and Casino | 2002 |
Riverside County Restaurants | ||
CABAZON | Cielo (Morongo Casino Resort & Spa) | 2011 |
PALM SPRINGS | Europa Restaurant at the Villa Royale Inn | 2005 |
PALM SPRINGS | Le Vallauris | 1993 |
RANCHO MIRAGE | Wally's Desert Turtle | 1993 |
RIVERSIDE | Duane's Prime Steaks & Seafood (Mission Inn Hotel & Spa) | 1995 |
San Bernardino County Hotels | ||
BIG BEAR LAKE | Alpenhorn Bed & Breakfast | 2000 |
LAKE ARROWHEAD | Lake Arrowhead Resort and Spa | 2010 |
San Diego County Hotels | ||
CORONADO | Loews Coronado Bay | 1992 |
CORONADO | Hotel del Coronado | 2005 |
DEL MAR | L'Auberge Del Mar | 2002 |
JAMUL | Jamul Haven | 2011 |
JULIAN | Orchard Hill Country Inn | 1996 |
LA JOLLA | The Grande Colonial | 2008 |
LA JOLLA | Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa | 2005 |
LA JOLLA | Hyatt Regency La Jolla | 1990 |
LA JOLLA | La Valencia Hotel | 2010 |
LAKESIDE | Barona Resort & Casino | 2010 |
PALA | Pala Casino Spa and Resort | 2004 |
RANCHO SANTA FE | Rancho Valencia, an Auberge Resort | 1990 |
RANCHO BERNARDO | Rancho Bernardo Inn | 1977 |
SAN DIEGO | Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa and Marina | 2011 |
SAN DIEGO | San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina | 1984 |
SAN DIEGO | Hard Rock Hotel San Diego | 2008 |
SAN DIEGO | Hilton San Diego Bayfront | 2011 |
SAN DIEGO | Pacific Terrace Hotel | 2007 |
SAN DIEGO | Paradise Point | 2011 |
SAN DIEGO | The US Grant, A Luxury Collection Hotel | 2007 |
SAN DIEGO | The Westin San Diego | 1994 |
SAN DIEGO | Omni San Diego Hotel | 2005 |
SAN DIEGO | The Westgate Hotel | 2007 |
VALLEY CENTER | Harrah's Rincon Casino & Resort | 2009 |
San Diego County Restaurants | ||
CARLSBAD | Vivace (Hyatt Park Aviara Resort) | 1999 |
LA JOLLA | Donovan's Steak & Chop House | 2010 |
LA JOLLA | A.R. Valentien (The Lodge at Torrey Pines) | 2004 |
LA JOLLA | George's California Modern | 2000 |
LA JOLLA | Sky Room (La Valencia Hotel) | 1991 |
RANCHO SANTA FE | Mille Fleurs | 1991 |
SAN DIEGO | El Bizcocho Restaurant (Rancho Bernardo Inn) | 1990 |
SAN DIEGO | Baci's | 2004 |
SAN DIEGO | Bertrand at Mister A's | 1994 |
SAN DIEGO | Grant Grill (The US Grant) | 2007 |
San Luis Obispo County Hotels | ||
CAMBRIA | Blue Whale Inn Bed & Breakfast | 1991 |
CAMBRIA | Pelican Cove Inn | 2008 |
CAYUCOS | Cayucos Sunset Inn | 2002 |
PASO ROBLES | La Bellasera Hotel & Suites | 2011 |
PISMO BEACH | Dolphin Bay Resort & Spa | 2009 |
Santa Barbara County Hotels | ||
SANTA BARBARA | Inn On Summer Hill | 1990 |
SANTA BARBARA | Fess Parker's DoubleTree Resort by Hilton | 2006 |
SANTA BARBARA | Harbor View Inn | 1997 |
SANTA YNEZ | Santa Ynez Inn | 2002 |
SANTA YNEZ | Chumash Casino Resort & Spa | 2004 |
SOLVANG | Hotel Corque | 2011 |
SOLVANG | Petersen Village Inn | 1984 |
SOLVANG | The Ballard Inn | 1993 |
Santa Barbara County Restaurants | ||
SANTA YNEZ | The Willows (Chumash Casino Resort & Spa) | 2005 |
SOLVANG | The Ballard Inn Restaurant (The Ballard Inn) | 2005 |
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.
AAA approves and rates more than 59,000 lodgings and restaurants each year throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. AAA Approved and Diamond Rated hotel and restaurant listings can be found in the AAA TourBook® guides available at AAA and CAA branches across the continent. They can be accessed online at AAA.com/Travel and through downloadable eTourBookSM guides at AAA.com/ebooks. Smartphone users can locate Diamond Rated establishments using the free AAA TripTik® Mobile app or AAA Mobile Web at AAA.com/mobile.