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Press Release: Automobile Club of Southern California
October 16, 2002
LOS ANGELES, CA -- Fifty-eight Southern California hotels and 28 restaurants have earned the AAA 2003 Four Diamond
Award, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California.
Eight hotels and one restaurant have joined the Four Diamond ranks for the first time. The award-winning properties
are among the top 4 percent of more than 2,000 Southern California hotels, motels and restaurants inspected by
the Auto Club, the nation's largest AAA affiliate.
"The AAA Four Diamond status represents a profound effort and extraordinary accomplishment by a hotel or restaurant,"
said the Auto Club's Approved Accommodations manager, Charles Smith.
"This award signifies that a property has met AAA's objective rating criteria and met levels of excellence
during extensive inspections. In the face of a difficult year for the travel industry, this year's group of Four
Diamond properties continued to reflect a high degree of hospitality and attention to detail."
Hotels and restaurants honored with a Four Diamond Award for 2002 and the number of consecutive years each property
has earned the award follow:
-- Inyo/Mono Counties Hotel
Death Valley Furnace Creek Inn 16th year
-- Inyo/Mono Counties Restaurant
Bridgeport Restaurant 1881 2nd year
-- Los Angeles County Hotels
Beverly Hills Beverly Hilton 23rd year
Regent Beverly Wilshire 10th year
Glendale Hilton Hotel Glendale 3rd year
Los Angeles Century Plaza Hotel
& Spa 20th year
Hotel Bel-Air 22nd year
Hotel Sofitel 14th year
Park Hyatt Los Angeles
at Century City 15th year
St. Regis Hotel
Los Angeles 2nd year
Pasadena Doubletree Hotel-
Pasadena 13th year
The Ritz-Carlton Huntington
Hotel & Spa 12th year
Santa Monica Loews Santa Monica
Beach Hotel 14th year
Shutters On The Beach 10th year
The Fairmont Miramar
Hotel Santa Monica 1st year
Le Merigot, A JW Marriott
Beach Hotel & Spa 1st year
West Hollywood Sunset Marquis Hotel
& Villas 17th year
-- Los Angeles County Restaurants
Beverly Hills The Dining Room (Regent
Beverly Wilshire) 8th year
Calabasas Saddle Peak Lodge 6th year
Glendale Gennaro's Ristorante 3rd year
Los Angeles Gardens (Four Seasons
Hotel) 8th year
Patina 12th year
The Restaurant
(Hotel Bel-Air) 5th year
L'Orangerie 2nd year
Marina del Rey jer-ne restaurant 2nd year
Santa Monica Valentino Restaurant 8th year
West Hollywood Diaghilev (Wyndham Bel
Age Hotel) 11th year
-- Orange County Hotels
Anaheim Disney's Grand
Californian 2nd year
Dana Point Blue Lantern Inn 12th year
Huntington Beach Hilton Waterfront
Beach Resort 12th year
Laguna Beach Surf & Sand Hotel 12th year
-- Orange County Restaurants
Dana Point Aqua 1st year
The Club Grill & Bar 7th year
(The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel)
Fullerton The Cellar 13th year
Newport Beach Five Crowns 13th year
Aubergine 2nd year
The Pavilion (Four
Seasons Hotel) 9th year
The Ritz Restaurant
& Garden 10th year
-- Riverside County Hotels
Indian Wells Hyatt Grand Champions
Resort 16th year
Palm Desert Marriott's Desert
Springs Resort & Spa 16th year
Palm Springs The Willows Historic
Palm Springs Inn 6th year
Rancho Mirage The Lodge At Rancho
Mirage 15th year
(formerly Ritz-Carlton,
Rancho Mirage)
The Westin Mission Hills
Resort 11th year
Temecula Pechanga Resort &
Casino 1st year
-- Riverside County Restaurants
Palm Springs Le Vallauris 10th year
Rancho Mirage Wally's Desert Turtle 10th year
Riverside Duane's Prime Steaks &
Seafood 8th year
(Mission Inn)
-- San Bernardino County Hotels
Big Bear Lake Alpenhorn Bed & Breakfast 3rd year
-- San Diego County Hotels
Borrego Springs La Casa Del Zorro Resort 10th year
Coronado Coronado Island Marriott
Resort 15th year
Hotel Del Coronado 8th year
Loews Coronado Bay
Resort 10th year
Del Mar L'Auberge Del Mar
Resort & Spa 1st year
Fallbrook Oak Creek Manor -
Luxury Bed & Breakfast 1st year
Julian Orchard Hill Country Inn 7th year
La Jolla Hilton La Jolla/
Torrey Pines 13th year
Hyatt Regency La Jolla 13th year
La Valencia Hotel 14th year
Rancho Bernardo Rancho Bernardo Inn 26th year
Rancho Santa Fe Rancho Valencia Resort 13th year
San Diego Manchester Grand Hyatt 10th year
(formerly Hyatt Regency San Diego)
San Diego Marriott Hotel
& Marina 19th year
Hilton San Diego Resort 25th year
Wyndham San Diego
Emerald Plaza 11th year
-- San Diego County Restaurants
Carlsbad Vivace 4th year
(Four Seasons Resort Aviara)
La Jolla George's at the Cove 3rd year
Sky Room (La Valencia
Hotel) 12th year
Rancho Bernardo El Bizcocho Restaurant 13th year
(Rancho Bernardo Inn)
Rancho Santa Fe Mille Fleurs 12th year
San Diego Bertrand at Mister A's 9th year
-- San Luis Obispo County Hotels
Cambria Blue Whale Inn Bed &
Breakfast 12th year
Pelican Suites 3rd year
Cayucos Cayucos Sunset Inn 1st year
Morro Bay Ascot Suites 4th year
Paso Robles Summerwood Inn 8th year
San Luis Obispo Apple Farm Inn 15th year
-- Santa Barbara County Hotels
Ballard The Ballard Inn 10th year
Los Olivos Fess Parker's Wine Country Inn
& Spa 14th year
Santa Barbara Four Seasons Biltmore 17th year
Harbor View Inn 6th year
Inn On Summer Hill 12th year
Bacara Resort & Spa 2nd year
Santa Ynez Santa Ynez Inn 1st year
Solvang Petersen Village Inn 19th year
-- Santa Barbara County Restaurants
Santa Barbara La Marina 6th year
(Four Seasons Biltmore)
-- Ventura County
Ojai Ojai Valley Inn 1st year
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 and one overnight visit each year. Inspectors review
and rate exterior, grounds and public areas, room decor, ambiance and amenities, guestroom, 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.
Nationwide, AAA inspects more than 47,000 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 25,000 AAA-rated lodgings and less than 4 percent of the estimated 11,000
restaurants attain Four Diamond status. Approximately 60 percent of all lodging facilities in the nation qualify
for a one to five Diamond rating. Five Diamond hotels and restaurants will be announced in November.
The Automobile Club of Southern California, the largest affiliate of the AAA, has been serving members since 1900.
Today, the Auto Club's members benefit by the organization's roadside assistance, insurance services, travel agency,
financial products, automotive pricing, buying and financing programs, automotive testing and analysis, trip planning
services, and highway and transportation safety programs.
Information about these products and services is available on the Auto Club's Web site at www.aaa-calif.com
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Contact:
Automobile Club of Southern California, Costa Mesa
Carol Thorp or Jeffrey Spring, 714/885-2333
Source: Automobile Club of Southern California