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 Six Hotels Added to AAA Five Diamond Winners for 2006
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Complete List of 88 AAA Five Diamond Hotels and
62 AAA Five Diamond Restaurants

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ORLANDO, Fla. - Nov. 11, 2005 -- For the first time since 2001, AAA has added more restaurants than lodgings to its list of Five Diamond Award winners. The 2006 list includes seven additional restaurants and six more lodgings, bringing the total number of Five Diamond properties to 150. 

The 2006 list also includes two new properties each in Florida and California, the only states to add more than one Five Diamond property to the list. AAA rates nearly 57,000 restaurants and lodgings throughout all 50 states, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean, providing the broadest coverage of any U.S. rating system, both geographically and by number of properties rated. 

New to the list in 2006 are The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota and The Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne, both in Florida. California added a new restaurant, The French Laundry in Yountville, and a new hotel, the Four Seasons Biltmore Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara. 

"Not since 2001 have new restaurants outnumbered new lodgings earning the Five Diamond distinction," said Michael Petrone, director, AAA Tourism Information Development and head of the AAA Diamond Ratings(R). "To their great credit, these establishments have distinguished themselves from the rest by providing a cutting edge culinary experience. 

"Not surprisingly, the greatest numbers of Five Diamond restaurants are in areas of high tourism. As a nation, we are becoming more enlightened diners. Consumer demand is resulting in an emerging trend for more high quality dining experiences in our travel and vacations," said Petrone. 

Other notable facts about the 2006 list include: 

  • Only 0.26 percent (about one-quarter of one percent) of all rated properties attained the exclusive Five Diamond level, AAA's highest rating. 
  • Only three properties have kept their Five Diamond ratings for 30 years: The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colo.; The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.; and Camelback Inn, Scottsdale, Ariz. 
  • The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch is the first new Five Diamond in Colorado since The Little Nell was added 15 years ago. 
  • Florida has more Five Diamond restaurants than any other state (six). 
  • New York City and Chicago tie for the most Five Diamond restaurants in any city (five each). 
  • California leads the list with the most Five Diamond lodgings (15) followed by Florida with nine. 


2006 AAA Five Diamond Lodgings
( - indicate consecutive years as a AAA Five Diamond Award winner)




UNITED STATES 

ARIZONA 
The Boulders Resort & Golden Door Spa - 17 
Camelback Inn, A JW Marriott Resort & Spa - 30 
The Phoenician - 2 
Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North - 5 
The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess - 15 

CALIFORNIA 
The Beverly Hills Hotel and Bungalows - 5 
The Peninsula Beverly Hills - 13 
Raffles L'Ermitage Beverly Hills - 5 
Four Seasons Resort Aviara - 7 
The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel - 20 
The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay - 4 
The Lodge at Torrey Pines - 4 
Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills - 5 
The Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey - 14 
The Island Hotel Newport Beach - 14 
Chateau du Sureau - 12 
The Ritz-Carlton, Huntington Hotel & Spa - 3 
The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco - 12 
Four Seasons Biltmore Santa Barbara - 1 
Simpson House Inn - 9 

COLORADO 
The Little Nell - 15 
The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch - 1 
The BROADMOOR - 30 

CONNECTICUT 
The Mayflower Inn & Spa - 10 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
Four Seasons Hotel Washington, D.C. - 17 
The Ritz-Carlton, Georgetown - 2 
The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, DC - 5 

FLORIDA 
The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island - 12 
The Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove, Miami - 3 
The Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne - 1 
Mandarin Oriental, Miami - 4 
The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort - 3 
The Ritz-Carlton, Naples - 19 
The Breakers - 10 
Ponte Vedra Inn and Club - 4 
The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota - 1 

GEORGIA 
Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta - 7 
The Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta - 3 
The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead - 20 
The Lodge at Sea Island - 5 

HAWAII 
Kahala Mandarin Oriental Hawaii - 4 
The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua - 10 
Four Seasons Resort Hualalai at Historic Ka'upulehu - 8 
Four Seasons Resort, Maui at Wailea - 15 

ILLINOIS 
Four Seasons Hotel Chicago - 16 
The Peninsula Chicago - 4 
The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago (A Four Seasons Hotel) - 1 

MASSACHUSETTS 
Four Seasons Hotel Boston - 18 

NEVADA 
The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas - 3 
Bellagio - 5 
Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas - 7 

NEW YORK 
Four Seasons Hotel New York - 12 
Mandarin Oriental, New York - 1 
The Peninsula New York - 7 
The Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park - 4 
The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park - 4 
The St. Regis New York - 12 

NORTH CAROLINA 
The Fearrington House Inn - 12 

OHIO 
Walden Country Inn & Stables - 2 

PENNSYLVANIA 
Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia - 22 
The Rittenhouse Hotel and Condominium Residences - 15 
The Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia - 6 

SOUTH CAROLINA 
Wentworth Mansion - 3 
Woodlands Resort & Inn - 9 

TENNESSEE 
The Hermitage Hotel - 3 

TEXAS 
The Mansion On Turtle Creek - 15 
Four Seasons Hotel Houston - 11 
Omni Houston Hotel - 6 
The St. Regis Hotel, Houston - 5 
Four Seasons Resort and Club - 3 

UTAH 
Stein Eriksen Lodge - 4 
Grand America Hotel - 2 

VIRGINIA 
The Jefferson Hotel - 13 
The Inn at Little Washington - 17 

WASHINGTON 
The Fairmont Olympic Hotel - 22 

WEST VIRGINIA 
The Greenbrier - 30 

WISCONSIN 
The American Club - 21 

CANADA 

BRITISH COLUMBIA 
Pan Pacific Vancouver - 8 
The Sutton Place Hotel - 17 

CARIBBEAN 

BARBADOS 
Sandy Lane Hotel - 3 

JAMAICA 
The Ritz-Carlton Golf & Spa Resort, Rose Hall, Jamaica - 5 

NEVIS 
Four Seasons Resort Nevis - 4 

MEXICO 

BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR 
Las Ventanas al Paraiso - 5 

DISTRITO FEDERAL 
Four Seasons Hotel Mexico D.F. - 10 

NAYARIT 
Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita, Mexico - 5 

QUINTANA ROO 
Fiesta Americana Grand Coral Beach - 12 
The Ritz-Carlton, Cancun - 11 
Paraiso de la Bonita Resort and Thalasso - 2



2006 AAA Five Diamond Restaurants
( - indicate consecutive years as a AAA Five Diamond Award winner)

UNITED STATES 

ARIZONA 
Marquesa (in The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess) - 15 
Mary Elaine's - 7 
The Ventana Room (in the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort) - 1 

CALIFORNIA 
The Belvedere (in The Peninsula Beverly Hills) - 11 
Erna's Elderberry House Restaurant (in the Chateau du Sureau) - 10 
The Dining Room (in The Ritz-Carton, San Francisco) - 10 
Gary Danko - 3 
The French Laundry - 1 

FLORIDA 
The Grill (in The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island) - 12 
Victoria & Albert's (in Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa) - 6 
Azul (in the Mandarin Oriental, Miami) - 4 
Artisans in The Dining Room (in The Ritz-Carlton, Naples) - 7 
L'Escalier - 5 
The Restaurant at The Four Seasons (in the Four Seasons Resort, Palm Beach) - 11 

GEORGIA 
The Dining Room (in the Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead) - 17 
Seeger's - 5 

HAWAII 
La Mer (in the Halekulani)- 16 

ILLINOIS 
Arun's - 4 
Charlie Trotter's - 12 
Everest - 10 
Seasons Restaurant (in the Four Seasons Hotel, Chicago) - 6 
Tru - 6 

KENTUCKY 
The Oakroom (in The Seelbach Hilton, Louisville - 8 

MAINE 
The White Barn Inn - 14 

MASSACHUSETTS 
Aujourd'hui (in the Four Seasons Hotel, Boston) - 11 
L'Espalier - 7 
Wheatleigh's Dining Room - 1 

MICHIGAN 
The 1913 Room (in the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel)- 4 

NEVADA 
Alex (in the Wynn Las Vegas) - 1 
Le Cirque (in the Bellagio) - 3 
Picasso (in the Bellagio) - 5 

NEW JERSEY 
The Dining Room (in the Hilton Short Hills) - 13 

NEW YORK 
Alain Ducasse at The Essex House - 5 
Atelier (in the Ritz-Carlton, New York, Central Park) - 3 
Aureole - 9 
Daniel - 7 
Jean Georges Restaurant (in the Trump International Hotel & Tower) - 8 

NORTH CAROLINA 
The Fearrington House Restaurant (in the Fearrington House Inn) - 11 

OHIO 
Classics (in the InterContinental Hotel & Conference Center) - 2 

PENNSYLVANIA 
Fountain Restaurant (in the Four Seasons Hotel, Philadelphia)- 12 
Le Bec-Fin - 18 

SOUTH CAROLINA 
The Dining Room at Woodlands (in the Woodlands Resort & Inn)- 10 

TEXAS 
The French Room (in The Adolphus) - 17 
The Mansion On Turtle Creek Restaurant (in The Mansion on Turtle Creek) - 17 

VIRGINIA 
Maestro (in The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner)- 3 
Lemaire (in The Jefferson Hotel) - 11 
The Inn at Little Washington Dining Room (in The Inn at Little Washington - 18 

WASHINGTON 
The Herbfarm Restaurant - 4 

CANADA 

ALBERTA 
Eden (in the Rimrock Resort Hotel) - 3 
The Banffshire Club (in the Fairmont Banff Springs) - 3 

BRITISH COLUMBIA 
Five Sails Restaurant (in the Pan Pacific Vancouver) - 11 
Lumiere - 2 

ONTARIO 
Langdon Hall Dining Room & Terrace (in the Langdon Hall Country House Hotel & Spa) - 2 
Signatures @ Le Cordon Bleu Paris - 1 
Truffles (in the Four Seasons Hotel Toronto) - 12 

QUEBEC 
Le Baccara - 6 
Toque! - 1 
Nuances - 6 
La salle a manger l'Auberge Hatley (in the Auberge Hatley Relais & Chateaux) - 6 

CARIBBEAN 

BERMUDA 
The Newport Room (in The Fairmont Southampton) - 2 

MEXICO 

QUINTANA ROO 
Fantino (in the Ritz-Carlton, Cancun) - 1 
The Club Grill (in the Ritz-Carlton, Cancun) - 8 



To be considered for AAA rating and approval, restaurants and lodgings must undergo a thorough inspection by one of AAA's 65 full-time, trained, professional evaluators. Five Diamond establishments go through more extensive inspections and final committee review. AAA evaluates nearly 57,000 properties and publishes their ratings in the AAA TourBooks(R), on Internet TripTik at www.aaa.com, and in part on www.AAAmaps.com. For more information about AAA Diamond Ratings visit www.aaa.com/Diamonds

AAA first started listing accommodation information in its travel publications in the early 1900s. In 1937, the first field inspectors were hired to inspect hotels, motels, and restaurants. In 1963, AAA began to rate all accommodations as good, very good excellent or outstanding. The current AAA Diamond Ratings(R) system was introduced in 1977 and continues to be recognized as the trusted leader of quality ratings for North American restaurants and lodgings. 


 
Contact:
AAA
http://www.aaa.com
Also See: Five Hotels Added to AAA Five Diamond Winners for 2005; Complete list of 85 AAA Five Diamond Hotels / November 2004
The 2005 Mobil Five-Stars Awarded to 31 Lodgings and 14 Restaurants; The Four Seasons Resort at Wailea in Maui Achieves 5 Star Rating for the First Time / November 2004
Resorts Ratings Redux / Harry Nobles & Cheryl Thompson Griggs / February 2004
Receipt of the Five Diamond Award Represents Successful Culmination of a Five-year Plan for the Stein Eriksen Lodge / Nov 2002
The AAA Five Diamond Award for 1999 Earned By a Record 105 Outstanding Lodgings and Restaurants / Nov 1998


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