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Morongo Casino Again Earns Prestigious Four-Diamond Rating

A restaurant at the resort has also earned the award.

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — Thirteen Riverside County hotels and six restaurants earned the AAA's coveted Four-Diamond Rating— and a local Cabazon resort is again included among them, the Automobile Club of Southern California announced Friday.

No establishments in the county achieved the club's prestigious Five-Diamond Rating.

To earn a Four-Diamond rating, hotels must be "refined, stylish with upscale physical attributes, extensive amenities and a high degree of hospitality, service and attention to detail," according to the Auto Club.

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"AAA’s Diamond rating program is the only hotel review system in the nation that uses specially trained full-time field representatives who collectively visit some thousands of hotels and restaurants every week," the agency says. "As part of AAA’s national network, the Auto Club’s staff reviews establishments in Southern California without prior notification using objective rating procedures."

Riverside County hotels earning the Four-Diamond Rating this year were:

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LOCATIONPROPERTY NAMEYEAR 1ST RATED
CabazonMorongo Casino Resort & Spa2005
Indian WellsHyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort & Spa1987
Miramonte Resort & Spa2008
Renaissance Indian Wells Resort & Spa2003
La QuintaLa Quinta Resort & Club, A Waldorf Astoria Resort2014
Palm DesertJW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa1987
Palm SpringsThe Willows Historic Palm Springs Inn1997
Rancho MirageAgua Caliente Casino Resort Spa2009
The Ritz-Carlton, Rancho Mirage2014
The Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort & Spa2009
RiversideThe Mission Inn Hotel & Spa2010
TemeculaPechanga Resort and Casino2002
Ponte Vineyard Inn2012

Riverside County restaurants earning the Four-Diamond Rating were:

LOCATIONNAMEYEAR 1ST RATED
CabazonCielo (Morongo Casino Resort & Spa)2011
Palm SpringsEuropa Restaurant At The Villa Royale Inn2005
Le Vallauris1993
Rancho MirageWally's Desert Turtle1993
RiversideDuane's Prime Steaks & Seafood (Mission Inn Hotel & Spa)1995
TemeculaGreat Oak Steakhouse (Pechanga Resort and Casino)2012

Some of the Southland's establishments that received the Five-Diamond award include The Beverly Hills Hotel and Bungalows and The Lodge at Torrey Pines. Click here to see the full list.

— Photo courtesy of Morongo Casino Resort & Spa

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