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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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| LOCATION | PROPERTY NAME | YEAR 1ST RATED |
| Cabazon | Morongo Casino Resort & Spa | 2005 |
| Indian Wells | Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort & Spa | 1987 |
| Miramonte Resort & Spa | 2008 | |
| Renaissance Indian Wells Resort & Spa | 2003 | |
| La Quinta | La Quinta Resort & Club, A Waldorf Astoria Resort | 2014 |
| 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 |
| The Ritz-Carlton, Rancho Mirage | 2014 | |
| The Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort & Spa | 2009 | |
| Riverside | The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa | 2010 |
| Temecula | Pechanga Resort and Casino | 2002 |
| Ponte Vineyard Inn | 2012 |
Riverside County restaurants earning the Four-Diamond Rating were:
| LOCATION | NAME | YEAR 1ST RATED |
| Cabazon | Cielo (Morongo Casino Resort & Spa) | 2011 |
| Palm Springs | Europa Restaurant At The Villa Royale Inn | 2005 |
| Le Vallauris | 1993 | |
| Rancho Mirage | Wally's Desert Turtle | 1993 |
| Riverside | Duane's Prime Steaks & Seafood (Mission Inn Hotel & Spa) | 1995 |
| Temecula | Great 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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