Laguna Niguel Hotel Makes AAA Five Diamond Ratings List

LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA — Four Orange County hotels and have earned the AAA's coveted Five-Diamond Rating, the Automobile Club of Southern California announced Friday. Dozens more hotels and restaurants in the area earned Four-Diamond Ratings.

Landing on the list of Five-Diamond hotels were Viceroy L'Ermitage Beverly Hills, The Beverly Hills Hotel and Bungalows, The Peninsula Beverly Hills, Monarch Beach Resort, The Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel, Montage Laguna Beach, The Resort at Pelican Hill and Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village.

The Five-Diamond restaurant is The Belvedere at The Peninsula Beverly Hills.

"The AAA Five-Diamond Rating is achieved through very personalized and dedicated work to provide guests with a high-tough luxury experience," said Patricia Marenco, the Auto Club's approved accommodations supervisor. "Guest service is a point of pride for these top hotels."

The Auto Club also released its list of Four-Diamond Ratings for hotels and restaurants. To earn the 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.

In Orange County, hotels on the AAA Five Diamond List include:

• Monarch Beach Resort
• The Ritz Carlton, Laguna Niguel
• Montage, Laguna Beach
• The Resort At Pelican Hill, Newport Beach

Four Diamond ratings in Orange County included:

• Disneyland Hotel
• Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa
• Avenue of the Arts, Costa Mesa, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel
• Blue Lantern Inn
• Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa
• Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa
• The Waterfront Beach Resort, A Hilton Hotel
• Surf & Sand Resort, Laguna Beach
• Balboa Bay Resort
• Fairmont Newport Beach
• Island Hotel Newport Beach

Orange County Restaurants receiving four diamonds included:

• Napa Rose (Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa)
• Raya (The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel)
• The Cellar Laguna Beach
• Studio (Montage Laguna Beach)

Photos, Montage Laguna Beach