284 CA Hotels, Restaurants Earn Prestigious AAA Diamond Rankings

CALIFORNIA — A total of 17 hotels and 12 restaurants in California have earned AAA's coveted Five Diamond designation — a list that includes just 119 hotels and 67 restaurants.

The hotels and restaurants that earn a Five Diamond designation, formerly known as a rating, undergo in-person inspections, anonymous overnight stays for hotels and a review by a panel of experts, according to the Auto Club. Only 0.4 percent of the nearly 27,000 AAA inspected and approved hotels and just 0.2 percent of more than 30,000 AAA restaurants receive the Five Diamond designation.

Of the 186 hotels and restaurants, one hotel and two restaurants in California have been added to the Five Diamond list for the first time. These include Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles as well as restaurants Providence in Los Angeles and SingleThread Farm in Healdsburg.

"AAA Five Diamond hotels and restaurants represent the best of AAA's transformed Diamond Program," said AAA Northern California spokesman Sergio Avila. "These hotels and restaurants consistently exceed expectations by providing their guests highly personalized, memorable experiences. They truly represent the upper echelon of the hospitality industry."

A total of 179 other hotels and 76 restaurants in California earned Four Diamond ratings. Four Diamond hotels and restaurants represent just 4.2 percent of the total, according to the Auto Club.

These are the Four and Five Diamond hotels and restaurants in California:

AAA Five Diamond hotels

Beverly Hills

• The Beverly Hills Hotel and Bungalows
• The Peninsula Beverly Hills

Carlsbad

• Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, Golf Club & Spa

Dana Point

• Monarch Beach Resort
• The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel

Laguna Beach

• Montage Laguna Beach

La Jolla

• The Lodge at Torrey Pines

Los Angeles

• Hotel Bel-Air (new listing)

Montecito

• Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara

Newport Beach

• The Resort at Pelican Hill

Oakhurst

• Château du Sureau

Ojai

• Ojai Valley Inn

Rancho Santa Fe

• Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa

San Diego

• Fairmont Grand Del Mar

San Francisco

• The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco

Truckee

• The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe

Westlake Village

• Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village

AAA Five Diamond restaurants

Beverly Hills

• The Belvedere

Healdsburg

• SingleThread Farm

Los Angeles

• Providence (new listing)

Los Gatos

• Manresa

Oakhurst

• Erna's Elderberry House Restaurant

Sacramento

• The Kitchen Restaurant

Saint Helena

• The Restaurant at Meadowood

San Diego

• Addison

San Francisco

• Benu
• Gary Danko
• Saison

Yountville

• The French Laundry

AAA Four Diamond hotels

Alpine

• Viejas Casino & Resort
• Willows Hotel & Spa

Anaheim

• Disneyland Hotel
• Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa

Arnold

• Arnold Black Bear Inn

Bakersfield

• The Padre Hotel

Berkeley

• Claremont Club & Spa, A Fairmont Hotel

Beverly Hills

• Beverly Wilshire A Four Seasons Hotel
• Montage Beverly Hills
• SLS Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Beverly Hills
• Viceroy L'Ermitage Beverly Hills
• Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills

Big Sur

• Ventana Big Sur, an Alila Hotel (new listing)

Bodega Bay

• Bodega Bay Lodge

Brooks

• Cache Creek Casino Resort

Burbank

• Hotel Amarano Burbank

Calistoga

• Calistoga Ranch, an Auberge Resort (new listing)

Carlsbad

• Cape Rey Carlsbad Beach, A Hilton Resort & Spa
• Solage

Capitola

• The Inn at Depot Hill

Carmel-by-the-Sea

• Carriage House Inn
• Tickle Pink Inn

Carmel Valley

• Bernardus Lodge & Spa
• Carmel Valley Ranch

Coronado

• Hotel Del Coronado, Curio Collection By Hilton
• Loews Coronado Bay Resort

Costa Mesa

• Avenue of the Arts Costa Mesa, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel

Cupertino

• Juniper Hotel Cupertino, Curio Collection by Hilton

Dana Point

• Blue Lantern Inn
• Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa

Death Valley National Park

• The Inn at Death Valley (new listing)

Del Mar

• L'Auberge Del Mar

East Palo Alto

• Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley at East Palo Alto

El Cajon

• Sycuan Casino Resort (new listing)

Ferndale

• Gingerbread Mansion Inn

Fish Camp

• Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite

Half Moon Bay

• Mill Rose Inn
• The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay

Healdsburg

• Honor Mansion A Resort Inn

Hollywood

• Loews Hollywood Hotel
• W Hollywood

Huntington Beach

• Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa
• Pasea Hotel & Spa (new listing)
• The Waterfront Beach Resort, A Hilton Hotel

Idyllwild

• The Grand Idyllwild Lodge

Indian Wells

• Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort & Spa
• Miramonte Indian Wells Resort & Spa, Curio Collection by Hilton
• Renaissance Indian Wells Resort & Spa

Laguna Beach

• Surf & Sand Resort
• The Ranch at Laguna Beach

La Jolla

• Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa
• Grand Colonial
• Hyatt Regency La Jolla At Aventine

Lake Arrowhead

• Lake Arrowhead Resort and Spa

La Quinta

• La Quinta Resort & Club, A Waldorf Astoria Resort

Lincoln

• Thunder Valley Casino Resort

Long Beach

• Hyatt Regency Long Beach

Los Angeles

• Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills
• InterContinental Los Angeles Century City
• InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown (new listing)
• JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE
• Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel
• Mr. C Beverly Hills
• Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza
• Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills
• The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles
• The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites

Los Olivos

• Fess Parker Wine Country Inn

Manhattan Beach

• Westdrift Manhattan Beach, Autograph Collection

Marina del Rey

• The Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey

Mendocino

• Brewery Gulch Inn
• Stanford Inn by the Sea Eco-Resort

Menlo Park

• Stanford Park Hotel

Monterey

• InterContinental The Clement Monterey
• Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa
• Portola Hotel & Spa

Napa

• Andaz Napa
• Archer Hotel Napa
• Carneros Resort and Spa (new listing)
• Silverado Resort and Spa
• The Meritage Resort and Spa
• The Westin Verasa Napa
• Vista Collina Resort (new listing)

Newport Beach

• Balboa Bay Resort
• Fashion Island Hotel
• Lido House, Autograph Collection
• Renaissance Newport Beach Hotel

Olympic Valley

• Resort at Squaw Creek

Oxnard

• Embassy Suites by Hilton Mandalay Beach Resort

Pala

• Pala Casino Spa and Resort

Palm Desert

• Hotel Paseo, Autograph Collection
• JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa

Palm Springs

• Kimpton Rowan Palm Springs
• The Willows Historic Palm Springs Inn

Palo Alto

• The Westin Palo Alto

Paso Robles

• Allegretto Vineyard Resort
• La Bellasera Hotel & Suites

Pebble Beach

• Casa Palmero
• The Inn at Spanish Bay
• The Lodge at Pebble Beach

Pismo Beach

• Dolphin Bay Resort & Spa

Placerville

• Eden Vale Inn

Pleasanton

• The Rose Hotel

Rancho Bernardo

• Rancho Bernardo Inn

Rancho Mirage

• Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa - Rancho Mirage
• The Ritz-Carlton, Rancho Mirage
• The Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort & Spa

Rancho Palos Verdes

• Terranea Resort

Redwood City

• Pullman San Francisco Bay Hotel

Riverside

• The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa

Rutherford

• Auberge du Soleil

Sacramento

• Hyatt Regency Sacramento
• Kimpton Sawyer Hotel
• The Westin Sacramento

Saint Helena

• Harvest Inn
• Meadowood Napa Valley

San Diego

• Andaz San Diego
• Hilton San Diego Bayfront
• InterContinental San Diego (new listing)
• Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego
• Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
• Omni San Diego Hotel
• Pacific Terrace Hotel
• THE US GRANT, A Luxury Collection Hotel, San Diego
• The Westgate Hotel
• The Westin San Diego
• The Westin San Diego Gaslamp Quarter

San Francisco

• Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco
• Grand Hyatt San Francisco
• Hotel Drisco
• Hotel Nikko San Francisco
• Hotel Vitale, a Joie de Vivre hotel
• Huntington Hotel
• InterContinental San Francisco
• JW Marriott San Francisco
• Loews Regency San Francisco
• Omni San Francisco Hotel
• Palace Hotel, A Luxury Collection
• Stanford Court Hotel
• Taj Campton Place
• The Argonaut
• The Fairmont San Francisco
• The St. Regis San Francisco
• The Westin St. Francis San Francisco on Union Square
• W San Francisco

San Gabriel

• Hilton Los Angeles/San Gabriel
• The Sheraton Los Angeles San Gabriel

San Jose

• Hotel Valencia Santana Row
• The Fairmont San Jose

Santa Barbara

• Harbor View Inn
• Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort
• Santa Barbara Inn
• Simpson House Inn
• The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara

Santa Monica

• JW Marriott Santa Monica Le Merigot
• Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel
• The Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows
• The Huntley Santa Monica Beach (new listing)
• Viceroy Santa Monica

Santa Rosa

• Vintners Resort

Santa Ynez

• Chumash Casino Resort & Spa
• Santa Ynez Inn

Solvang

• Hotel Corque
• The Ballard Inn

Sonoma

• MacArthur Place
• The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa

South Lake Tahoe

• The Landing

Summerland

• Inn on Summer Hill

Temecula

• Pechanga Resort Casino
• Ponte Vineyard Inn

Universal City

• Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City
• Sheraton Universal Hotel, at Universal Studios

West Hollywood

• Kimpton La Peer Hotel
• Sunset Marquis
• The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills

Westlake Village

• Westlake Village Inn

Yountville

• Bardessono Hotel & Spa
• Hotel Yountville (new listing)
• Napa Valley Lodge (new listing)

AAA Four Diamond restaurants

Alpine

• The Grove Steakhouse

Anaheim

• Napa Rose

Beverly Hills

• Cut by Wolfgang Puck
• Spago Beverly Hills
• The Blvd

Cabazon

• Cielo

Calabasas

• Saddle Peak Lodge

Carlsbad

• Argyle Steakhouse
• Vivace

Carmel-by-the-Sea

• Aubergine at L'Auberge

Dana Point

• Raya

Del Mar

• MARKET Restaurant + Bar (new listing)

East Palo Alto

• Quattro Restaurant & Bar

El Cajon

• Bull and Bourbon Steakhouse (new listing)

Forestville

• Farmhouse Restaurant

Fullerton

• The Cellar

Half Moon Bay

• Navio

Healdsburg

• Dry Creek Kitchen
• Madrona Manor Wine Country Inn & Restaurant

Laguna Beach

• Studio

La Jolla

• AR Valentien
• Donovan's Steak & Chop House
• George's At the Cove
• The Marine Room

Lincoln

• High Steaks Steakhouse

Los Angeles

• 71Above Restaurant & Skylounge (new listing)
• Culina Modern Italian
• Patina

Malibu

• Nobu Malibu

Monterey

• The Sardine Factory

Napa

• FARM at Carneros (new listing)
• La Toque

Newport Beach

• Marché Moderne (new listing)

Oakland

• Commis Restaurant

Ojai

• Olivella

Palm Springs

• Le Vallauris

Palo Alto

• Baume
• The Sea by Alexander’s Steakhouse

Pasadena

• The Raymond Restaurant

Rancho Bernardo

• Avant

Rancho Mirage

• The Steakhouse
• Wally's Desert Turtle

Rancho Santa Fe

• Mille Fleurs
• Veladora

Riverside

• Duane's Prime Steaks & Seafood

Sacramento

• The Firehouse Restaurant

San Diego

• Cowboy Star Restaurant and Butcher Shop
• Grant Grill
• Mister A's (Bertrand's at Mr. A's)

San Francisco

• Acquerello
• Alexander's Steakhouse
• Atelier Crenn
• Big 4 Restaurant
• Boulevard
• Campton Place Restaurant
• Coi
• Kusakabe
• La Folie
• Lazy Bear
• Lord Stanley
• Michael Mina
• Parallel 37
• Quince
• Sons & Daughters
• Spruce

Santa Barbara

• Angel Oak
• Bouchon

Santa Ynez

• Willows

Saratoga

• The Plumed Horse

Sausalito

• Murray Circle

Solvang

• The Gathering Table

Sonoma

• Santé

Temecula

• Great Oak Steakhouse

Vallejo

• Michael Warring (new listing)

Westlake Village

• ONYX Restaurant

Woodside

• The Village Pub