San Diego Hotels, Restaurants Earn AAA Four, Five Diamond Ratings

SAN DIEGO — Four hotels and one restaurant in San Diego County have once again earned AAA's coveted Five Diamond designation – a list that includes just 119 hotels and 67 restaurants nationwide.

The hotels that earn a Five Diamond designation, formerly known as rating, undergo in-person inspections, anonymous overnight stays 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 receive the Five Diamond designation.

Of the 186 hotels and restaurants, 17 are located throughout Southern California and five are located in San Diego County. The San Diego area hotels and restaurant that earned Five Diamond designations are Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, Golf Club & Spa in Carlsbad; The Lodge at Torrey Pines in La Jolla; Rancho Valencia Resort and Spa in Rancho Santa Fe; Fairmont Grand Del Mar in San Diego; and Addison in San Diego.

"The AAA Five Diamond designation reflects the hotels that offer world-class luxury, amenities and indulgence and restaurants that offer leading-edge cuisine and preparation with extraordinary guest service," said Patricia Marenco, the Auto Club's approved accommodations supervisor. "The Auto Club congratulates Southern California's AAA Five Diamond establishments which are the 'best of the best' of the AAA Diamond Program."

A total of 23 other hotels and 15 restaurants in the county earned Four Diamond ratings. Sycuan Casino Resort in El Cajon and InterContinental San Diego, as well as MARKET Restaurant + Bar in Del Mar and Bull and Bourbon Steakhouse in El Cajon received their first AAA Four Diamond designation.

These are the Four and Five Diamond hotels and restaurants in San Diego County:

AAA Five Diamond hotels

Carlsbad

• Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, Golf Club & Spa

La Jolla

• The Lodge at Torrey Pines

Rancho Santa Fe

• Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa

San Diego

• Fairmont Grand Del Mar

AAA Five Diamond restaurants

San Diego

• Addison

AAA Four Diamond hotels

Alpine

• Viejas Casino & Resort
• Willows Hotel & Spa

Carlsbad

• Cape Rey Carlsbad Beach, A Hilton Resort & Spa

Coronado

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

Del Mar

• L'Auberge Del Mar

El Cajon

• Sycuan Casino Resort

La Jolla

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

Pala

• Pala Casino Spa and Resort

Rancho Bernardo

• Rancho Bernardo Inn

San Diego

• Andaz San Diego
• Hilton San Diego Bayfront
• InterContinental San Diego
• 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

AAA Four Diamond restaurants

Alpine

• The Grove Steakhouse

Carlsbad

• Argyle Steakhouse
• Vivace

Del Mar

• MARKET Restaurant + Bar

El Cajon

• Bull and Bourbon Steakhouse

La Jolla

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

Rancho Bernardo

• Avant

Rancho Santa Fe

• Mille Fleurs
• Veladora

San Diego

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