Rochester's Royal Park Receives AAA Four Diamond Hotel Rating

The Royal Park Hotel was named among AAA's four-diamond lodgings for 2012, according to a list released Friday.

The downtown hotel joins 13 other Michigan hotels and six restaurants to receive the automotive association's second-highest rating.

No Michigan establishments received a five-diamond ranking for 2012.

The Royal Park has been diamond-ranked by AAA since 2006.

"We are thrilled to have been selected for a AAA four-diamond award for the seventh consecutive year," said Jay Haratsis, the hotel's manager. "This award is a testament to the dedication, effort and commitment of every member of the Royal Park family in ensuring that the quality levels that each guest receives is of the highest order.”

AAA's diamond rating system evaluates lodgings and restaurants using trained inspectors. Cleanliness, comfort and security of lodgings are rated during an unannounced inspection.

A full list of ratings of AAA-approved restaurants and lodgings can be found at aaa.com/travel.

Other 2012 four-diamond hotels in Michigan include:

• The Townsend Hotel in Birmingham
• The Henry Hotel and the Dearborn Inn in Dearborn
• The MGM Grand, MotorCity Casino Hotel and Westin Book Cadillac in Detroit
• The Amway Grand Plaza Hotel and JW Marriott in Grand Rapids
• The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island
• Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort in Mount Pleasant
• The Inn at St. John's in Plymouth
• The Westin Detroit Metrolitan Airport Hotel in Romulus
• The Westin Southfield Detroit in Southfield.

Four-diamond restaurants in Michigan include Cortina Cafe in Farmington Hills; Cygnus 27 at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids; The Lark in West Bloomfield; Iridescence at Motor City Casino and SaltWater at MGM Grand in Detroit; and the Rugby Grille at the Townsend Hotel in Birmingham.