Houston Named on AAA Four and Five Diamond List for 2013
AAA Texas has announced 95 hotels and 35 restaurants in the Lone Star State that earned the Four or Five Diamond Rating during the past 12 months. The AAA Four and Five Diamond Ratings are the travel authority’s highest designations for hotels and restaurants.
AAA Four and Five Diamond hotels are refined and stylish with upscale physical attributes. They offer guests personalized attention and extensive amenities in a luxurious setting. Area hotels receiving the AAA Four or Five Diamond Rating include:
Texas – 5 Diamond Hotels
Dallas
- The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas (2009)
Houston
- Four Seasons Hotel Houston (2010)
- The St. Regis Houston (2011)
Irving
- Four Seasons Resort and Club (2003)
Texas – 4 Diamond Hotels
Austin
- Barton Creek Resort & Spa (1996)
- Four Seasons Hotel (1987)
- Hilton Austin (2004)
- Hyatt Regency Austin (1997)
- Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort and Spa (2007)
- InterContinental Stephen F. Austin Hotel (2009)
- Omni Austin Hotel Downtown (1993)
- Omni Austin Hotel Southpark (2004)
- Renaissance Austin Hotel (2004)
- The AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center (2011)
- The Driskill (2000)
- W Austin (2011)
- Westin Austin at the Domain (2011)
Dallas
- Dallas Marriott City Center (2007)
- Hilton Anatole Dallas (2010)
- Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre (1988)
- Hilton Dallas Park Cities (2006)
- Hotel Palomar (2007)
- Hotel St. Germain (1992)
- Hotel ZaZa (2003)
- Renaissance Dallas Hotel (2003)
- Rosewood Crescent Hotel (2002)
- Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek (2012)
- Sheraton Dallas Hotel (2012)
- The Adolphus (1993)
- The Fairmont Dallas (2000)
- The Luxe Stoneleigh Hotel and Spa (2009)
- The Westin Galleria, Dallas (1984)
- W Dallas Victory Hotel & Residences (2011)
- Warwick Melrose Hotel Dallas (2006)
Galveston
- Hilton Galveston Island Resort (2008)
- Hotel Galvez and Spa – A Wyndham Grand Hotel (2004)
- Moody Gardens Hotel, Spa and Convention Center (2004)
- The San Luis Resort Spa & Conference Center (2000)
Houston
- Hilton Americas – Houston (2005)
- Hilton Houston Post Oak (2005)
- Hotel Icon Houston (2005)
- Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District (2008)
- Hyatt Regency Houston (2010)
- Inn at the Ballpark (2011)
- JW Marriott Houston (2009)
- Omni Houston Hotel (2006)
- Omni Houston Hotel Westside (2006)
- Renaissance Houston Greenway Plaza Hotel (2002)
- Royal Sonesta Hotel Houston (2003)
- The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa (1995)
- The Magnolia Hotel (2010)
- The Westin Galleria, Houston (2003)
- Westin Houston Memorial City (2011)
- Westin Oaks Houston at the Galleria (2011)
Restaurants at this rating level offer a distinctive fine dining experience. They feature highly creative chefs, complex menus, fresh top-quality ingredients and knowledgeable staff. Area restaurants receiving the AAA Four or Five Diamond Rating include:
(XXXX) indicates year establishment first received current, consecutively maintained Diamond Rating.
Four and Five Diamond hotels and restaurants are committed to providing every guest with a personalized experience and attentive service in comfortable, high quality surroundings,” said AAA Texas Vice President Branch Operations, Rhonda Wilson. “These establishments consistently exceed the expectations of the most discriminating traveler – the AAA inspector. We are proud to have these dedicated businesses in our region.”
ollectively visiting some 1,200 hotels and restaurants every week, AAA inspectors are in a unique position to identify emerging trends in the hospitality industry. Inspectors have observed hotels and restaurants using increasingly personalized approaches to enhance guest comfort and satisfaction.
Experienced, highly qualified staff are required to provide the custom service today’s upscale hotel guest expects. Larger hotels, faced with the difficulties of responding to individual needs, often restructure their approach. Many use the immediacy of social media to augment the experience as travelers research, book and talk about their stay.
AAA rates more properties than any other rating entity. It is the only rating system that covers the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean and the only rating system that conducts professional, on-site evaluations using published guidelines weighted by member priorities.
AAA Approved and Diamond Rated hotel and restaurant listings can be found in the downloadable eTourBook® guides and AAA Mobile® app for tablets and smartphones, the TripTik® Travel Planner and Travel Guides on AAA.com, and AAA TourBook® guides available at AAA and CAA offices. Travelers can access information about AAA inspections and Diamond Ratings at AAA.com/Diamonds.
