AAA Awards New Five Diamond Hotel Designation

Image: Guest checking in at a hotel front desk. (Photo Credit: Adobe Stock/Charlie's)
Image: Guest checking in at a hotel front desk. (Photo Credit: Adobe Stock/Charlie's)
Noreen Kompanik
by Noreen Kompanik
Last updated: 12:25 PM ET, Tue July 1, 2025

AAA Five Diamonds are the highest coveted designation a property can receive. And two hotels in Pennsylvania and one in Florida are the newest properties with this earmark, representing less than one percent of the nearly 23,000 AAA Diamond lodgings boasting Five Diamonds.

In June, nine hotels and eight restaurants received AAA Four Diamonds for their upscale amenities and fine dining.

New AAA Five Diamond Hotels:

  • The Chateau at Nemacolin | Farmington, Pennsylvania 
  • The Grand Lodge at Nemacolin | Farmington, Pennsylvania 
  • The St. Regis Longboat Key Resort | Longboat Key, Florida

New AAA Four Diamond Hotels: 

  • Concorde Hotel New York | New York, New York 
  • Firefall Ranch at Yosemite | Groveland, California 
  • Gran Hotel Ciudad de Mexico| Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
  • Hotel Alexander | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
  • Legacy Hotel Green Bay | Green Bay, Wisconsin 
  • Marriott Miches Beach, An All-Inclusive Resort | El Seibo, Dominican Republic
  • The Belgrove Resort & Spa West Palm Beach, Autograph Collection | West Palm Beach, Florida 
  • The Olive Ann Hotel, Grand Forks, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel | Grand Forks, North Dakota
  • Viceroy Los Cabos | San Jose Del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico  

New AAA Four Diamond Restaurants:

  • Angler | San Francisco, California
  • Bamboo at Tortuga Bay | Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
  • Khâluna | Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • La Mar Cocina Peruana Bellevue | Bellevue, Washington
  • Stage Left Steak – Catherine Lombardi | New Brunswick, New Jersey
  • The Brasserie | George Town, Grand Cayman
  • THE RANCH Restaurant | Anaheim, California 
  • Votum | Hood River, Oregon

    Diamond lists are updated monthly as AAA Inspectors visit hotels and restaurants across North America, the Caribbean and Costa Rica unannounced to objectively verify the 4 Cs of AAA Diamonds: cleanliness, comfort, cuisine, and consistency. 


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