-- Four Seasons Hotel Houston -- 13 years
-- The St. Regis Hotel -- 7 years (located in Houston)
-- The Dallas Mansion on Turtle Creek -- 17 years (located in Dallas)
-- Four Seasons Resort and Club -- 5 years (located in Irving)
The only restaurant receiving the AAA Five Diamond distinction in the state
is The French Room located in the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas, Texas. The
French Room has maintained its distinction for 19 years.
"These five winners receiving Five Diamond status are part of a select
group," said Mark Bell, general manager for AAA Texas. "Only 0.27 percent
or less than one percent of the nearly 60,000 establishments rated receives
this prestigious designation."
The five establishments selected are being recognized at a luncheon at the
St. Regis Hotel in Houston today.
The total 160 AAA Five Diamond Award winners for 2008 include 100 lodgings
and 60 restaurants across the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the
Caribbean.
To become AAA Approved and Diamond rated, hotels and restaurants undergo a
thorough inspection by one of AAA's 65 full-time, highly trained
professional evaluators. Five Diamond establishments complete a more
extensive review that includes a series of inspections and final committee
review. Some 60,000 hotels and restaurants will be listed in the 2008
TourBook® guides, in print and on www.aaa.com, where the Diamond ratings
are published.
AAA first started listing accommodation information in its travel
publications in the early 1900s. In 1937, the first field inspectors were
hired to inspect hotels, motels, and restaurants. In 1963, AAA began to
rate all accommodations as good, very good, excellent or outstanding. The
current one-to-five diamond rating system was introduced in 1977 and
continues to be recognized as the trusted leader of quality ratings for
North American restaurants and lodgings.
AAA Texas, a member of the American Automobile Association federation of
motor clubs, has been serving Texans since 1902. Today, more than a
million AAA Texas' members benefit by the organization's roadside
assistance service, travel agency, financial products, automotive pricing,
buying and financing, trip planning services, and traffic safety programs.
Information about these products and services is available on AAA Texas'
web site at www.aaa.com.
Contact Information: Contact: Rose Rougeau 1.800.888.5521 ext. 6552