AAA Arizona‘s 2016 list of Arizona Five and Four Diamond recipients is hot off the press. This year, six properties celebrate a prestigious Five Diamond status, while 65 properties earned the Four Diamond award. The AAA Four and Five Diamond award is one of the most sought-after symbols in the food and hospitality industries.
Two new properties were added to the list this year: The Amara Resort and Spa, a Kimpton Hotel in Sedona, earned AAA Four Diamond honors, while The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain in Marana, celebrates being the first AAA Five Diamond property in Southern Arizona. The last Arizona property to receive a AAA Five Diamond designation was The Canyon Suites at The Phoenician in 2007.
Here is the complete list of 71 Arizona establishments that earned the AAA Five or Four Diamond designation for 2016:
Carefree
Boulders Resort and Spa, Curio Collection by Hilton -- Four Diamonds
Cave Creek
Binkley's Restaurant -- Four Diamonds
Chandler
Kai' -- Five Diamonds
Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort and Spa -- Four Diamonds
Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino -- Four Diamonds
Flagstaff
Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort -- Four Diamonds
Glendale
Renaissance Glendale Hotel and Spa -- Four Diamonds
Laveen
Vee Quiva Hotel and Casino -- Four Diamonds
Litchfield Park
The Wigwam -- Four Diamonds
Marana
The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain -- Five Diamonds
CORE Kitchen & Wine Bar -- Four Diamonds
Oro Valley
Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Golf and Tennis Resort -- Four Diamonds
Paradise Valley
Elements -- Four Diamonds
LON's at the Hermosa -- Four Diamonds
Omni Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Montelucia -- Four Diamonds
Prado -- Four Diamonds
Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain Resort and Spa -- Four Diamonds
Phoenix
Arizona Biltmore, a Waldorf Astoria Resort -- Four Diamonds
Arizona Grand Resort and Spa -- Four Diamonds
Different Pointe of View -- Four Diamonds
Hotel Palomar Phoenix- CityScape, a Kimpton Hotel -- Four Diamonds
JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort and Spa -- Four Diamonds
Quiessence at The Farm -- Four Diamonds
Royal Palms Resort and Spa -- Four Diamonds
Sheraton Grand Phoenix -- Four Diamonds
T. Cook's -- Four Diamonds
The Westin Phoenix Downtown -- Four Diamonds
Wright's at the Biltmore -- Four Diamonds
Scottsdale
Fairmont Scottsdale Princess -- Five Diamonds
Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North -- Five Diamonds
The Canyon Suites at The Phoenician -- Five Diamonds
The Phoenician -- Five Diamonds
BLT Steak -- Four Diamonds
Bourbon Steak -- Four Diamonds
Deseo -- Four Diamonds
DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Hotel Paradise Valley-Scottsdale -- Four Diamonds
Firesky Resort and Spa, a Kimpton Hotel -- Four Diamonds
Hilton Scottsdale Resort and Villas -- Four Diamonds
Hotel Valley Ho -- Four Diamonds
Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch -- Four Diamonds
J & G Steakhouse -- Four Diamonds
JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort and Spa -- Four Diamonds
Posh Improvisational Cuisine -- Four Diamonds
SASSI -- Four Diamonds
Scottsdale Marriott at McDowell Mountains -- Four Diamonds
Talavera -- Four Diamonds
Talking Stick Resort -- Four Diamonds
The Scottsdale Resort and McCormick Ranch -- Four Diamonds
The Westin Kierland Resort and Spa -- Four Diamonds
The Westin Kierland Villas -- Four Diamonds
W Scottsdale Hotel -- Four Diamonds
We-Ko-Pa Resort and Conference Center -- Four Diamonds
Sedona
Adobe Grand Villas -- Four Diamonds
Amara Resort and Spa, a Kimpton Hotel -- Four Diamonds
Che-Ah-Chi -- Four Diamonds
El Portal Sedona Hotel -- Four Diamonds
Enchantment Resort and Mii amo Spa -- Four Diamonds
L'Auberge de Sedona -- Four Diamonds
L'Auberge Restaurant on Oak Creek -- Four Diamonds
Tempe
Tempe Mission Palms -- Four Diamonds
Tucson
Arizona Inn -- Four Diamonds
Casino del Sol Resort -- Four Diamonds
GOLD -- Four Diamonds
JW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass Resort and Spa -- Four Diamonds
Loews Ventana Canyon -- Four Diamonds
Main Dining Room at the Arizona Inn -- Four Diamonds
Primo -- Four Diamonds
The Grill at Hacienda del Sol -- Four Diamonds
The Lodge at Ventana Canyon -- Four Diamonds
The Westin La Paloma Resort and Spa -- Four Diamonds
Westward Look Wyndham Grand Resort and Spa
The Diamond Rating System is the only system that covers the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. Annually, AAA evaluates more than 58,000 lodging establishments and restaurants and rates them on a scale of One to Five Diamonds.
AAA is the largest leisure travel agency in North America. To learn more about the AAA Diamond Award program, visit http://AAA.com/Diamonds.
