AAA’S 2007 Four and Five Diamond Awards Recognize Arizona’s Finest Lodging and Restaurants

(Phoenix, AZ, October 30, 2006) Breathtaking desert views, stunning golf courses, luxurious spas and Native American-inspired gourmet fare are just some of the features luring visitors to Arizona resorts and restaurants. This year, AAA awards 63 Arizona hotels and restaurants with Four Diamond status while nine hotels and restaurants earn the most coveted AAA distinction, Five Diamonds. These properties will be recognized at the Diamond Reception and Awards Luncheon on Thursday, Nov. 2, at The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, a Four Diamond recipient.

AAA’s Four and Five Diamond Awards recognize North America’s finest accommodations and restaurants for their exceptional quality, outstanding customer service and first-class amenities. This year’s Five Diamond Winners represent less than one quarter of one percent of the 60,000 properties AAA evaluated throughout North America.

“Service is what distinguishes Four and Five Diamond facilities,” says Jim Prueter, AAA Vice President of Travel. “Anticipating a guest’s need before the guest expresses—or even realizes—that need, greeting the guest by name, quickly answering the phone—all these things make a visit more pleasurable and more memorable.”

Here’s what’s new this year:

New Five Diamond Restaurant:

• Kai at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort and Spa in Chandler

New Four Diamond Restaurants:

• Latitude 30 at The Pointe South Mountain Resort in Phoenix

• Lon's at the Hermosa Inn in Paradise Valley

• Windows on the Green at The Phoenician in Scottsdale

New Four Diamond Lodgings:

• Calleo Resort & Spa, A Kimpton Hotel in Scottsdale

• Hotel Valley Ho in Scottsdale

• Radisson Fort McDowell Resort & Casino in Scottsdale

• Sedona Rouge Hotel & Spa

• The Lodge at Sedona - A Luxury Bed & Breakfast Inn

AAA first started listing accommodations information in its travel publications in the early 1900s. In 1937 AAA began inspecting hotels, motels and restaurants – rating them as good, very good, excellent or outstanding. In 1977, AAA introduced the five-level Diamond Rating System, which is widely recognized as a leading benchmark of quality ratings for North American restaurants and lodgings.

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RJ Wachal, Owner LODGE at SEDONA A Luxury Bed and Breakfast Inn 125 Kallof Place, Sedona, Arizona 86336 Reservations: 800 619 4467   Awarded Best B&B's in Arizona - Phoenix Magazine Top 10 Inns in America - Forbes.com Select Registry - Distinctive Inns of North America Small Elegant Hotels

"Romance and intrigue, comfort and luxury, beauty and character, escape and adventure.. the LODGE at SEDONA has it all"...AZ Daily News

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