AAA Four Diamond Properties Announced
AAA Four Diamond Properties Announced
AAA Western and Central New York is proud to announce its new list of AAA Four Diamond hotels and restaurants. The AAA Diamond Program looks a bit different this year as inspections were on hold for most of 2020 due to COVID-19.
AAA is thrilled to announce that a new property has been appointed in Waterloo! AAA is pleased to welcome Del Lago Resort & Casino to its list of outstanding Four Diamond hotels – it is one of only 50 new Four Diamond hotels this year.
AAA Four Diamond hotels recognized in Western and Central New York include:
| AURORA Aurora Inn (2005) E. B. Morgan House (2010) Rowland House (2015) BUFFALO The Mansion on Delaware Avenue (2003) The Westin Hotel Buffalo (2017) CANANDAIGUA 1795 Acorn Inn Bed and Breakfast (1996) CLAYTON 1000 Islands Harbor Hotel (2015) ITHACA The Statler Hotel at Cornell University (2010) NIAGARA FALLS Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino (2006) |
PITTSFORD The Del Monte Lodge, A Renaissance Hotel & Spa (2010) SALAMANCA Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino (2009) SKANEATELES Mirbeau Inn & Spa (2004) SYRACUSE Marriott Syracuse Downtown (2017) VERONA The Lodge at Turning Stone (2005) The Tower Hotel at Turning Stone Resort (2006) WATERLOO Del Lago Resort & Casino (2020)* WATKINS GLEN Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel (2010) |
The year next to the property name indicates the first year it received a current, consecutively maintained Diamond designation.
Two restaurants in the Western and Central New York region have retained the prestigious distinction of Four Diamond status: Oliver’s Restaurant, Buffalo (2017) and Wildflowers at Turning Stone Resort Casino (2006).
“2020 was a challenging year in the tourism industry,” said Carol DiOrio, vice president of travel at AAA WCNY. “These outstanding properties should be commended for their efforts to provide exceptional service and cleanliness to their guests. AAA Four Diamond hotels and restaurants go above and beyond, delivering memorable experiences.”
Hotels and restaurants must meet AAA’s high standards of cleanliness, comfort and hospitality to be part of the esteemed AAA Diamond Program, which includes Approved, Three Diamond, Four Diamond or Five Diamond. In the upper echelon, there are just 182 Five Diamonds (119 hotels and 63 restaurants) and 2,354 Four Diamonds (1,731 hotels and 623 restaurants). Out of 53,000 AAA Diamond designated hotels and restaurants across North America, only 0.3% have earned the coveted Five Diamond designation and 4.4% have achieved Four Diamond status.
Travelers can find AAA Diamond hotels and restaurants and inspector insight in AAA’s trip planning products: AAA Mobile app, AAA Travel Guides, TripTik Travel Planner and the AAA TourBook guides available to members at AAA offices. For more information, visit AAA.com/Diamonds.