Every year, AAA Western and Central New York honors local properties that achieved Four Diamond designation! Three restaurants in the Western and Central New York region have been awarded the prestigious distinction. Restaurants at this level, just 2.3% of the more than 30,000 AAA Diamond restaurant listings, feature distinctive fine dining, well-served amid upscale ambience. 

 

Restaurants recognized in the AAA Western and Central New York region include:

The year next to the property name indicates the first year it received a current, and consecutively maintained, Diamond designation.

Oliver’s Restaurant - Buffalo (2017)

 

The Kitchen, Pittsford - Rochester (2017)
 

Wildflowers at Turning Stone Resort Casino - Verona (2006)

 

Seventeen hotels in the Western and Central New York region have been awarded the prestigious distinction. Hotels at this level, which include just 6.5% of the nearly 27,000 AAA Diamond lodgings, are noted for their upscale style and amenities enhanced with the right touch of service. 

 

Hotels recognized in the AAA Western and Central New York region include the following:

The year next to the property name indicates the first year it received a current, and consecutively maintained, Diamond designation.

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)

 

GENEVA

Geneva On The Lake (2001)

 

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 Resort Casino (2005) 

 

 

The Tower Hotel at Turning Stone Resort Casino (2006) 

WATKINS GLEN

Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel (2010)
 

AAA Diamond Program History
For more than 80 years, AAA has conducted professional, in-person property inspections and published the results for member travelers. To ensure a typical guest experience, hotels and restaurants aren’t told in advance when inspectors are coming. To be included in the AAA Diamond Program, properties must pass the unannounced, on-site evaluation. 

Furthermore, the inspectors use AAA’s comprehensive Requirements & Diamond Guidelines for hotels and restaurants serve as the blueprint for properties to earn Diamonds. AAA Diamonds give travelers a reliable way to find hotels and restaurants that meet AAA’s quality standards and provide the type of experience appropriate for their needs.

 

In January 2020, AAA unveiled the new AAA Diamond Program, replacing ratings with designations to distinguish its professional content from user ratings. Hotels and restaurants must meet AAA’s high standards of cleanliness, comfort and hospitality to be part of the esteemed AAA Diamond Program, then they are assigned a designation of either: Approved, Three Diamond, Four Diamond or Five Diamond. 

 

 

More Diamonds indicate more elaborate surroundings and attention from service staff. AAA’s professional inspectors are experienced, industry experts working on behalf of travelers. They evaluate some 60,000 properties in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean, including nearly 27,000 hotels and more than 30,000 restaurants.