Eight of the recipients have received the Four Diamond Award(R) for twenty years or more, with five of them located in San Antonio and three in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. They include: The Westin Galleria, Dallas (21), The Westin Park Central Dallas (21), The Renaissance Worthington Hotel, Fort Worth (23), Hyatt Regency San Antonio (22), Marriott Riverwalk, San Antonio (24), Plaza San Antonio, A Marriott Hotel (25), Hilton Palacio del Rio, San Antonio (28), and La Mansion del Rio, San Antonio (28).
"The Four Diamond Award(R) is one of the lodging and restaurant industry's most prestigious honors. It recognizes establishments that have shown an ongoing commitment to superior service and exceptional standards of excellence during rigorous, unannounced inspections," said George L. Clarke, general manager of AAA Texas.
These area establishments join a select group of Four Diamond winners. Only 2.82 percent of the estimated 30,000 AAA Rated(R) lodgings and 3.87 percent of the estimated 14,000 restaurants are awarded Four Diamond designations each year.
The Four Diamond symbol will be included in each property's and restaurant's listing in the 2004 AAA Texas TourBook(R) guide. AAA's more than 45 million members depend upon TourBook guides to assist them with their travel-related decisions. An establishment's Diamond rating is often the deciding factor when members choose a lodging or restaurant.
More than 60 AAA/CAA tourism editors visit nearly 50,000 lodgings, campgrounds, restaurants, and attractions each year throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Tourism editors conduct unannounced evaluations of lodgings and restaurants, scrutinizing such areas as cleanliness, ambiance, amenities, and service.
AAA has included lodging information in its travel publications since the early 1900s. The association began rating hotels and other accommodations in 1963, adopting the current rating systems in 1977 in celebration of AAA's 75th anniversary. Evaluations and Diamond ratings of restaurants began in 1986.
AAA Texas, LLC, an affiliate of the AAA, has been serving Texans since 1902. Today, more than a million AAA Texas members benefit from the organization's roadside assistance, travel agency, insurance, financial products, automotive products, trip planning services, and traffic safety programs. Information about these products and services is available on AAA Texas' Web site at www.AAA-texas.com.
2004 Four Diamond Award(R)
Texas (Hotels)
Name Yrs. City
A. Barton Creek Resort & Club 8 Austin
B. Four Seasons Hotel 17 Austin
C. Hyatt Regency Austin 7 Austin
D. Omni Austin Hotel Downtown 11 Austin
E. The Driskill 4 Austin
F. Omni Corpus Christi Hotel - Bayfront Tow 4 Corpus Christi
G. Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre 16 Dallas
H. Hotel Crescent Court 2 Dallas
I. Hotel St. Germain 12 Dallas
J. Hotel ZaZa 1 Dallas
K. Hyatt Regency Dallas at Reunion 3 Dallas
L. Renaissance Dallas Hotel 1 Dallas
M. The Adolphus 11 Dallas
N. The Fairmont Dallas 4 Dallas
O. The Westin Galleria, Dallas 21 Dallas
P. The Westin Park Central Dallas 21 Dallas
Q. Omni Dallas Hotel at Parkwest 7 Farmers Branch
R. The Ashton Hotel 2 Fort Worth
S. The Renaissance Worthington Hotel 23 Fort Worth
T. The Westin Stonebriar Resort, North Dallas 1 Frisco
U. The San Luis Resort Spa & Conference Ctr 4 Galveston
V. Embassy Suites Outdoor World 1 Grapevine
W. Hilton DFW Lakes 1 Grapevine
X. Intercontinental Houston 1 Houston
Y. Renaissance Houston Hotel 2 Houston
Z. The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa 9 Houston
AA. The Westin Galleria, Houston 1 Houston
BB. The Westin Oaks, Houston 1 Houston
CC. The Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas 17 Irving
DD. Renaissance Dallas - Richardson Hotel 3 Richardson
EE. Adam's Mark San Antonio Riverwalk Hotel 6 San Antonio
FF. Hilton Palacio del Rio 28 San Antonio
GG. Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort 11 San Antonio
HH. Hyatt Regency San Antonio 22 San Antonio
II. La Mansion del Rio 28 San Antonio
JJ. Marriott Riverwalk 24 San Antonio
KK. Noble Inns - The Jackson House 3 San Antonio
LL. Omni San Antonio Hotel 8 San Antonio
MM. Plaza San Antonio, A Marriott Hotel 25 San Antonio
NN. San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter 15 San Antonio
OO. The Columns on Alamo 7 San Antonio
PP. The St. Anthony-A Wyndham Historic Hotel 1 San Antonio
QQ. The Westin La Cantera Resort 2 San Antonio
RR. Westin Riverwalk Hotel 1 San Antonio
(RESTAURANTS)
Name Yrs. City
1. Driskill Grill 2 Austin
2. Republic of Texas Bar & Grill 1 Corpus Christi
3. Abacus 3 Dallas
4. Ciudad D.F. 2 Dallas
5. Hotel St. Germain 4 Dallas
6. Nana 9 Dallas
7. Old Warsaw 9 Dallas
8. The Pyramid Grill 15 Dallas
9. The Steakhouse 1 Galveston
10. Brennan's of Houston 2 Houston
11. La Reserve 15 Houston
12. Quattro 2 Houston
13. The Remington Restaurant 2 Houston
14. Tony's 2 Houston
15. Bolo's Rotisserie - Grille 5 San Antonio
16. Fig Tree Restaurant 5 San Antonio
17. Francesca's at Sunset 2 San Antonio
18. Las Canarias Restaurant 5 San Antonio
19. Polo's
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