AAA Anounces 2015 Five and Four Diamond Award Winners for Mountain Inns and Restaurants

AAA has announced its 2015 Five and Four Diamond Award winners for Hotels and Restaurants.  AAA reviews nearly 30,000 restaurants, but just 0.2 percent make the AAA Five Diamond list. This exclusive group represents just 0.3 percent of the more than 58,000 AAA/CAA Approved and Diamond Rated hotels and restaurants.

Four Diamond Hotels include Asheville's 1889 WhiteGate Inn and Cottage, 1900 Inn on Montford, Abbington Green Bed and Breakfast Inn, Albemarle Inn, Biltmore Village Inn, Grand Bohemian Hotel Asheville, Hilton Asheville Biltmore Park, Inn on Biltmore Estate, and The Omni Grove Park Inn; Boone’s The Lovill House Inn in Boone; Cashier's Innisfree Inn By-The-Lake;  Highland's Old Edwards Inn and Spa.

Four Diamond Restaurants include Asheville's Vue 1913; Boone's Gamekeeper Restaurant and Bar;  Highland's Madison's Restaurant and Wine Garden.

“Attaining the Five Diamond Rating is an impressive accomplishment and a point of great pride for these top hotels and restaurants,” said Michael Petrone, director, AAA Inspections & Diamond Ratings. . “Five Diamond establishments stand apart by redefining personalized service, using creativity to enhance guest comfort and providing memorable experiences.” 

Candidates for the rating undergo multiple unannounced evaluations and a final decision by a panel of experts. Inspectors meticulously evaluate guest services and physical attributes, closely examining the level of competence, refinement and hospitality, from reservations to checkout for hotels and from seating to presentation for restaurants. 

For more information about Diamond Ratings and the complete Five Diamond hotel and restaurant lists, visit AAA.com/Diamonds.