Austin Hotels and Restaurants Receive Coveted AAA Four Diamond Rating for 2003
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 1, 2003--Five hotels and one Austin area restaurant have been chosen to receive AAA's prestigious Four Diamond Award for 2003, according to AAA Texas. (See table for list of recipients.)
The Driskill Grill restaurant received its first AAA Four Diamond Award and The Omni Austin Hotel Downtown, Austin, received its AAA Four Diamond Award for 10 years.
The awards were hosted and presented at an evening reception at The Four Seasons Hotel, 98 San Jacinto Blvd., another AAA Four Diamond Award winner.
"The AAA Four Diamond Award 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 Rhonda Wilson, area manager for AAA Texas, Austin. "These winners consistently deliver incomparable service, complete with first class amenities and impressive surroundings."
These establishments join a select group of Four Diamond winners. Only 2.84 percent of the estimated 30,000 AAA-Rated lodgings and 3.87 percent of the estimated 14,000 AAA-Rated restaurants are awarded Four Diamond designations each year.
The Four Diamond rating will be included in each hotel's and restaurant's listing in the 2003 AAA Texas TourBook(R) guide. AAA's nearly 46 million members depend on TourBook(R) guides to assist them with their travel-related plans. An establishment's Diamond rating is often the deciding factor when members choose a lodging or restaurant.
Each year, more than 60 AAA/CAA tourism editors visit nearly 70,000 lodgings, campgrounds, restaurants and attractions 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. Upon completion of a rigorous and thorough AAA inspection, the establishment is assigned a rating of One to Five Diamonds. AAA began rating properties in 1963 and adopted the Diamond rating system in 1977.
2003 AAA Four Diamond Winners
Austin Hotels & Restaurants
Name Yrs. City
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Four Seasons Hotel 16 Austin
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown 10 Austin
Hyatt Regency Austin 6 Austin
The Driskill 3 Austin
Barton Creek Resort & Club 7 Austin
2003 AAA Four Diamond Restaurants
Name Yrs. City
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Driskill Grill 1 Austin
Date Listed: April 2, 2003
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