AAA Announces New Four and Five Diamond Hotels, Restaurants

Image: One&Only Mandarina Private Villa (Photo Credit: Villas of Distinction)
Image: One&Only Mandarina Private Villa (Photo Credit: Villas of Distinction)
Noreen Kompanik
by Noreen Kompanik
Last updated: 12:40 PM ET, Mon August 31, 2026

Two new resorts in Mexico and a Nashville restaurant have just received the highest designation in the AAA Diamond Program, along with three hotels and three restaurants earning AAA Four Diamonds.

Since 1937, AAA inspectors have visited hotels and restaurants throughout North America, the Caribbean and Costa Rica unannounced, conducting in-person property evaluations to objectively verify the 4 Cs of AAA Diamonds: Cleanliness, Comfort, Cuisine and Consistency.

New AAA Five Diamond Hotels include:

  • One&Only Mandarina | El Monteon, Nayarit, Mexico
  • Rosewood Mandarina | El Monteon, Nayarit, Mexico  

New AAA Five Diamond Restaurant:

The Catbird Seat | Nashville, Tennessee  

New AAA Four Diamond Hotels include:

  • Mystic Lake Casino Hotel | Prior Lake, Minnesota 
  • Sun Valley Lodge | Sun Valley, Idaho 
  • The Crescent at Turning Stone | Verona, New York  

New AAA Four Diamond Restaurants include:

  • Kasama | Chicago, Illinois
  • Moxi | San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico
  • The Penrose Room | Colorado Springs, Colorado 

To date, AAA reports there are roughly 145 Five Diamond hotels and 65 Five Diamond restaurants and close to 1,750 Four Diamond hotels and 500 Four Diamond restaurants.

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