Paula Wolfson, wtop.com
WASHINGTON – More than two dozen hotels and restaurants in the area have new bragging rights.
Of all the establishments in North America rated by , they are among the best of the best.
Among those winning the top status for 2012 — the Five Diamond Award — are the following:
- The Inn at Little Washington Dining Room, Washington, Va. (Longest running on the Five Diamond list at 24 consecutive years)
- The Four Seasons Hotel, Washington, D.C.
- The Inn at Little Washington, Washington, Va.
- The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C.
- CityZen Restaurant, Washington, D.C.
Five Diamond winners make up just 0.03 percent of the establishments rated by AAA throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.
Right behind — representing just 3.8 percent — are the Four Diamond Award winners. They include the following:
- The Hay-Adams
- The Fairmont
- The Morrison House – A Kimpton Hotel
- The Willard InterContinental
- The Hyatt Regency Reston
- Lansdowne Resort
- The Mayflower, A Renaissance Hotel
- The Ritz-Carlton Tysons
- Westfields Marriott
- Middleton Inn
- Omni Shoreham Hotel
- The Park Hyatt
- St. Regis
- Westin Alexandria
- The Fairfax at Embassy Row
- Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center on the Potomac, National Harbor
- Bourbon Steak Restaurant, D.C.
- Adour Restaurant, D.C.
- Volt Restaurant, Frederick, D.C.
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