2008 AAA Diamond Award Winners
Colorful Colorado now boasts an extra jewel in its cache of fine dining establishments and accommodations. The Penrose Room at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs is the first Colorado restaurant to achieve the distinction of the AAA Five Diamond Award.
The Penrose Room is among only 60 restaurants nationwide to receive this exclusive five-diamond designation, out of 60,000 AAA-rated restaurants and hotels across the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.
Here is a look at all the four and five diamond recipients in Colorado:
5 Diamond Hotels
| Aspen |
The Little Nell |
| Beaver Creek |
The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch |
| Colorado Springs |
The Broadmoor |
5 Diamond Restaurants
Colorado Springs |
The Penrose Room |
4 Diamond Hotels
| Aspen |
Hotel Jerome |
| Aspen |
St. Regis Resort, Aspen |
| Beaver Creek |
Beaver Creek Lodge |
| Beaver Creek |
Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort and Spa |
| Broomfield |
Omni Interlocken Resort |
| Broomfield |
Renaissance Boulder Suites Hotel at Flatiron |
| Colorado Springs |
Antlers Hilton |
| Colorado Springs |
Cheyenne Mountain Resort |
| Colorado Springs |
Old Town GuestHouse |
| Deckers |
Lost Valley Ranch |
| Denver |
Brown Palace Hotel & Spa |
| Denver |
Grand Hyatt Denver |
| Denver |
Hotel Monaco Denver |
| Denver |
Hotel Teatro |
| Denver |
Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center |
| Denver |
JW Marriott Denver At Cherry Creek |
| Denver |
The Westin Tabor Center Denver |
| Durango |
Apple Orchard Inn |
| Durango |
General Palmer Hotel |
| Edwards |
The Lodge & Spa at Cordillera |
| Englewood |
The Inverness Hotel and Conference Center |
| Glendale |
Loews Denver Hotel |
| Keystone |
Keystone Lodge & Spa |
| Manitou Springs |
The Cliff House at Pikes Peak |
| Manitou Springs |
Rockledge Country Inn |
| Steamboat Springs |
Steamboat Grand Resort Hotel & Conference Center |
| Telluride |
Fairmont Heritage Place Franz Klammer Lodge |
| Vail |
Vail Marriott Mountain Resort & Spa |
| Vail |
The Lodge at Vail, A RockResort |
| Vail |
Vail Cascade Resort & Spa |
| Westminster |
The Westin Westminster |
4 Diamond Restaurants
| Aspen |
Montagna |
| Aspen |
Syzygy |
| Beaver Creek |
Grouse Mountain Grill |
| Beaver Creek |
Mirabelle at Beaver Creek |
| Boulder |
The Flagstaff House Restaurant |
| Colorado Springs |
Charles Court |
| Colorado Springs |
Summit |
| Denver |
Palace Arms |
| Denver |
Restaurant Kevin Taylor |
| Durango |
Chez Grand-mere |
| Keystone |
Alpenglow Stube |
| Keystone |
Keystone Ranch Restaurant |
| Manitou Springs |
The Cliff House Restaurant |
| Ouray |
Tundra Restaurant |
| Vail |
Chap's Grill & Chophouse |
| Vail |
Ludwig's Restaurant |
| Vail |
Restaurant Kelly Liken |
| Vail |
Sweet Basil |
| Vail |
The Left Bank |
| Vail |
The Wildflower |
More information on the AAA Diamond program and award winners can be found at
www.aaa.com/diamonds.
Each year, 60 full-time AAA/CAA Tourism Editors visit over 60,000 lodgings, campgrounds, restaurants and attractions throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. Tourism Editors conduct unannounced inspections of lodgings and restaurants, scrutinizing such areas as cleanliness, safety, ambiance, amenities and service. AAA began field inspections of lodgings and restaurants in 1937. AAA adopted a formal rating system for TourBook guide accommodations that evolved into the current one to five level diamond rating system in 1977 in celebration of AAA's 75th anniversary. Evaluations and diamond ratings of restaurants began in 1986.
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