Hollywood Restaurant Earns AAA Five Diamond Rating

HOLLYWOOD, CA — Providence restaurant in Hollywood earned the AAA Five Diamond rating for restaurants, joining The Belvedere in Beverly Hills as the only Southland eateries so honored. The only other restaurant in Southern California to earn the ranking was the Addison in San Diego.

Three Beverly Hills restaurants earned the Four Diamond Rating: Cut by Wolfgang Puck at the Beverly Wilshire; The Blvd at the Beverly Wilshire; and Spago Beverly Hills.

Also earning the distinction were Saddle Peak Lodge in Calabasas; Culina Modern Italian at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles in Beverly Hills; Patina; Nobu Malibu; 71Above Restaurant & Skylounge; and The Raymond Restaurant in Pasadena.

Hotel Ratings

Eight in Southern California that earned the AAA's coveted Five Diamond rating, putting them on a list that includes just 119 hotels nationwide, the Automobile Club of Southern California announced Wednesday.

The local hotels earning the Five Diamond rating were The Beverly Hills Hotel and Bungalows, The Peninsula Beverly Hills, Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point, The Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel, Montage Laguna Beach, Hotel Bel-Air, The Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Beach and Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village

The list is the same as last year, with the addition of Hotel Bel-Air. This is the first time Hotel Bel-Air has made the list.

Dozens of other hotels in Los Angeles and Orange counties, meanwhile, earned Four Diamond ratings.

"The AAA Five Diamond designation reflects the hotels that offer world-class luxury, amenities and indulgence and restaurants that offer leading- edge cuisine and preparation with extraordinary guest services," said Patricia Marenco, the Auto Club's approved-accommodations supervisor.

Across Southern California, 14 hotels earned the Five Diamond rating. The others making the list, unchanged from last year, were:

— Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, Golf Club & Spa in Carlsbad;

— The Lodge at Torrey Pines in La Jolla;

— Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara in Montecito;

— Ojai Valley Inn & Spa;

— Rancho Valencia Resort and Spa in Rancho Santa Fe; and

— Fairmont Grand Del Mar in San Diego.

Numerous Southland hotels earned Four Diamond ratings. To earn the rating, hotels must be "refined, stylish with upscale physical attributes, extensive amenities and a high degree of hospitality, service and attention to detail," according to the Auto Club.

The Los Angeles County hotels landing on the list were:

Beverly Hills

— Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel

— Montage Beverly Hills

— SLS Hotel, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Beverly Hills

— Viceroy L'Ermitage Beverly Hills

— Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills

Burbank

— Hotel Amarano Burbank

Hollywood

— Loews Hollywood Hotel

— W Hollywood

Long Beach

— Hyatt Regency Long Beach

Los Angeles

— Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills

— InterContinental Los Angeles Century City

— InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown

— JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live

— Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel

— Mr. C Beverly Hills

— Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza

— Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills

— The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles

— The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites

Manhattan Beach

— Westdrift Manhattan Beach, Autograph Collection

Marina del Rey

— The Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey

Rancho Palos Verdes

— Terranea Resort

San Gabriel

— Hilton Los Angeles/San Gabriel

— The Sheraton Los Angeles San Gabriel

Santa Monica

— JW Marriott Santa Monica Le Merigot

— Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel

— The Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows

— Viceroy Santa Monica

— The Huntley Santa Monica Beach

Universal City

— Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City

— Sheraton Universal Hotel at Universal Studios

West Hollywood

— Sunset Marquis at Beverly Hills

— The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills

— Kimpton La Peer Hotel

City News Service contributed to this post