18 RI Hotels & Restaurants Receive 4 & 5 Diamond Designation from AAA

18 RI Hotels & Restaurants Receive 4 & 5 Diamond Designation from AAA

AAA Northeast has announced the Rhode Island recipients of the 2020 Five and Four Diamond Awards, honoring the best in dining and lodging. 

The Ocean House in Watch Hill and COAST restaurant in the Ocean House are the only two Rhode Island locations to achieve Five Diamonds.

“AAA’s Five and Four Diamond establishments consistently exceed expectations by providing their guests highly personalized, memorable experiences. They truly represent the best of the hospitality industry,” said Lloyd Albert, AAA Northeast Senior Vice President of Public and Government Affairs.

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Only 2,400 properties in North America receive the AAA Four Diamond designation. 

The Rhode Island properties will receive their awards at a luncheon at the Ocean House on March 26. 

Five Diamond Award Winners 

• The Ocean House, Watch Hill, 2011 
• COAST Restaraunt, Watch Hill, 2018

 

Four Diamond Award Winners

Restaurants

• Cara, Newport, first recognized in 2004
• The Dining Room at Castle Hill, Newport, 2016
• The Vanderbilt Grill, Newport, 2012
• Gracie’s, Providence, 2011

 

Hotels

• Point Pleasant Inn & Resort, Bristol, 2003
• Cliffside Inn, Newport, 2003
• Forty 1 North, Newport, 2017
• Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina, Newport, 2018
• Hydrangea House Inn, Newport, 2005
• Newport Marriott, Newport, 2017
• The Chanler at Cliff Walk, Newport, 2004
• The Vanderbilt Auberge Resorts Collection, Newport, 2011
• Hotel Providence, Providence, 2005
• Renaissance Providence Downtown Hotel, Providence, 2008
• Watch Hill Inn, Watch Hill, 2016
• The Weekapaug Inn, Westerly, 2013