Rhode Island’s AAA Diamond Awards for Hotels and Restaurants
These awards honor the best places for dining and lodging in the state.
The Ocean House earned two AAA Five Diamond awards for its hotel and restaurant. Photo by Jamie Coelho.
AAA Northeast has announced the Rhode Island winners of the 2020 Four and Five Diamond Awards. These awards honor the best places for dining and lodging in the state. Each winner represents the best of the hospitality industry. The AAA Five Diamond award is given to just 0.4 percent of the 27,000 places to stay, and only 0.2 percent of the 30,000 restaurants in North America earn the honor. To have two Rhode Island establishments under the same roof honored this year is a great achievement. As for the AAA Four Diamond Award, only 2,400 properties in North America receive the prestigious designation. These businesses exceed expectations when it comes to providing their guests with memorable experiences.
The Rhode Island properties will receive their awards at the AAA Diamond Awards luncheon that will be held March 26 at the Ocean House.
The year listed after each restaurant or property indicates how long the establishment has been earning the AAA award recognition.
The Rhode Island Five Diamond Winners this year are:
COAST, Ocean House, Watch Hill, 2018
Ocean House, Watch Hill, 2011
The Rhode Island Four Diamond Winners this year are:
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
