CHARLOTTE, N.C. (February 1, 2019) – AAA Carolinas recognized 32 properties and 11 hotels in South Carolina for the 2019 year with its prestigious Four Diamond Award.
“Four Diamond hotels and restaurants provide guests with a memorable experience and attentive service in comfortable, high quality surroundings,” said David E. Parsons, president and CEO of AAA Carolinas. “These establishments in North Carolina consistently exceed the expectations of the most selective and critical traveler—the AAA inspector. We are proud to have these dedicated businesses in our region.”
AAA gives the Four Diamond Awards annually to qualified hotels and restaurants in North America. A total of 1,722 properties and 656 restaurants nationally earned the Four Diamond ratings in 2019 after specially trained evaluators conduct anonymous overnight stays or dine incognito.
AAA offers the only rating system using comprehensive, on-site professional hotel and restaurant evaluations guided by member priorities.
Lodgings include eight different classifications, such as bed and breakfast, hotel, cottage and country inn with four sub-classifications such as historic, classic, resort and casino. Restaurants have varying cuisines and ambiances, with more than 100 different categories.
Each restaurant and lodging that receives any level of diamond rating from AAA is listed in AAA’s TourBooks, which are distributed for free to any of the organization’s 53 million members nationwide.
Four Diamond hotels in South Carolina, listed with the number of years won, include:
BEAUFORT
- The Cuthbert House Inn (7 years)
- The Rhett House Inn (4 years)
BLUFFTON
- Montage Palmetto Bluff (2 years)
CHARLESTON
- Ansonborough Inn (9 years)
- Belmond Charleston Place (27 years)
- French Quarter Inn (17 years)
- Grand Bohemian Hotel Charleston, Autograph Collection (4 years)
- HarbourView Inn (20 years)
- John Rutledge House Inn (30 years)
- Planters Inn (24 years)
- Renaissance Charleston Historic District Hotel (16 years)
- The Dewberry (first year)
- The Restoration (9 years)
- The Spectator Hotel (4 years)
COLUMBIA
- Hilton Columbia Center (8 years)
GREENVILLE
- The Westin Poinsett (16 years)
HILTON HEAD ISLAND
- Hilton Head Marriott Resort & Spa (16 years)
- Ocean Oak Resort by Hilton Grand Vacations (2 years)
- Omni Hilton head Oceanfront Resort (13 years)
- Sonesta Resort Hilton Head Island (24 years)
- The Inn & Club at Harbour Town (16 years)
- The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa (25 years)
ISLE OF PALMS
- The Boardwalk Inn at Wild Dunes Resort (21 years)
LANDRUM
- The Red Horse Inn (8 years)
LATTA
- Abingdon Manor (22 years)
MOUNT PLEASANT
- The Beach Club at Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina (3 years)
MYRTLE BEACH
- Marina Inn at Grande Dunes (12 years)
- Myrtle Beach Marriott Resort & Spa at Grande Dunes (14 years)
NORTH AUGUSTA
- Rosemary Inn Bed and Breakfast (7 years)
NORTH CHARLESTON
- Crowne Plaza Hotel Charleston Airport/Convention Center (8 years)
- North Charleston Marriott (2 years)
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH
- North Beach Plantation (8 years)
Four Diamond restaurants in South Carolina, listed with the number of years won, include:
CHARLESTON
- Charleston Grill (21 years)
- Circa 1886 (19 years)
- Hall’s Chophouse (9 years)
- McCrady’s Tavern (2 years)
- Michael’s on the Alley (2 years)
- Palmetto Café (14 years)
- Peninsula Grill (20 years)
HILTON HEAD ISLAND
- Old Fort Pub (18 years)
KIAWAH ISLAND
- Ocean Room (12 years)
LATTA
- The Dining Room at Abingdon Manor (17 years)
MOUNT PLEASANT
- Langdon’s Restaurant and Wine Bar (15 years)
Each restaurant and lodging that receives any level of diamond rating from AAA is listed in AAA’s TourBooks, which are distributed for free to any of the organization’s 53 million members nationwide.
AAA’s rating system covers the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. Travelers can find Diamond Rated establishments and inspector insight in AAA’s trip planning products: the AAA Mobile app, the online AAA Travel Planner mapping and routing tool, searchable online AAA Travel Guides and AAA TourBook guides available to members at AAA offices.
AAA Carolinas, an affiliate of the American Automobile Association, is a not-for-profit organization that serves more than 2.1 million members and the public with travel, automobile and insurance services while being an advocate for the safety and security of all travelers.