Welcome to Travel Tidings Florida's pages on 4 and 5 DIAMOND HOTELS - The AAA Diamond rating process, a system of awards including ratings from one to five diamonds, is North America’s premier hotel and restaurant rating. The AAA Diamond Rating Process is the only hotel and restaurant rating system that covers the entire United States and Canada as well as top destinations in Mexico and the Caribbean.

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The prestigious Four-Diamond recognition is awarded by AAA to properties that are “exceptional, significantly exceeding requirements in the physical and operational categories of judgment” and which offer “luxurious accommodations, as well as extra amenities” and ”the management and staff, housekeeping and maintenance rank well above the average”.  The Florida hotels listed here have earned their AAA Four Diamond Awards. 4 DIAMOND HOTELS 4 DIAMOND HOTELS IN NORTH EAST FLORIDA Amelia Island Amelia Island Plantation Pont Vedra Beach The Lodge & Club at Ponte Vedra Beach Saint Augustine Casa Monica Hotel 4 DIAMOND HOTELS IN CENTRAL WEST FLORIDA Clearwater Beach Sheraton Sand Key Resort Saint Petersburg Renaissance Vinoy Resort and Golf Club Saint Pete Beach TradeWinds Island Grand Beach Resort Tampa Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay 4 DIAMOND HOTELS IN CENTRAL FLORIDA Kissimmee Dorsan Suites Gaylord Palms Resort Lake Buena Vista Walt Disney World Swan Orlando Caribe Royale Resort Suites And Villas Hard Rock Hotel at Universal Orlando Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Hyatt Regency Orlando International Airport Marriott Orlando World Center Resort Omni Orlando Resort At Championsgate Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando Resort Renaissance Orlando Resort Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Orlando The Peabody Orlando The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes Westin Grand Bohemian 4 DIAMOND HOTELS IN SOUTH WEST FLORIDA Bonita Springs Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa Hyatt Coconut Plantation Fort Myers Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa Marco Island Marco Beach Ocean Resort Naples Bellasera Resort Inn At Pelican Bay LaPlaya Beach & Golf Resort The Registry Resort & Club The Ritz-Carlton Naples The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort Naples Sarasota Hyatt Sarasota The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota 4 DIAMOND HOTELS IN SOUTH EAST FLORIDA Aventura The Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club Bal Harbour Sea View Hotel Sheraton Bal Harbour Beach Resort Boca Raton Boca Raton Resort & Club Coconut Grove Commodore Inn The Grove The Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove Coral Gables Hyatt Regency Coral Gables Hotel Place St. Michel Fort Lauderdale The Atlantic Harbor Beach Marriott Resort & Spa Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty Six Inverrary Plaza Hotel Schubert Hotel At Victoria Park Tropical Hideaway Hallandale Beach The Diplomat Country Club & Spa Key Biscayne The Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne Key West Hyatt Key West The Marquesa Hotel Little Torch Key Little Palm Island Resort & Spa Miami Fortune House Hyatt Regency Miami InterContinental Miami Miami International Airport Miami Beach Albion at South Beach Golden Tulip Casablanca On The Ocean Hotel Nash Hotel Ocean The Hotel Victor Loews Miami Beach Hotel The Palms Park Central Hotel President Hotel Richmond Hotel The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach The Setai Townhouse Hotel Palm Beach The Brazilian Court Hotel

5 DIAMOND HOTELS North America's most coveted symbol of excellence in the hospitality industry. MIAMI Mandarin Oriental, Miami MIAMI BEACH Sagamore NAPLES Charter Club Resort On Naples Bay Inn On Fifth Avenue Orlando Casa Bobbie

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