The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C.Tops List of AAA Five Diamond Properties with 28 Winners from Hawaii to Boston

“I am extremely proud of this outstanding performance by our hotels. The recognition by AAA that 28 Ritz-Carlton luxury hotels and resorts continue to provide both exemplary service and surroundings validates the commitment of our ladies and gentlemen to making our customers care and comfort their most important mission,” said Herve Humler, president and chief operations officer. “We faced significant competition from many other fine hotels to lead the AAA Five Diamond list for 2012.” Humler noted with pride.

Hotels in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean were rated by the AAA inspectors who anonymously visit thousands of properties each year, carefully reviewing everything from guest room cleanliness to quality of service, “Five Diamond lodgings feature extraordinary physical attributes and meticulous personalized attention” said Michael Petrone, director AAA tourism development. “It is an amazing accomplishment to achieve and maintain this level of quality and service, and AAA is pleased to honor these properties with a Five Diamond Rating.”

A complete list of AAA Five Diamond Ritz-Carlton Hotels includes:

• The Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta
• The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch
• The Ritz-Carlton, Boston
• The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead
• The Ritz-Carlton, Cancun
• The Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte
• The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas
• The Ritz-Carlton, Denver
• The Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale
• The Ritz-Carlton, Georgetown, Washington DC
• The Ritz-Carlton, Golf & Spa Resort, Rose Hall, Jamaica
• The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman
• The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay
• The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua
• The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel
• The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe
• The Ritz-Carlton, Lodge, Reynolds Plantation
• The Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey
• The Ritz-Carlton, Naples
• The Ritz-Carlton, Golf Resort, Naples
• The Ritz-Carlton, New York, Battery Park
• The Ritz-Carlton, New York, Central Park
• The Ritz-Carlton, Palm Beach
• The Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia
• The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco
• The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota
• The Ritz-Carlton, Washington DC
• The Ritz-Carlton, Toronto