A host of resorts and restaurants across metro Phoenix were recognized as part of the AAA Arizona Diamond Awards program.

Five Diamond Hotels and Resorts include the Scottsdale properties of: The Canyon Suites at the Phoenician, The Phoenician, Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North, Fairmont Scottsdale and The Camelback Inn.

Four Diamond Hotel and Resorts include: The Boulders Resort and Golden Door Spa, Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa, CopperWynd Resort and Club, Renaissance Glendale Hotel & Spa, The Wigwam Golf Resort & Spa, Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Resort, Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain, Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort, Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa, JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, Arizona Grand Resort, Royal Palms Resort and Spa, The Ritz-Carlton, Phoenix, Doubletree Paradise Valley Resort, The Westin Kierland Villas, FireSky Resort & Spa, A Kimpton Hotel, Hotel Valley Ho, Radisson Fort McDowell Resort & Casino, Scottsdale Resort & Conference Center, Hilton Scottsdale Resort & Villas, Scottsdale Marriott at McDowell Mountains, The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa, Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Gainey Ranch.

Five Diamond restaurants include: Kai and The Ventana Room.

Four Diamond restaurants include: Latilla Dining Room, Alchemy at CopperWynd, Red’s Steakhouse, Arizona Kitchen, Lon’s at the Hermosa, Elements, T. Cook’s, Ristorante Tuscany, Wright’s, Different Pointe of View, Asia de Cuba, Bourbon Steak, Talavera, Windows on the Green, Mosaic, Palm Court, Deseo, Il Terrazzo and La Hacienda.