The Stein Eriksen Lodge in Park City and the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City were the only Utah hotels to be named Five Diamond properties by AAA on Friday.
AAA rates nearly 57,000 restaurants and lodgings throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. The 2006 Five Diamond list includes seven new restaurants and six additional lodgings, bringing the total number of properties listed to 150.
To be considered for AAA rating and approval, restaurants and lodgings undergo an inspection by one of AAA's 65 full-time, trained, professional evaluators. Five Diamond establishments go through more extensive inspections and final committee review.