Umstead, Fearrington House again win AAA's Five Diamond award
Triangle Business Journal
The Umstead Hotel & Spa in Cary and the Fearrington House Inn in Pittsboro again have won AAA’s top award for hotels.
The lodgings were the only two in North Carolina to receive the Five Diamond award from AAA, the automotive association. AAA gave a Five Diamond rating to just 103 hotels around the country for its 2009 guide book.
AAA also gave a Five Diamond award to the Fearrington House Inn’s restaurant, the Fearrington House Restaurant. The eatery is the only one in North Carolina to receive the award for 2009 and one of only 59 in the U.S.
This marks the second straight year that the Umstead, which opened in January 2007, has won a Five Diamond award. The Fearrington House Inn has won the award for 15 years in a row, while its restaurant is now riding a 14-year streak.
“The ability to achieve and maintain the highest level of hospitality in the most luxurious surroundings is what the Five Diamond rating is all about,” Michael Petrone, director of AAA Tourism Information Development, said in a written statement. “AAA is pleased to honor these establishments.”
A number of Triangle-area restaurants and hotels have received AAA’s Four Diamond awards, the agency’s second highest rating.
Restaurants winning the award include:
- Carolina CrossRoads in Chapel Hill (a 7-year winner);
- Herons restaurant in Cary (2 years);
- Il Palio Ristorante in Chapel Hill (19 years);
- Four Square Restaurant in Durham (8 years);
- Fairview Dining Room in Durham (17 years);
- 1895 Grille in Pinehurst (8 years);
- Second Empire Restaurant & Tavern in Raleigh (5 years).
Hotels winning the Four Diamond award include:
- Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill (12 years);
- Siena Hotel in Chapel Hill (13 years);
- Arrowhead Inn Bed and Breakfast in Durham (6 years);
- Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club in Durham (9 years);
- Holly Inn in Pinehurst (7 years);
- Carolina Hotel in Pinehurst (27 years).
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