| Only 0.27 percent of the more than 60,000 hotels, | | | | Avenues (in The Peninsula Chicago) |
| resorts and restaurants throughout the United States, | | | | Charlie Trotter's |
| Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean meet the standard | | | | Everest |
| for superior quality and excellence to earn the coveted | | | | Seasons Restaurant (in the Four Seasons Hotel |
| 5 Diamond Award. That is only 60 restaurants and 100 | | | | Chicago) |
| hotels...total! | | | | Tru |
| How the process works: a hotel or restaurant must | | | | Kentucky |
| apply for an evaluation to determine if they meet The | | | | LOUISVILLE |
| Association's basic requirements for hospitality, | | | | The Oakroom (in The Seelbach Hilton Louisville) |
| cleanliness and comfort. | | | | Maine |
| If The Association approves the application, one of | | | | KENNEBUNK BEACH |
| their 65 professional evaluators will pay a visit to the | | | | The White Barn Inn Restaurant (in The White Barn Inn |
| hotel or restaurant for evaluation. All evaluations are | | | | & Spa) |
| done without notice to ensure the inspector gets the | | | | Massachusetts |
| same experience a consumer would. | | | | BOSTON |
| If a hotel or restaurants passes The Association's | | | | L'Espalier (in the Mandarin Oriental) |
| thorough inspection they become Approved, plus they | | | | LENOX |
| receive a The Association's rating of One to Five | | | | Wheatleigh's Dining Room (in the Wheatleigh) |
| Diamonds, which describes the level of quality and | | | | Michigan |
| excellence one can expect at that establishment. The | | | | GRAND RAPIDS |
| Five Diamond Award is the highest rating, given only to | | | | The 1913 Room (in the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel) |
| the premier properties that provide the ultimate in | | | | Nevada |
| quality and service. | | | | LAS VEGAS |
| If you saw the film Ocean's Thirteen, starring George | | | | Alex (in the Wynn Las Vegas) |
| Clooney and Brad Pitt, the owner of the casino The | | | | Joël Robuchon (in the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino) |
| Bank (played by Al Pacino) was very concerned | | | | Le Cirque (in the Bellagio) |
| about getting his fifth 5 Diamond award. Carl Reiner | | | | Picasso (in the Bellagio) |
| played the fake evaluator as part of the movies big | | | | Restaurant Guy Savoy (in Caesars Palace) |
| con. | | | | New York |
| Below is the list of 2010's 5 Diamond Award | | | | NEW YORK |
| Restaurants: | | | | Aureole, |
| UNITED STATES | | | | Daniel |
| Arizona | | | | Jean Georges Restaurant (in the Trump International |
| CHANDLER | | | | Hotel & Tower) |
| Kai (in the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa) | | | | North Carolina |
| California | | | | FEARRINGTON VILLAGE |
| BEVERLY HILLS | | | | The Fearrington House Restaurant (in The Fearrington |
| The Belvedere (in The Peninsula Beverly Hills) | | | | House Inn) |
| HEALDSBURG | | | | Pennsylvania |
| Cyrus (in Les Mars Hotel) | | | | FARMINGTON |
| OAKHURST | | | | Lautrec (in the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort) |
| Erna's Elderberry House Restaurant (in the Château | | | | PHILADELPHIA |
| du Sureau) | | | | Fountain Restaurant (in the Four Seasons Hotel |
| SAN DIEGO | | | | Philadelphia) |
| Addison (in The Grand Del Mar) | | | | South Carolina |
| SAN FRANCISCO | | | | SUMMERVILLE |
| Gary Danko | | | | The Dining Room at Woodlands (in the Woodlands Inn) |
| The Dining Room (in The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco) | | | | Texas |
| YOUNTVILLE | | | | DALLAS |
| The French Laundry | | | | The French Room (in The Adolphus) |
| Colorado | | | | Virginia |
| COLORADO SPRINGS | | | | WASHINGTON |
| The Penrose Room (in The Broadmoor) | | | | The Inn at Little Washington Dining Room (in The Inn at |
| District of Columbia | | | | Little Washington) |
| WASHINGTON | | | | Washington |
| CityZen (in the Mandarin Oriental, Washington D.C.) | | | | WOODINVILLE |
| Florida | | | | The Herbfarm Restaurant |
| LAKE BUENA VISTA | | | | CANADA |
| Victoria & Albert's (in Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & | | | | Alberta |
| Spa) | | | | BANFF |
| PALM BEACH | | | | Eden (in The Rimrock Resort Hotel) |
| L'Escalier (in The Breakers) | | | | Ontario |
| The Restaurant at The Four Seasons (in The Four | | | | CAMBRIDGE |
| Seasons Resort, Palm Beach) | | | | Langdon Hall Dining Room & Terrace (in the Langdon |
| Hawaii | | | | Hall Country House Hotel & Spa) |
| HONOLULU | | | | Quebec |
| Chef Mavro | | | | GATINEAU |
| La Mer (in the Halekulani) | | | | Le Baccara (in the Hilton Lac Leamy) |
| Illinois | | | | MONTREAL |
| CHICAGO | | | | Nuances (in the Casino de Montreal) |
| Alinea | | | | Restaurant Toque! |
| Arun's | | | | |