Herbfarm Restaurant In Woodinville Celebrates 15 Years As Only AAA 5 Diamond Restaurant In Northwest
BELLEVUE, Wash. — The Herbfarm Restaurant, in Woodinville, remains the Pacific Northwest’s only coveted AAA Five Diamond recipient and is celebrating 15 years of receiving this prestigious award. Just in time for your 2017 travel planning, AAA has unveiled 63 restaurants and 120 hotels that have earned AAA Five Diamond Rating in the past 12 months, qualifying them for the 2017 Five Diamond Award list. This exclusive group represents just 0.3 percent of the nearly 59,000 AAA Approved and Diamond Rated restaurants and hotels.
“It’s an exceptional accomplishment to maintain a AAA Five Diamond award for 15 years,” said Jennifer Cook, AAA Washington spokesperson. “Our hats are off to the staff, chef and owners for creating such an exceptional, memory-making experience for their guest every day.”
A total of 31 lodgings and 12 restaurants are represented on the AAA Four Diamond Award list in Washington and northern Idaho this year. Some notable anniversaries include:
- Celebrating 10 years on the list: Hotel 1000, Pan Pacific Hotel, both in Seattle
- Celebrating 15 years on the list: Grand Hyatt Seattle
- Longest running 4 Diamond Awards – Hotel: WA – Westin Seattle (36yrs), N-ID – Coeur d’Alene Resort (31yrs)
- Longest running 4 Diamond Awards – Restaurant: WA – The Georgian (28yrs), N-ID – Beverly’s (28yrs)
For more information about Diamond Ratings and the complete lists of AAA Four and Five Diamond hotels, visit AAA.com/Diamonds.
“These establishments set the standard for exceptional hospitality and attention to detail,” said Jennifer Cook, AAA Washington Spokesperson. “We’re honored to recognize the dedicated AAA Four and Five Diamond properties in our local community that consistently deliver high quality service and strive to create memorable experiences for their guests.”
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AAA Five Diamond Awards
Washington & Northern Idaho
| Property Name | Years as AAA Five Diamond | City |
| The Herbfarm Restaurant | 15 | Woodinville |
AAA Four Diamond Awards – Lodging
Washington & Northern Idaho
| Property Name | Years as AAA Four Diamond | City |
| Northern Quest Resort & Casino | 7 | Airway Heights |
| Hotel Bellevue | 21 | Bellevue |
| Hyatt Regency Bellevue | 14 | Bellevue |
| The Westin Bellevue | 11 | Bellevue |
| Suncadia Resort | 8 | Cle Elum |
| The Coeur d’Alene Resort | 31 | Coeur d’Alene |
| The Heathman Hotel | 9 | Kirkland |
| WoodmarkHotel & Still Spa | 27 | Kirkland |
| Tulalip Resort Casino | 8 | Marysville |
| Colette’s Bed & Breakfast | 6 | Port Angeles |
| Sea Cliff Gardens Bed & Breakfast | 6 | Port Angeles |
| Kimpton Alexis Hotel Seattle | 34 | Seattle |
| Four Seasons Hotel Seattle | 8 | Seattle |
| Grand Hyatt Seattle | 15 | Seattle |
| Hotel 1000 | 10 | Seattle |
| KimptonHotel Monaco Seattle | 19 | Seattle |
| Hotel Vintage | 22 | Seattle |
| Hyatt at Olive 8 | 8 | Seattle |
| Pan Pacific Hotel Seattle | 10 | Seattle |
| Renaissance Seattle Hotel | 7 | Seattle |
| Sheraton Seattle Hotel | 33 | Seattle |
| The Arctic Club Seattle | 8 | Seattle |
| The Edgewater | 11 | Seattle |
| The Fairmont Olympic Hotel | 7 | Seattle |
| The Westin Seattle | 36 | Seattle |
| W Seattle | 1 | Seattle |
| Salish Lodge & Spa | 27 | Snoqualmie |
| The Davenport Tower | 3 | Spokane |
| The Davenport Grand | 2 | Spokane |
| The Historic Davenport Hotel | 14 | Spokane |
| Cameo Heights Mansion Bed & Breakfast | 3 | Touchet |
| Willows Lodge | 6 | Woodinville |
AAA Four Diamond Awards – Restaurants
Washington & Northern Idaho
| Property Name | Years as AAA Four Diamond | City |
| Masselow’s | 7 | Airway Heights |
| Beverly’s | 28 | Coeur d’Alene |
| The Willows Inn on Lummi Island | 4 | Lummi Island |
| Tulalip Bay | 5 | Marysville |
| Altura | 4 | Seattle |
| Canlis | 18 | Seattle |
| The Georgian | 28 | Seattle |
| The Dining Room at Salish Lodge &Spa | 26 | Snoqualmie |
| The Vine | 3 | Touchet |
| Sun Mountain Lodge Dining Room | 16 | Winthrop |
