LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville is once again receiving national recognition for having some of the best hotels and restaurants in the country.
Six hotels and one restaurant have earned AAA's coveted Four Diamond designations for 2025.
In a news release Tuesday, AAA called the establishments "travel gems." AAA's Four Diamond list includes more than 1,700 Four Diamond hotels and over 600 Four Diamond restaurants across the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.
Out of all of the AAA hotels and restaurants, only 4.8% have earned the Four Diamond ranking.
Six Louisville hotels and one restaurant made the list this year, and many of them are well-known to locals.
Louisville's 2025 AAA Four Diamond Hotels:
- 21c Museum Hotel 700 W. Main St., a Four Diamond hotel since 2008
- Embassy Suites Louisville Downtown, 501 S. 4th St., a Four Diamond hotel since 2015
- Hotel Distil, Autograph Collection, 101 W. Main St., a Four Diamond hotel since 2020
- Louisville Marriott Downtown, 280 W. Jefferson St., a Four Diamond hotel since 2005
- Omni Louisville Hotel, 400 S. 2nd St., a Four Diamond hotel since 2018
- The Brown Hotel, 335 W. Broadway, a Four Diamond hotel since 1993
Louisville's 2025 AAA Four Diamond Restaurants:
- Vincenzo's, 150 S. 5th St., a Four Diamond restaurant since 2007.
"Four Diamond properties provide guests the assurance that they can expect some of the most premier amenities available," Jim Garrity, director of public affairs, AAA East Central, said in a written statement. "These hotels and restaurants meet the high standards of AAA inspectors and are committed to providing every guest with personalized experiences and attentive service."
To earn the coveted AAA Four Diamond designation, hotels and restaurants must pass a rigorous evaluation that includes unannounced, in-person inspections, anonymous overnight stays for hotels, and, finally, review by a panel of experts as an additional step to ensure credibility. All AAA Diamond Program hotels and restaurants are re-evaluated annually.
More Local Coverage:
Former clerk says illegal immigrants paid $200 'under the table' for Ky. driver’s licenses
'Not normal' | Louisville detective says abduction, bank robbery unlike any other case
Indiana ranked No. 20, Louisville unranked in college football AP Preseason Top 25
Copyright 2025 WDRB Media. All Rights Reserved.
