Three Henrico hotels were among the 10 hotels to earn Five or Four Diamond Rating from AAA Mid-Atlantic during the past 12 months. The AAA/CAA Four and Five Diamond Ratings are the travel authority’s highest designations for hotels and restaurants.

Hilton Richmond Hotel and Spa/Short Pump, The Westin Richmond, and Wyndham Virginia Crossing Hotel and Conference Center in Glen Allen earned the AAA Four Diamond Rating for 2013. The Hilton received the designation for the third year, The Westin for the fourth year, and the Wyndham for the ninth year.

Among other lodgings in the region winning Four Diamond ratings were The Berkeley Hotel in Richmond, The Boar’s Head in Charlottesville, and Keswick Hall at Monticello.

The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond was the only hotel in Central Virginia to receive the prestigious AAA Five Diamond Rating in the Central Virginia region, receiving the honor for the 20th year.

Representing the upper echelon of the hospitality industry, AAA/CAA Four and Five Diamond establishments make up just 3.9 percent and 0.3 percent, respectively, of the total 59,000 AAA/CAA Approved and Diamond Rated hotels and restaurants throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. AAA inspectors collectively visit some 1,200 hotels and restaurants every week, identifying emerging trends in the hospitality industry and observing hotels and restaurants using increasingly personalized approaches to enhance guest comfort and satisfaction.