The Westin Sarasota, the Ritz-Carlton Sarasota and the Resort At Longboat Key Club are again on the AAA list of Four Diamond properties, the only hotels on the list in Sarasota and Manatee counties.
The Westin Sarasota has been on the list since it opened last year and the Ritz has been on the list since 2015. The Longboat Key hotel has been on the list since 1983.
The list has been compiled for more than 80 years using professional inspectors doing anonymous, in-person property evaluations covering the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. Hotels are rated from one to five Diamonds, based on a variety of guidelines for cleanliness, comfort and hospitality.
Only 121 hotels received the AAA's top Five Diamond Rating. Ten are in Florida, third most following California, with 16, and New York, with 11. A total of 1,676 hotels received the Four Diamond Rating. Florida has 145 Four Diamond hotels, second behind California, which has 173.