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Dirty Hotels: We Don’t Approve

Submitted by Community Manager, January 28, 2010

‘10 Dirtiest U.S. Hotels’ is an intriguing (or disgusting) list from Trip Advisor, but our AAA inspectors have already been there. Literally.

All 10 hotels failed their AAA inspections and, therefore, can’t be found with a Diamond rating in AAA TourBook® guides and on AAA.com.  Visits like these are the part of an inspector’s job that isn’t so glamorous, but we prefer that AAA members not have any nasty surprises to write about, so we conduct physical, on-site evaluations based on detailed, published guidelines. Checking a hotel’s Diamond rating prior to booking a room provides careful travel planners reliable information and assurance. 

AAA  welcomes and reviews all member concerns about hotels we have inspected. Visit AAA.com/tourbookcomments if something doesn’t measure up in your experience at a AAA Approved lodging.  

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Comments (2)

Submitted by Matt L., February 2. 2010 16:57
To all the AAA Inspectors past & present:

Thanks for all your hard work in applying the AAA standards over the years. I'm sure that most of the hotels on this list have never been AAA Approved.
Submitted by Elizabeth, March 13. 2010 21:38
This is a great reminder about the professionalism of AAA inspectors. Sites like TripAdvisor can be interesting to read to get the perspective of amateur reviewers, but I know I can trust the pros at AAA to be unbiased, thorough, and accurate.

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