The Villas Caesars Palace Receives Rare AAA Five Diamond Designation

By Scott Roeben, on October 01 2025
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Before you say it, we didn’t leave out the “at.” They’re called “The Villas Caesars Palace,” not “The Villas at Caesars Palace.” And “receives” is correct. “The Villas” is a singular proper name of a place. Who made you like this?

Anyway, The Villas Caesars Palace is now just one of three hotels on the list of AAA’s Five Diamond list. The others are Four Seasons (at Mandalay Bay) and Waldorf Astoria (no casino, so invalid).

No, Caesars Palace as a whole isn’t Five Diamond, just The Villas Caesars Palace. Can you just be excited about anything without picking it apart? This is a big deal!

When Wynn executives go to sleep at night, they have visions of AAA Five Diamond designations dancing in their heads.

This is the first time The Villas has attained a Five Diamond rating from AAA.

AAA stands for “American Automobile Association,” but it just goes by AAA now, often referred to as “triple A.”

AA once did hotel reviews, but those focused almost exclusively on minibar prices and toilet accessibility, so that organization’s rating system quickly fell out of favor with the public.

AAA was founded in 1902. The organization provides roadside assistance, travel agency services and also rates hotels and restaurants.

Sorry, our photo captions peaked early, it’s all downhill from here.

Fewer than 1% of the AAA-rated hotels in America meet the standards for a Five Diamond rating. Michelin does stars, AAA does diamonds. Michelin is too snooty and French to grace Las Vegas hotels with their stupid stars, so AAA’s ranking is of much greater value in Sin City.

Before we continue droning on about The Villas, the Las Vegas restaurants with AAA Five Diamond designations are: Joel Robuchon at MGM Grand, Le Cirque at Bellagio and Restaurant Guy Savoy at Caesars Palace.

How a restaurant can get Five Stars from AAA without serving chicken parm, we have no idea.

Today we learned The Villas Caesars Palace are dog-friendly. That’s how you win some diamonds.

According to the news release about the distinctive Five Diamond designation, “To earn the distinctive AAA Five Diamond designation, hotels and restaurants must pass a rigorous evaluation that includes unannounced, in-person inspections and anonymous overnight stays for hotels, and a review by a panel of experts as a final step to ensure credibility. AAA Diamond Program hotels and restaurants are re-evaluated annually to ensure they provide the best experience for travelers and diners.”

Remember the hotel reviewer in “Ocean’s 13” who got hoodwinked by the guys to sabotage Willy Bank’s chance of getting a Five Diamond rating? It’s like that.

Here’s a primary bedroom in one of the suites. Yes, they’re “primary bedrooms” now, not “master bedrooms.” That’s because the term “master bedroom” can have negative connotations related to sexism or racism. We will refrain from making a joke here because we have already been canceled upwards of 36 times this week. We were already nervous about using the term “hoodwinked” to be honest.

Any hotel can have a cuck chair, but AAA Five Diamond suites have cuck couches.

What makes The Villas Caesars Palace so special?

Thankfully, we have a news release to answer that question: “Indulgence begins the moment villa guests arrive, with a greeting by a butler or concierge at the private porte cochere, seamless airport transfers and complimentary use of the house car. Villa guests enjoy the personalized attention of a 24-hour butler, gourmet in-villa dining at their leisure and the thoughtful touch of a dedicated pre-arrival concierge who crafts every detail of their itinerary to perfection. Select residences offer private elevators and direct access to the Garden of the Gods Pool Oasis.”

No, butlers can’t get you drugs or sex workers. They do, however, know people who can.

You think that fifth star is for itinerary crafting?

We are joking, of course. Casino hosts are the ones in charge of ordering drugs and sex workers. Everybody knows that.

Why would you want access to pools full of commoners when you have one in your suite?

Kidding aside, this achievement by Caesars Palace and its owner, Caesars Entertainment, is as exceptional as they say it is.

These suites are glorious, and guests can look forward to having their every (legal) whim catered to.

Kudos to Caesars Entertainment and the world-class team at The Villas Caesars Palace.

The Villas Caesars Palace rates can top $35,000 a night. If you have to ask, you can’t afford it. And by “you,” we mean us.

We would stay there, but we’re very busy and important, which translates as we are not in any of the groups who can afford to: Asian whales, celebrities (specifically, Carrot Top), sultans, crypto bros, sex workers.

If snark ever becomes a valuable commodity, we are so there.