AAA does not give approval to vacation homes. Sure, we all offer discounts for AAA members but that doesn't mean they come and inspect our homes. We have asked AAA to do this for us on numerous occassions but each time they tell us "Hotels Only " !
Frankly, anyone who has stayed in a home will know the homes are of an extremely high standard. Far better than most hotels and even comparable to 4-5 star high end hotels in some cases.
FL, I stayed in a vacation home in May '97, that's how I know what a good option they are!
What is AAA basing their star ratings on then? I'm sorry, I don't have a current FL tour book, but I used their online search and they list several companies, all with 3star ratings.
And I see ads for some of them in my 2001 tour book, with the "AAA approved" logo. It's misleading if they aren't actually checking these companies out.