Winners & Losers: 2007 AAA 5-Diamond Lodging Award

The bedskirts have been lifted and inspected for dust bunnies. The bathrooms have been scrutinized for errant hairs. The final meals have been ordered from room service and the dishes cleared away. And now the results of the 2007 AAA 5-Diamond Awards for lodging are in.

Couples planning a blowout destination wedding, honeymoon, or romantic getaway will want to view the AAA's 2007 list of the best hotels in the USA, Caribbean, Canada, and Mexico.

Who's In/Who's Out
While the hotels and resorts on the AAA 5-Diamond Award winner list don't change much from year to year, there have been additions — and demotions. They are:

New This Year
Las Vegas:
Wynn Las Vegas
Skylofts at the MGM Grand Hotel

Georgia:
The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation

California:
Ojai Valley Inn & Spa

Pennsylvania:
Falling Rock at Nemacolin Woodlands

Wyoming:
Four Seasons Resort Jackson Hole

Mexico:
Occidental Royal Hideaway Resort & Spa
Grand Velas All Suites & Spa Resort

Off the List
California:
The Beverly Hills Hotel & Bungalows

Florida:
Mandarin Oriental

Hawaii:
Kahala Mandarin Oriental Hawaii

Louisiana:
The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans (closed following Hurricane Katrina. Reopening December 2006.)

New York:
The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park

Texas:
Omni Houston Hotel

Mexico:
The Ritz-Carlton, Cancún (closed following Hurricane Wilma. Reopened September 2006.)

_{Pictured: Check-in at Occidental Royal Hideaway Resort & Spa on Mexico's Riviera Maya, awarded the AAA 5 Diamonds for the first time in 2007.}