Since 1937 the organization has been evaluating lodgings, and in 2010 the AAA deemed the following hotels and resorts worthy of the prestigious, exclusive, and difficult to attain Five Diamond Award.
If you're planning a honeymoon or romantic getaway in the United States or Mexico, you can't go wrong choosing one of these award winners:
ARIZONA
Camelback Inn - Scottsdale
The Canyon Suites at the Phoenician - Scottsdale
Fairmont Scottsdale
Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North
The Phoenician - Scottsdale
CALIFORNIA
The Beverly Hills Hotel and Bungalows
Château du Sureau
- Oakhurst
Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills
Park Hyatt Aviara Resort - Carlsbad
Four Seasons Biltmore - Santa Barbara
The Grand Del Mar - new in 2010
Island Hotel Newport Beach
Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village
Lodge at Torrey Pines
Montage Laguna Beach
Ojai Valley Inn & Spa
The Peninsula Beverly Hills
Raffles L'Ermitage Beverly Hills
The Resort at Pelican Hill - new in 2010
The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay
The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel - Dana Point
The Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey
The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco
Simpson House Inn - Santa Barbara
St. Regis Resort Monarch Beach - Dana Point
COLORADO
The Broadmoor - Colorado Springs
The Little Nell - Aspen
The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch - Beaver Creek
CONNECTICUT
The Mayflower Inn & Spa - Washington
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Four Seasons Hotel Washington, D.C.
The Ritz-Carlton, Georgetown
The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, DC
FLORIDA
Acqualina Resort and Spa on the Beach - Sunny Isles - new in 2010
The Breakers - Palm Beach
Four Seasons Hotel Miami
Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach - new in 2010
Ponte Vedra Inn and Club
The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island
The Ritz-Carlton, Coconut Grove
The Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne
The Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale - new in 2010
The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples
The Ritz-Carlton, Naples
The Ritz-Carlton, Palm Beach
The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota
GEORGIA
Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta
InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta
The Lodge at Sea Island - St Simons Island
The Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta
The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead - Atlanta
The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation
HAWAII
Four Seasons Resort Hualalai at Historic Ka'upulehu - Kailua-Kona
Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea
The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua
ILLINOIS
Four Seasons Hotel Chicago
The Peninsula Chicago
MASSACHUSETTS
Four Seasons Hotel Boston
Mandarin Oriental, Boston – new in 2010
MISSOURI
Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis
NEVADA
Bellagio
Encore Las Vegas – new in 2010
Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas
The Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino – new in 2010
The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas – new in 2010
Wynn Las Vegas
Skylofts at the MGM Grand Hotel
The Venetian
NEW MEXICO
Encantado, an Auberge Resort – new in 2010
NEW YORK
Four Seasons Hotel New York
Mandarin Oriental Hotel New York
The Peninsula New York
The Pierre Hotel New York – new in 2010
The Plaza Hotel – new in 2010
The Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park
The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park
NORTH CAROLINA
Umstead Hotel - Cary
The Fearrington House Inn - Fearrington Village
OHIO
Inn Walden - Aurora
PENNSYLVANIA
The Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia
Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia
Falling Rock at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort
The Rittenhouse Hotel - Philadelphia
SOUTH CAROLINA
The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort
Wentworth Mansion - Charleston
Woodlands Inn - Summerville
TENNESSEE
The Hermitage Hotel - Nashville
TEXAS
Four Seasons Resort & Club - Irving
The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas – new in 2010
Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek - Dallas
UTAH
Grand America Hotel - Salt Lake City
Stein Eriksen Lodge - Park City
VIRGINIA
The Jefferson Hotel - Richmond
The Inn at Little Washington - Washington
WASHINGTON
Fairmont Olympic Hotel - Seattle
WEST VIRGINIA
The Greenbrier - White Sulphur Springs
WISCONSIN
The American Club - Kohler
WYOMING
Four Seasons Resort Jackson Hole
C A N A D A
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Four Seasons Resort Whistler
C A R I B B E A N
BARBADOS
Sandy Lane Hotel
CAYMAN ISLANDS
The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman
JAMAICA
The Ritz-Carlton Golf & Spa Resort, Rose Hall
M E X I C O
Fairmont Mayakoba
JW Marriott Cancun Resort & Spa
Four Seasons Hotel Mexico, D.F. - Mexico City
Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita
Grand Velas All Suites & Spa Resort - Nuevo Vallarta
Las Ventanas al Paraiso - San José del Cabo
Mandarin Oriental Riviera Maya – new in 2010
Occidental Royal Hideaway Resort & Spa - Playa del Carmen
Rosewood Mayakoba – new in 2010
The Ritz Carlton, Cancun
The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort – new in 2010
Zoëtry Paraiso de la Bonita Resort - Riviera Maya
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