Scroll down to view this best-of-breed list of hotels in the USA, Canada, the Caribbean, and Mexico, selected by AAA to represent the ultimate in service, accommodations, amenities, and overall experience.
Additional kudos go to the three properties that have held 5-Diamond ratings for 30 years: The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, CO; The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, WV; and Camelback Inn, Scottsdale, AZ.
AAA has judged these Five Diamond hotels across the USA, Canada, the Caribbean, and Mexico as the best of the best in 2006:
ARIZONA
The Boulders Resort & Golden Door Spa - Carefree
The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess
Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North
Camelback Inn - Scottsdale
The Phoenician - Scottsdale
CALIFORNIA
The Beverly Hills Hotel & Bungalows
Château du Sureau -Oakhurst
Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills
Four Seasons Resort Aviara - Carlsbad
Four Seasons Biltmore - Santa Barbara
Island Hotel Newport Beach - formerly the Four Seasons Newport Beach
Lodge at Torrey Pines - La Jolla
The Peninsula Beverly Hills
Raffles L'Ermitage Beverly Hills - Beverly Hills
The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay
The Ritz-Carlton, Huntington - Pasadena
The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel - Dana Point
The Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey
The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco
Simpson House Inn - Santa Barbara
COLORADO
The Broadmoor - Colorado Springs
The Little Nell - Aspen
The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch - Beaver Creek new in 2006
CONNECTICUT
The Mayflower Inn - Washington
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Four Seasons Hotel Washington, D.C.
The Ritz-Carlton Washington, DC
The Ritz-Carlton Georgetown
FLORIDA
The Breakers - Palm Beach
Mandarin Oriental - Miami
Ponte Vedra Inn and Club - Ponte Vedra Beach
The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island
The Ritz-Carlton, Coconut Grove
The Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne new in 2006
The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples
The Ritz-Carlton, Naples
The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota new in 2006
GEORGIA
Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta
The Lodge at Sea Island - St. Simons Island
The Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta
The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead - Atlanta
HAWAII
Four Seasons Resort Hualalai at Historic Ka'upulehu - Kailua-Kona
Four Seasons Resort, Maui at Wailea
Kahala Resort Hawaii
The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua
ILLINOIS
Four Seasons Hotel Chicago
The Peninsula Chicago
The Ritz-Carlton Chicago, a Four Seasons Hotel new in 2006
LOUISIANA
The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans
MASSACHUSETTS
Four Seasons Hotel Boston
NEVADA
Bellagio - Las Vegas
Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas
The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas
NEW YORK
Four Seasons Hotel New York
Mandarin Oriental Hotel New York new in 2006
The Peninsula New York
The Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park
The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park
The St. Regis New York
NORTH CAROLINA
The Fearrington House Inn - Fearrington Village
OHIO
Walden Country Inn & Stables - Aurora
PENNSYLVANIA
Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia
The Rittenhouse Hotel - Philadelphia
The Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia
SOUTH CAROLINA
Wentworth Mansion - Charleston
Woodlands Resort & Inn - Summerville
TENNESSEE
The Hermitage Hotel - Nashville
TEXAS
Four Seasons Hotel Houston
Four Seasons Resort & Club - Irving
The Mansion on Turtle Creek - Dallas
Omni Houston Hotel
The St. Regis, Houston
UTAH
Stein Eriksen Lodge - Park City
Grand America Hotel - Salt Lake 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
C A N A D A
BRITISH COLUMBIA
The Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver
The Sutton Place Hotel - Vancouver
C A R I B B E A N
BARBADOS
Sandy Lane
JAMAICA
The Ritz-Carlton Rose Hall (under new ownership as of 2013)
NEVIS
Four Seasons Nevis
M E X I C O
Fiesta Americana Grand Coral Beach Cancún
Four Seasons Hotel Mexico, D.F. - Mexico City
Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita
The Ritz-Carlton, Cancún
Las Ventanas al Paraiso - San José del Cabo
Paraiso de la Bonita Resort & Thalasso - Puerto Morelos
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