Nearly 57,000 properties are evaluated each year by AAA’s 65 full-time Tourism Editors. Only 0.26 percent (less than one-half of 1 percent) earn the Five Diamond distinction.

AAA’s Diamond Ratings is the only rating system that covers all of North America includingMexico and the Caribbean as well as Canada and all of the U.S. states. The AAA Diamond Ratings database includes more properties than any other rating system in North America .

CAREFREE
The Boulders Resort & Golden Door Spa - 17

SCOTTSDALE
Camelback Inn, A JW Marriott Resort & Spa - 30
The Phoenician - 2
Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North - 5
The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess - 15

BEVERLY HILLS
The Beverly Hills Hotel and Bungalows - 5
The Peninsula Beverly Hills - 13
Raffles L'Ermitage Beverly Hills - 5

CARLSBAD
Four Seasons Resort Aviara - 7

DANA POINT
The Ritz-Carlton,
Laguna Niguel - 20

HALF MOON BAY
The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay - 4

LA JOLLA
The Lodge at Torrey Pines - 4

LOS ANGELES
Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills - 5

MARINA DEL REY
The Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey - 14

NEWPORT BEACH
The Island Hotel Newport Beach - 14

OAKHURST
Chateau du Sureau - 12

PASADENA
The Ritz-Carlton, Huntington Hotel & Spa - 3

SAN FRANCISCO
The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco - 12

SANTA BARBARA
Four Seasons Biltmore Santa Barbara - 1
Simpson House Inn - 9

ASPEN
The Little Nell - 15

BEAVER CREEK
The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch - 1

COLORADO SPRINGS
The BROADMOOR - 30

WASHINGTON
The Mayflower Inn & Spa - 10

WASHINGTON
Four Seasons Hotel Washington, D.C. - 17
The Ritz-Carlton, Georgetown - 2
The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, DC - 5

AMELIA ISLAND
The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island - 12

COCONUT GROVE
The Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove, Miami - 3

KEY BISCAYNE
The Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne - 1

MIAMI
Mandarin Oriental, Miami - 4

NAPLES
The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort - 3
The Ritz-Carlton, Naples - 19

PALM BEACH
The Breakers - 10

PONTE VEDRA BEACH
Ponte Vedra Inn and Club - 4

SARASOTA
The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota - 1

ATLANTA
Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta - 7
The Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta - 3
The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead - 20

ST. SIMONS ISLAND
The Lodge at Sea Island - 5

HONOLULU
Kahala Mandarin Oriental Hawaii - 4

KAPALUA
The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua - 10

KA'UPULEHU
Four Seasons Resort Hualalai at Historic Ka'upulehu - 8

WAILEA
Four Seasons Resort, Maui at Wailea - 15

CHICAGO
Four Seasons Hotel Chicago - 16
The Peninsula Chicago - 4
The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago (A Four Seasons Hotel) - 1

BOSTON
Four Seasons Hotel Boston - 18

HENDERSON
The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas - 3

NEW YORK CITY
Four Seasons Hotel New York - 12
Mandarin Oriental, New York - 1
The Peninsula New York - 7
The Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park - 4
The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park - 4
The St. Regis New York - 12

FEARRINGTON VILLAGE
The Fearrington House Inn - 12

AURORA
Walden Country Inn & Stables - 2

PHILADELPHIA
Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia - 22
The Rittenhouse Hotel and Condominium Residences - 15
The Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia - 6

CHARLESTON
Wentworth Mansion - 3

SUMMERVILLE
Woodlands Resort & Inn - 9

NASHVILLE
The Hermitage Hotel - 3

DALLAS
The Mansion On Turtle Creek - 15

HOUSTON
Four Seasons Hotel Houston - 11
Omni Houston Hotel - 6
The St. Regis Hotel, Houston - 5

IRVING
Four Seasons Resort and Club - 3

PARK CITY
Stein Eriksen Lodge - 4

SALT LAKE CITY
Grand America Hotel - 2

RICHMOND
The Jefferson Hotel - 13

WASHINGTON
The Inn at Little Washington - 17

SEATTLE
The Fairmont Olympic Hotel - 22

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
The Greenbrier - 30

KOHLER
The American Club - 21

VANCOUVER
Pan Pacific Vancouver - 8
The Sutton Place Hotel - 17

HOLETOWN
Sandy Lane Hotel - 3

ROSE HALL
The Ritz-Carlton Golf & Spa
Resort, Rose Hall, Jamaica - 5

CHARLESTOWN
Four Seasons Resort Nevis - 4

SAN JOSE DEL CABO
Las Ventanas al Paraiso - 5

MEXICO CITY
Four Seasons Hotel Mexico D.F. - 10

PUNTA MITA
Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita, Mexico - 5

CANCUN
Fiesta Americana Grand Coral Beach - 12
The Ritz-Carlton, Cancun - 11

PUERTO MORELOS
Paraiso de la Bonita Resort and Thalasso - 2