The AAA Five Diamond Award is a prestigious rating that very little hotels around the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean receive.
It takes an incredible amount of factors to reach this rating: luxury, high quality service, delicious food, beautiful rooms, comfortable beds, spotless surroundings, a homely lobby, good lighting, soothing and neutral colors, indoor services such as a gym and pool, and many more elements that help to determine whether or not a hotel has a right amenities.
The AAA Five Diamond Award was given out to only 0.3% of the 59,000 locations examined by the company, amounting to 120 hotels and 63 restaurants. Of these, 28,000 are hotels and only 0.4% of this category made the list.
Here is a list of hotels that were added to the list for the first time this year:
- Four Seasons Resort Lana’i, Hawaii
- The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, Virginia
- Dorado Beach, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Puerto Rico
- Spice Island Beach Resort in St. George’s, Grenada
- Four Seasons Hotel Mexico City
Some other hotels that made the list include:
- Kapalua in Maui, Hawaii
- The Peninsula Beverly Hills in Beverly Hills, California
- The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- The Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, D.C.
- The Mandarin Oriental in Boston, Massachusetts
- Park Hyatt New York in Manhattan, New York
- The Hermitage Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee
- Shangri-La Hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Tortuga Bay Punta Cana Resorts & Club in the Dominican Republic
Which one will you be visiting this year?
