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The Camelback Inn in Scottsdale, AZ.

2008 Five-Diamond Hotels

Travel organization AAA has announced the 100 hotels and 60 restaurants that have achieved Five Diamond status, the travel authority's highest rating for hotels and restaurants.

For 2008, eight hotels made their first appearance on the list: The Canyon Suites at the Phoenician, Scottsdale, Ariz.; St. Regis Resort, Monarch Beach, Dana Point, Calif.; The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino, Las Vegas; The Umstead Hotel & Spa, Cary, N.C.; Four Seasons Resort Whistler, Whistler, BC; The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman; the JW Marriott Resort & Spa, Cancun and the Fairmont Mayakoba, Playa del Carmen, Mexico.

The four dining additions are The Penrose Room at The Broadmoor (Colorado's first Five Diamond restaurant), Lautrec, Farmington, Pa.; Blue, Cayman Islands and Le Basilic in Cancun.

Representing the upper echelon of the hospitality industry, AAA Five Diamond Award® winners make up just 0.27 percent of the 60,000 Diamond Rated lodgings and restaurants throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

"Five Diamond establishments reflect the characteristics of ultimate luxury and sophistication," said Michael Petrone, director of AAA Tourism Information Development. "The physical attributes of these properties are extraordinary in every manner, and personalized services for guests consistently exceed expectations of even the most refined traveler. To achieve and maintain this level of service is an amazing accomplishment, and AAA is pleased to honor these establishments as Five Diamond Award recipients."

The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, The Greenbrier in West Virginia and The Camelback Inn in Scottsdale have maintained a Five Diamond Rating for 32 consecutive years ­ since the hotel Diamond Ratings were first published in the AAA TourBook guides. Two restaurants have also maintained Five Diamond status for 20 consecutive years (since the Diamond Ratings were first applied to restaurants): The Inn at Little Washington Dining Room in Washington, Va., and Le Bec-Fin in Philadelphia.

The assignment of a AAA rating of one to five Diamonds marks the completion of a successful annual evaluation. All properties must first meet AAA's rigorous requirements and guidelines during an evaluation by one of AAA's 65 full-time professional inspectors to become AAA Approved.

The name of each hotel is followed by the number of consecutive years it has won the award. For restaurants, click here.

Arizona CAREFREE The Boulders Resort and Golden Door Spa -- 19 SCOTTSDALE Camelback Inn, A JW Marriott Resort & Spa, 32 The Canyon Suites at the Phoenician, 1 The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, 17 Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North, 7 The Phoenician, 4 California BEVERLY HILLS The Peninsula Beverly Hills - 15 Raffles L'Ermitage Beverly Hills - 7 CARLSBAD Four Seasons Resort Aviara - 9 DANA POINT The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, 22 St. Regis Resort, Monarch Beach, 1 HALF MOON BAY The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay - 6 LA JOLLA The Lodge at Torrey Pines - 6 LOS ANGELES Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills - 7 MARINA DEL REY The Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey - 16 NEWPORT BEACH The Island Hotel Newport Beach - 16 OAKHURST Chateau du Sureau - 14 OJAI Ojai Valley Inn and Spa - 2 PASADENA The Ritz-Carlton, Huntington Hotel & Spa - 5 SAN FRANCISCO The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco - 14 SANTA BARBARA Four Seasons Biltmore Santa Barbara - 3 Simpson House Inn - 11 Colorado ASPEN The Little Nell - 17 BEAVER CREEK The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch - 3 COLORADO SPRINGS The Broadmoor - 32 Connecticut WASHINGTON The Mayflower Inn and Spa -- 12 District of Columbia Four Seasons Hotel Washington, D.C. - 19 The Ritz-Carlton, Georgetown - 4 The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, DC - 7 Florida AMELIA ISLAND The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island - 14 COCONUT GROVE The Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove, Miami - 5 KEY BISCAYNE The Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne - 3 MIAMI Four Seasons Hotel, Miami - 2 NAPLES The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort - 5 The Ritz-Carlton, Naples - 21 PALM BEACH The Breakers - 12 PONTE VEDRA BEACH Ponte Vedra Inn and Club - 6 SARASOTA The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota - 3 Georgia ATLANTA Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta -- 9 The Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta -- 5 The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead -- 22 GREENSBORO The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation, 2 ST. SIMONS ISLAND The Lodge at Sea Island -- 7 Hawaii KA'UPULEHU Four Seasons Resort Hualalai at Historic Ka'upulehu -- 10 KAPALUA The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua -- 12 WAILEA Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea -- 17 Illinois CHICAGO Four Seasons Hotel Chicago - 18 The Peninsula Chicago - 6 The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago (A Four Seasons Hotel) - 3 Massachusetts BOSTON Four Seasons Hotel Boston -- 20 Nevada LAS VEGAS Bellagio -- 7 Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas -- 9 Skylofts at MGM Grand - 2 Venetian Resort - 1 Wynn Las Vegas - 2 New York NEW YORK CITY Four Seasons Hotel New York - 14 Mandarin Oriental, New York - 3 The Peninsula New York - 9 The Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park - 6 The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park - 6 The St. Regis New York - 14 North Carolina CARY The Umstead Hotel & Spa, 1 FEARRINGTON VILLAGE The Fearrington House Inn -- 14 Ohio AURORA Walden Country Inn & Stables - 4 Pennsylvania FARMINGTON Falling Rock at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort - 2 PHILADELPHIA Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia -- 24 The Rittenhouse Hotel & Condominium Residences -- 17 The Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia ­ 8 South Carolina CHARLESTON Wentworth Mansion -- 5 KIAWAH ISLAND The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort -- 2 SUMMERVILLE Woodlands Resort & Inn -- 11 Tennessee NASHVILLE The Hermitage Hotel -- 5 Texas DALLAS The Mansion on Turtle Creek -- 17 HOUSTON Four Seasons Hotel Houston -- 13 The St. Regis, Houston -- 7 IRVING Four Seasons Resort & Club -- 5 Utah PARK CITY Stein Eriksen Lodge - 6 SALT LAKE CITY Grand America Hotel - 4 Virginia RICHMOND The Jefferson Hotel -- 15 WASHINGTON The Inn at Little Washington -- 19 Washington SEATTLE The Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Seattle -- 24 West Virginia WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS The Greenbrier -- 32 Wisconsin KOHLER The American Club -- 23 Wyoming TETON VILLAGE Four Seasons Resort Jackson Hole - 2 Canada British Columbia VANCOUVER The Sutton Place Hotel -- 19 WHISTLER Four Seasons Resort -- 1 Caribbean Barbados HOLETOWN Sandy Lane -- 5 Cayman Islands SEVEN MILE BEACH The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman, 1 Jamaica ROSE HALL The Ritz-Carlton Golf & Spa, Rose Hall, Jamaica -- 1 Nevis CHARLESTOWN Four Seasons Resort Nevis -- 6 Mexico BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR SAN JOSE DEL CABO Las Ventanas al Paraiso -- 7 DISTRITO FEDERAL MEXICO CITY Four Seasons Hotel Mexico D.F. -- 12 NAYARIT Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita -- 7 NUEVO VALLARTA Grand Velas All Suites & Spa Resort, 2 CANCUN Fiesta Americana Grand Coral Beach, 14 JW Marriott Cancun Resort and Spa, 1 The Ritz-Carlton, Cancun, 12 PLAYA DEL CARMEN Fairmont Mayakoba, 1 Occidental Royal Hideaway Resort & Spa, 2 PUERTO MORELOS Paraiso de la Bonita Resort and Thalasso, 4

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