AAA's 2008 five-diamond lodgings

— -- The list:

Arizona

Scottsdale area:The Boulders Resort and Golden Door Spa; Camelback Inn, a JW Marriott Resort & Spa; Canyon Suites at the Phoenician; Fairmont Scottsdale Princess; Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North; The Phoenician

California

Beverly Hills:Four Seasons; The Peninsula; Raffles L'Ermitage; Carlsbad:Four Seasons Resort Aviara; Dana Point:The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel; St. Regis Resort, Monarch Beach; Half Moon Bay: The Ritz-Carlton; La Jolla:The Lodge at Torrey Pines; Marina del Rey:The Ritz-Carlton; Newport Beach:The Island Hotel; Oakhurst:Château du Sureau; Ojai:Ojai Valley Inn & Spa; Pasadena:The Ritz-Carlton; San Francisco:Ritz-Carlton; Santa Barbara:Four Seasons Biltmore; Simpson House Inn

Colorado

Aspen:The Little Nell; Beaver Creek:The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch; Colorado Springs:The Broadmoor

Connecticut

Washington:The Mayflower Inn & Spa

District of Columbia

Four Seasons Hotel; The Ritz-Carlton, Georgetown; Ritz-Carlton, Washington

Florida

Amelia Island:The Ritz-Carlton; Miami area:Four Seasons Hotel Miami; The Ritz-Carlton, Coconut Grove; The Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne; Naples:The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort; The Ritz-Carlton, Naples; Palm Beach:The Breakers; Ponte Vedra Beach:Ponte Vedra Inn and Club; Sarasota:The Ritz-Carlton

Georgia

Atlanta:Four Seasons Hotel; The Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta; The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead; Greensboro:The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation; St. Simons Island:The Lodge at Sea Island

Hawaii

Maui:The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua; Four Seasons Resort, Wailea; Big Island:Four Seasons Resort Hualalai

Illinois

Chicago:Four Seasons Hotel; The Peninsula; The Ritz-Carlton Chicago (A Four Seasons Hotel)

Massachusetts

Boston:Four Seasons Hotel

Nevada

Las Vegas:Bellagio; Four Seasons; Skylofts at the MGM Grand; The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino; Wynn Las Vegas

New York

New York City:Four Seasons Hotel; Mandarin Oriental; The Peninsula; The Ritz-Carlton Battery Park; The Ritz-Carlton Central Park; The St. Regis Hotel