Only 0.26 percent (about one-quarter of one percent) of all rated properties attained the exclusive Five Diamond level, AAA's highest rating.
Only three properties have kept their Five Diamond ratings for 30 years: The Broadmoor, Boulder, Colo.; The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.; and Camelback Inn, Scottsdale, Ariz.
The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch is the first new Five Diamond in Colorado since The Little Nell was added 15 years ago.
Florida has more Five Diamond restaurants than any other state (six).
New York City and Chicago tie for the most Five Diamond restaurants in any city (five each).
California leads the list with the most Five Diamond lodgings (15) followed by Florida with nine.