AAA has published their new list of approved Five Diamond Hotels for 2016.  Continuing the recent trend, the number of approved hotels has dropped again this year, from 121 to only 118.  AAA added 6 new or returning hotels this year, and removed 9 hotels that were approved in 2015.  The new hotels added are the following:

• Hotel Mousai – Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
• Park Hyatt New York – New York, N.Y.
• St. Regis Deer Valley – Park City, Utah
• The Cloister – Sea Island, Ga.
• The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain – Marana, Ariz.
• Trump International Hotel and Tower Toronto – Toronto, Ontario

Congratulations to the new award-winning hotels!  For a full list of 5 Diamond award winners, click here.