We’ve heard for quite a while that Forbes Travel (formerly Mobil) has really ramped up their inspections of hotels, restaurants, and spas in an attempt to compete with AAA.  They have just announced that they will now update their list twice a year, instead of just once each year.  From their press release:

Just in time for fall travel season, Forbes Travel Guide reveals its inaugural update to the official Forbes Travel Guide Star Rating list, adding eight new Five-Star hotels, restaurants and spas; 47 new Four-Star hotels, restaurants and spas; and 36 new Recommended hotels and restaurants. Though we’ve been hard at work inspecting and rating the world’s best hotels, restaurants and spas for more than 55 years, we’ve never before revealed new additions to our list outside of our annual announcement (which takes place each winter—watch in January for even more Star Rating news).

With the addition of the 8 new Five-Star hotels, Forbes now has 83 Five-Star hotels.

Here is the full list of current Forbes Five-Star Hotels:

Arizona

• The Canyon Suites at The Phoenician

California

• L’Ermitage Beverly Hills
• Montage Beverly Hills
• Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco
• The Beverly Hills Hotel
• The Resort at Pelican Hill
• Montage Laguna Beach
• The St. Regis Monarch Beach
• Hotel Bel-Air
• The Peninsula Beverly Hills
• The St. Regis San Francisco
• The Grand Del Mar
• Château du Sureau

Colorado

• The Broadmoor
• The Little Nell

Connecticut

• Mayflower Inn & Spa

District of Columbia

• Four Seasons Hotel Washington, D.C.

Florida

• The Ritz-Carlton, Naples
• Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach
• Mandarin Oriental, Miami
• Acqualina Resort & Spa

Georgia

• The Lodge at Sea Island Golf Club
• Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta
• The Cloister

Hawaii

• Four Seasons Resort Hualalai
• Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea

Illinois

• Four Seasons Hotel Chicago
• Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago
• The Peninsula Chicago

Massachusetts

• Blantyre
• Mandarin Oriental, Boston
• Boston Harbor Hotel
• Four Seasons Hotel Boston

Nevada

• Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas
• ARIA Sky Suites
• Skylofts at MGM Grand
• Wynn Tower Suites
• Encore Tower Suites

New York

• Mandarin Oriental, New York
• The Point
• The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park
• The Peninsula New York
• Trump International Hotel & Tower New York
• Four Seasons Hotel New York
• The St. Regis New York

North Carolina

• The Umstead Hotel and Spa
• The Fearrington House Inn

Pennsylvania

• Falling Rock at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort

Rhode Island

• Ocean House

South Carolina

• The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort

Tennessee

• The Hermitage Hotel

Utah

• Stein Eriksen Lodge

Vermont

• Twin Farms

Virginia

• The Inn at Little Washington
• The Jefferson Hotel

Washington

• Four Seasons Hotel Seattle

Wisconsin

• The American Club

Wyoming

• Four Seasons Resort Jackson Hole