Mexico also gained three new Five Diamond lodgings: The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort in Punta Mita and Rosewood Mayakoba and the Mandarin Oriental Riviera Maya, both near Playa del Carmen.

California and New York each have two new winners — California's The Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Coast and The Grand Del Mar in San Diego; Manhattan's renovated The Plaza Hotel and redone The Pierre New York-A Taj Hotel.

Massachusetts, New Mexico and Texas scored one additional Five Diamond lodging: Mandarin Oriental, Boston; Encantado, An Auberge Resort in Sante Fe, N.M.; and The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas.