On April 24, 2024, the MICHELIN Guide introduced a new distinction: the MICHELIN Key. Just like a MICHELIN-rated restaurant, a MICHELIN-rated hotel can earn one, two, or three keys. One key signifies a very special stay; two keys denote an exceptional experience; and three keys represent an extraordinary stay, exemplifying the pinnacle of hospitality.
The inaugural unveiling of this distinction in the United States showcased 11 Three Key hotels, 33 Two Key hotels, and 80 One Key hotels from California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, New York, and Washington, D.C.
This announcement marks a milestone in the MICHELIN Guide’s ongoing endeavor to refresh its hotel selection. With more than 5,000 hotels worldwide included in the guide, each establishment is distinguished not merely as a place to stay but as an integral part of the traveler’s experience. Criteria for evaluation include architecture and interior design, service quality and consistency, overall personality and character, value for money, and enhancement of the guest experience in its setting. Every hotel in the MICHELIN Guide hotel selection is eligible for a Key.
The MICHELIN Guide’s top honors for 2024
Three Key hotels of the Southwest:
- California (Beverly Hills): The Beverly Hills Hotel, Dorchester Collection
- California (Big Sur): Post Ranch Inn
- California (Healdsburg): SingleThread Inn
- California (Los Angeles): Hotel Bel-Air, Dorchester Collection
- California (Rutherford): Auberge du Soleil, Auberge Resorts Collection
- California (St. Helena): Meadowood Napa Valley
- California (Woodside): Canyon Ranch Woodside
Two Key hotels of the Southwest:
- California (Beverly Hills): L’Ermitage Beverly Hills
- California (Beverly Hills): The Maybourne Beverly Hills
- California (Beverly Hills): The Peninsula Beverly Hills
- California (Carmel Valley): Bernardus Lodge & Spa
- California (Big Sur): Ventana Big Sur
- California (Guerneville): The Stavrand
- California (Healdsburg): Montage Healdsburg
- California (Healdsburg): The Madrona
- California (Laguna Beach): Montage Laguna Beach
- California (Montecito): Rosewood Miramar Beach
- California (Napa): Milliken Creek Inn & Spa
- California (San Francisco): Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco at Embarcadero
- California (San Francisco): The Battery
- California (Sausalito): Cavallo Point Lodge
- California (West Hollywood): Chateau Marmont
- California (West Hollywood): Pendry West Hollywood
- California (Yountville): Bardessono
- California (Yountville): North Block
One Key hotels of the Southwest:
California:
- Calistoga: Four Seasons Resort Napa Valley
- Elk: Harbor House
- Los Angeles: Downtown LA Proper Hotel
- Los Angeles: Soho Warehouse DTLA
- Los Angeles: The Aster
- Los Angeles: The Paramour Estate
- Los Angeles: The Prospect Hollywood
- Napa: Stanly Ranch, Auberge Resorts Collection
- Newport Beach: Pendry Newport Beach
- Palm Springs: Dive Palm Springs
- Palm Springs: Holiday House Palm Springs
- Palm Springs: La Serena Villas
- Palm Springs: Sparrows Lodge
- Rutherford: Rancho Caymus Inn
- San Francisco: 1 Hotel San Francisco
- San Francisco: Hotel Drisco
- San Luis Obispo: Hotel San Luis Obispo
- San Luis Obispo: San Luis Creek Lodge
- Santa Barbara: El Encanto, A Belmond Hotel, Santa Barbara
- Santa Monica: Casa Del Mar
- Santa Monica: Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows
- Santa Monica: Santa Monica Proper Hotel
- Santa Monica: Shutters on the Beach
- Santa Monica: The Georgian
- Sea Ranch: The Sea Ranch Lodge
- West Hollywood: Chamberlain West Hollywood
- West Hollywood: Hotel 850 SVB
- West Hollywood: Palihouse West Hollywood
- West Hollywood: Soho House Holloway
- West Hollywood: Sunset Tower Hotel
- West Hollywood: The Charlie
Colorado:
- Aspen: Hotel Jerome, Auberge Resorts Collection
- Aspen: The Little Nell
- Aspen: Mollie Aspen
- Denver: Clayton Hotel & Members Club
- Denver: Four Seasons Denver
- Denver: The Crawford Hotel
- Vail: Four Seasons Vail
- Vail: Sonnenalp Hotel
Read MICHELIN’s announcement for the complete list of MICHELIN Key hotels in the United States.
