On September 12, 2024, the MICHELIN Guide released the brand new one-, two- and three-Key awards for the most outstanding hotels in the United States. This is the second announcement of MICHELIN Keys in the United States, adding a selection of hotels from across the country to the previous selection of hotels in select locations.
This announcement comes four years after a major overhaul of our hotel selection. The MICHELIN Guide now includes more than 5,000 hotels around the world, and not one of them is just a room for the night. Each of these hotels has been assessed and found to be excellent in five categories: architecture and interior design, quality and consistency of service, personality and character, value for money and a significant contribution to the guest experience in a particular setting.
Which brings us back to the Keys. The Key hotels below are the result of countless hours of evaluation by our team of experts and represent the highlights of our wider selection. Like the MICHELIN stars for restaurants, the MICHELIN Keys recognize our most outstanding hotels.
In total, the hotel selection of the 2024 MICHELIN Guide in the USA includes 16 3-key hotels, 70 2-key hotels and 207 1-key hotels. Would you like to know more about the MICHELIN Key? Here you will find everything you need to know. Or check out all the keys below.
Mamangiri — Lake Powell, Utah
Highlights of the Key Hotel Selection 2024
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On this page you will find all of our new hotel awards, sorted by number of keys and location in the USA. Click on any hotel to go directly to the hotel page and learn more about the special features of each property. Alternatively, you can find more information in our Store a series of in-depth articles on the different aspects that make up a key hotel. While our anonymous team of experts scour the world every day to review favorite hotels and discover hidden gems, our editorial team delves into the hospitality industry by speaking directly to hoteliers.
Scroll down to learn more about the key hotels in the USA in 2024.
Post Ranch Inn — Big Sur, California
The new 3-Key hotels of the American West
In our second selection of key hotels in the USA, five more hotels are being included in the exclusive 3-Key Club. Three of them are located in the American West: Sage Lodge in Montana, Amangiri in Utah and Canyon Ranch Tuscon in Arizona. Each of these hotels takes advantage of the splendor of the American West, with Canyon Ranch and Amangiri located amidst spectacular desert landscapes.
Sage Lodge in Pray, Montana may not ring a bell immediately, but this remote ranch has a famous neighbor: Its 1,200 acres are just a half-hour drive from Yellowstone National Park.
Read also: The spectacular 3-Key hotels of the American West
The Dewberry — Charleston, South Carolina
Big winner: Southern hospitality
Austin, Texas, and Charleston, South Carolina, have opened a combined 15 new Key hotels – a proud symbol for two cities often cited as the fastest growing in the U.S. The hotel industry has kept pace, with gems like the Commodore Perry Estate (Austin) and the Dewberry (Charleston), which incorporates the history of their buildings into their charming luxury boutique feel.
The Georgian — Santa Monica, California
Jewels on the Coast: Up and Down California
Although California was not a new addition to the list of Keys in our second selection on September 12, it is worth taking a second look at the many Keys we highlighted in our first announcement in April. Here we point you to coastal gems like the sublime architectural creations in Big Sur (Post Ranch Inn and Ventana), the luxury on the beach in Santa Monica (especially the newly opened Georgian) and the favorites in the wine country like the SingleThread and that Madrona.
What we like: Each of these hotels opens the door to the best aspects of its location – and lets us see each place with different eyes.
Commodore Perry Estate — Austin, Texas
Crosby Street Hotel, Firmdale Hotels — New York
Ventana Big Sur, an Alila Resort — Big Sur, California
Illustration Image: Hotel Jerome
