To award a Key, our Inspectors look for outstanding quality in five categories. One of those? Value for money.

The MICHELIN Star recognizes the most outstanding restaurants in the world, the MICHELIN Key does the same for outstanding hotels. Here’s everything you need to know about the distinction.

Beyond mere aesthetics, the best architecture and design hotels in the world are purpose-built, immersive experiences — whether on land, sea or in the sky.

Nine exceptional stays at extraordinary price points

Vancouver’s Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel is in a league of its own.

From California to New York, the Momofuku founder has been a pioneer in Asian cuisine in the United States.

The Georgia native worked in his parents’ restaurant and two other MICHELIN Guide kitchens before starting his own.

Six spots from The MICHELIN Guide for less than $250 a night.

Keep yourself and the little ones satisfied with our Inspector-approved rundown of London’s family-friendly restaurants with top-notch cooking.

Wine is reason enough to travel, but throw in beautifully designed tasting rooms and showstopping views and you’ll see why these restaurants in the vines are worth the trip all on their own.

Follow the slow bend of the Loire River on a sun-drenched drive where vineyards, fairytale châteaux and next-generation chefs redefine the art of lingering.

High above the district of Ginza, the artist rooms at Park Hotel Tokyo are some of the boldest in the city. This is room number 3419.

Japan offers more than skyscrapers and ryokan: It’s home to some of the most unique hotel forms in the world.

Discover peaceful hotels surrounded by lush vineyards in Provence, Bordeaux and Champagne, along with regions of Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Austria and Hungary.

Tucked away in the scenic Őrség National Park, near the Austrian-Slovenian border, Pajta is redefining rural dining with its exquisitely prepared, locally sourced cuisine. As well as being the most remote countryside restaurant in Hungary to hold One MICHELIN Star, it comes complete with stunning wooden lodges and a forest sauna that allow you to be at one with nature.

For MICHELIN Inspectors, surprises don’t come easily. Accustomed to the world’s finest restaurants and most exceptional hotels, they’ve seen it all — or so they think.

Just outside every major city is an overlooked rural region, where the best countryside hotels offer some of the most memorable stays in the world.

MICHELIN Guide Inspectors share their most exciting recent discoveries. Check back each month for a new batch of spectacular accommodations.