Travel 7 minutes 12 September 2024

The First MICHELIN Key Hotels: All the Keys in the United States

The MICHELIN Guide announces top honors for U.S. hotels in 2024.

On September 12, 2024, the MICHELIN Guide revealed the latest additions to its list of One, Two, and Three Key hotels throughout the United States.

This is the second ever announcement of MICHELIN Keys in the United States, adding selections from all across the country to a list that previously included hotels only from select locations. This list of the most outstanding hotels in the country comes four years into a comprehensive refresh of our hotel selection. The MICHELIN Guide now includes over 5,000 hotels across the world, and not a single one is simply a room for the night.

These are places that significantly add to your experience as a traveler, each vetted and judged excellent in five categories: architecture and interior design, quality and consistency of service, overall personality and character, value for the price, and a significant contribution to the guest experience in a particular setting.

Which brings us back to the Keys. The culmination of countless hours of evaluation by our team of experts, the Key hotels below represent the highlights of our broader selection. Like the MICHELIN Stars for restaurants, the MICHELIN Keys are our most outstanding hotels.

The 2024 MICHELIN Guide hotel selection in the United States now includes 16 Three Key hotels, 70 Two Key hotels, and 207 One Key hotels. Want to know more about the MICHELIN Key? Here’s everything you need to know. Or, head below to look at all the Keys.


Post Ranch Inn — Big Sur, California
Post Ranch Inn — Big Sur, California

Highlights of the 2024 Key Hotel List

Jump straight to the list or take a deeper dive into select Key hotels.


On this page, you’ll find every single one of our Key distinctions, sorted by number of Keys and location in the United States. Click on any hotel to go straight to the hotel page to learn more about the nuts and bolts of each property. Alternatively, you can read any number of in-depth pieces about the aspects of the special craft that make up a Key hotel over on our magazine. While our anonymous selection team spends every day scouring the earth to vet favorite hotels and unearth hidden gems, our editorial team delves into the hotel craft by speaking directly to hoteliers.

We have the history of Dunton Hot Springs, a former ghost town transformed into a Two Key hotel. We have an inside look at the Quoin, a delightful One Key hotel that heralds the start of something special in a small city outside Philadelphia. And we have a story from one of the most exceptional and most exclusive hotels on this list, the Three Key Amangiri in the desert of Utah.

Scroll down for more insights into the United States Key hotels in 2024.

Amangiri — Lake Powell, Utah
Amangiri — Lake Powell, Utah

The New Three Key Hotels of the American West

In our second announcement of Key hotels in the United States, five more hotels join the exclusive Three Key club. Of these, three make their home in the American West: Sage Lodge in Montana, Amangiri in Utah, and Canyon Ranch Tucson in Arizona. Each makes use of the region's inspiring landscape, with Canyon Ranch and Amangiri both set amidst spectacular desert landscapes.

The Pray, Montana location of Sage Lodge may not ring a bell, but this remote ranch has a famous neighbor: its 1200 acres are set just a half hour’s drive from Yellowstone National Park.

Also read: The Three Key Hotels of the American West in Photos


The Dewberry — Charleston, South Carolina
The Dewberry — Charleston, South Carolina

Big Winner: Southern Hospitality

Austin, Texas and Charleston, South Carolina added 15 new Key hotels between them, a fitting monument to two cities oft-cited among the fastest-growing in the United States. The hospitality scene has kept up, with gems like the Commodore Perry Estate (Austin) and the Dewberry (Charleston) folding their buildings’ own histories into their delightful luxury boutique sensibilities.

Also read: The Dewberry Hotel Delivers on Charleston

The Georgian — Santa Monica, California
The Georgian — Santa Monica, California

Jewels on the Coast: Up and Down California

Its sheer breadth of size and variety means it’s no surprise to announce California as the state with the most Key hotels in America. Here, we’ll point you towards coastal gems like the sublime architectural achievements in Big Sur (Post Ranch Inn and Ventana), beachside luxuries in Santa Monica (in particular: the newly opened Georgian), and wine country favorites like SingleThread and the Madrona.

What we love: how each one of these hotels opens the door to the very best of their locations — and gives us a look at each setting through fresh eyes.


Commodore Perry Estate — Austin, Texas
Commodore Perry Estate — Austin, Texas

Click below to jump to each distinction: 


The Three Key Hotels

Crosby Street Hotel, Firmdale Hotels — New York
Crosby Street Hotel, Firmdale Hotels — New York

Arizona (Tucson): Canyon Ranch Tucson NEW
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
Florida (Little Torch Key): Little Palm Island Resort & Spa NEW
Hawaii (Kailua Kona): Kona Village, A Rosewood Resort NEW
Montana (Pray): Sage Lodge NEW
New York (NYC): Aman New York
New York (NYC): Casa Cipriani New York
New York (NYC): Crosby Street Hotel, Firmdale Hotels
New York (NYC): The Whitby Hotel, Firmdale Hotels
Utah (Canyon Point): Amangiri NEW



The Two Key Hotels

Alila Ventana Big Sur — Big Sur, California
Alila Ventana Big Sur — Big Sur, California

Alaska — NEW
Halibut Cove: Stillpoint Lodge 

Arkansas — NEW
Little Rock: The Hornibrook Mansion Empress of Little Rock 

Arizona — NEW
Sedona: Ambiente, A Landscape Hotel 

California
Beverly Hills: L'Ermitage Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills: The Maybourne Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills: The Peninsula Beverly Hills
Big Sur: Alila Ventana Big Sur
Carmel Valley: Bernardus Lodge & Spa
Guerneville: The Stavrand
Healdsburg: Montage Healdsburg
Healdsburg: The Madrona
Laguna Beach: Montage Laguna Beach
Montecito: Rosewood Miramar Beach
Napa: Milliken Creek Inn
San Francisco: Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco at Embarcadero
San Francisco: The Battery
Sausalito: Cavallo Point Lodge
West Hollywood: Chateau Marmont
(West Hollywood): Pendry West Hollywood
Yountville: Bardessono
Yountville: North Block

Colorado — NEW
Dunton: Dunton Hot Springs 

Washington D.C.
Rosewood Washington, D.C. 
The Jefferson

Florida
Key West: The Marquesa Hotel NEW
Miami: Mayfair House Hotel & Garden
Miami Beach: Faena Hotel Miami Beach
Miami Beach: Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club
Miami Beach: The Setai Miami Beach 
Palm Beach: Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach NEW

Hawaii — NEW
Honolulu): Halekulani 
Kailua-Kona): Four Seasons Resort Hualalai 
Lahaina): Montage Kapalua Bay 

Illinois
Chicago: Pendry Chicago
Chicago: The Langham, Chicago
Chicago: The Peninsula Chicago

Maryland — NEW
Baltimore: The Ivy Hotel

Massachusetts — NEW
Boston: Four Seasons Hotel One Dalton Street, Boston 
Boston: Raffles Boston 
Boston: The Langham Boston
Boston: The Newbury Boston 
Boston: The Whitney Hotel Boston 
Lenox: Canyon Ranch Lenox
North Adams: TOURISTS

Montana — NEW
Darby: Triple Creek Ranch 
Greenough: The Resort at Paws Up 
Superior: Alpine Falls Ranch 

New Hampshire — NEW
Jackson Village: Inn at Thorn Hill 

New Mexico — NEW
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque: Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic Farm 

New York
NYC: Hotel Barrière Fouquet's New York
NYC: Nine Orchard 
NYC: Pendry Manhattan West
NYC: The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel
NYC: The Fifth Avenue Hotel
NYC: The Mark Hotel

Rhode Island — NEW
Newport: Castle Hill Inn and Resort 
Newport: The Chanler at Cliff Walk 

South Carolina — NEW
Bluffton: Montage Palmetto Bluff 
Charleston: The Loutrel 
Charleston: The Pinch Charleston

Tennessee — NEW
Nashville: The Hermitage Hotel 
Walland: Blackberry Farm 

Texas — NEW
Austin: Commodore Perry Estate, Auberge Resorts Collection 
Fort Worth: Bowie House, Auberge Resorts Collection
San Antonio: Hotel Emma 

Utah — NEW
Moab: ULUM Moab 
Park City: Washington School House Hotel 

Vermont — NEW
Barnard: Twin Farms 

Wyoming — NEW
Jackson Hole: Amangani 
Teton Village: Caldera House 

The One Key Hotels

Riggs — Washington DC
Riggs — Washington DC

Arizona — NEW
Paradise Valley: Mountain Shadows Resort Scottsdale 
Phoenix: Royal Palms Resort and Spa 
Phoenix: The Global Ambassador 
Scottsdale: Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North 
Sedona: El Portal 

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, A Kirkwood Collection Hotel
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: Mollie Aspen
Aspen: The Little Nell
Denver: Clayton Hotel & Members Club
Denver: Four Seasons Denver
Denver: The Crawford Hotel
Fort Collins: The Armstrong Hotel NEW
Fort Collins: The Elizabeth Hotel, Autograph Collection NEW
Telluride: Lumière with Inspirato NEW
Telluride: Madeline Hotel & Residences, Auberge Resorts Collection NEW
Vail: Four Seasons Vail
Vail: Sonnenalp Hotel

Connecticut — NEW
Washington: Mayflower Inn 

Delaware — NEW
Wilmington: The Quoin 

Washington D.C.
Eaton D.C. 
Pendry Washington DC — The Wharf 
Riggs Washington DC 
The Dupont Circle Hotel
The Hay-Adams Hotel

Florida
Boca Raton: Tower at The Boca Raton NEW
Key West: The Perry Hotel Key West NEW
Miami: Mandarin Oriental Miami
Miami: Mr. C Miami – Coconut Grove
Miami Beach: 1 Hotel South Beach
Miami Beach: Esmé Miami Beach
Miami Beach: Hotel Greystone — Adults Only
Miami Beach: Betsy - South Beach
Orlando: Ette Hotel
Orlando: Lake Nona Wave Hotel
Orlando: The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes
Palm Beach: The Breakers NEW
Palm Beach: The White Elephant Palm Beach NEW
St. Augustine: The Collector - Luxury Inn & Gardens NEW
Tampa: Palihouse Hyde Park Village
Tampa: The Tampa EDITION

Georgia
Atlanta: Stonehurst Place Atlanta
Atlanta: The Candler Hotel Atlanta
Atlanta: Hotel Clermont
Greensboro: The Ritz-Carlton Reynolds, Lake Oconee NEW
Savannah: Bellwether House NEW
Savannah: Hotel Bardo Savannah NEW
Savannah: Perry Lane Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Savannah NEW

Hawaii — NEW
Kihei: Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea 
Kohala Coast: Mauna Lani, Auberge Resorts Collection 
Lanai City: Four Seasons Resort Lana'i 
Lihue: Timbers Kauai Ocean Club & Residences 
Princeville: 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay 

Illinois
Chicago: Chicago Athletic Association
Chicago: Nobu Hotel Chicago
Chicago: The Gwen, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Michigan Avenue Chicago
Chicago: Viceroy Chicago
Chicago: Waldorf Astoria Chicago

Indiana — NEW
Indianapolis: Bottleworks Hotel Indianapolis 
Indianapolis: Ironworks Hotel Indy 

Kentucky
Louisville: Hotel Genevieve NEW

Louisiana — NEW
New Orleans: Columns 
New Orleans: Hotel Peter and Paul 
New Orleans: Hotel Saint Vincent 
New Orleans: Maison Metier 
New Orleans: Pontchartrain Hotel St. Charles Avenue 
New Orleans: The Celestine New Orleans 

Maine — NEW
Biddeford: The Lincoln Hotel 
Camden: Camden Harbour Inn 
Cape Neddick: Cliff House Maine 
Kennebunkport: AWOL Kennebunkport 
Kennebunkport: Kennebunkport Captains Collection 
Kennebunkport: White Barn Inn & Spa, Auberge Resorts Collection 
Portland: Blind Tiger Portland – Danforth Street 
Portland: Blind Tiger Portland – Carleton Street 

Maryland — NEW
Baltimore: Sagamore Pendry Baltimore 

Massachussetts — NEW
Boston: Four Seasons Hotel Boston 
Boston: Mandarin Oriental Boston
Edgartown: Faraway Martha's Vineyard 
Edgartown: Hob Knob 
Great Barrington: Granville House 
Lexington: The Inn at Hastings Park 
Nantucket: The Brant 
Nantucket: The Wauwinet 
Vineyard Haven: Nobnocket Boutique Inn 

Michigan — NEW
Birmingham: Daxton Hotel 
Detroit: Shinola Hotel 

Minnesota — NEW
Minneapolis: Four Seasons Hotel Minneapolis

Missouri — NEW
Kansas City: Crossroads Hotel 

Montana — NEW
Big Sky: Montage Big Sky

Nevada — NEW
Stateline: Edgewood Tahoe 

New Jersey — NEW
Asbury Park: Asbury Ocean Club Hotel 
Cape May: Beach Plum Farm Cottages 

New Mexico — NEW
Santa Fe: Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi 

New York
Amenia: Troutbeck NEW
Aurora: Inns of Aurora NEW
Brooklyn: 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn: Ace Hotel Brooklyn
Brooklyn: Wythe Hotel
Callicoon: Seminary Hill Orchard & Cidery NEW
Gardiner: Wildflower Farms, Auberge Resorts Collection NEW
Greenport: The Menhaden NEW
Lake Placid: The Mirror Lake Inn Resort and Spa NEW
Lake Placid: The Whiteface Lodge NEW
NYC: 1 Hotel Central Park
NYC: Baccarat Hotel & Residences
NYC: Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park
NYC: Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad
NYC: The Beekman - A Thompson Hotel
NYC: The Bowery Hotel
NYC: The Greenwich Hotel
NYC: The Hotel Chelsea
NYC: The Lowell
NYC: The Ludlow Hotel
NYC: The Mercer
NYC: The Peninsula New York
NYC: The Wall Street Hotel
NYC: Warren Street Hotel
Saratoga Springs: The Adelphi Hotel NEW
Windham: Eastwind - Hotel & Bar NEW

North Carolina — NEW
Asheville: Blind Tiger Asheville 
Charlotte: The Ivey's Hotel 
Greensboro: Proximity Hotel 
Wilmington: ARRIVE Wilmington
Wilmington: Dreamers Welcome 

Oklahoma — NEW
Oklahoma City: Bradford House 

Oregon — NEW
McMinnville: Atticus Hotel 
Portland: The Hoxton, Portland 
Portland: The Ritz-Carlton, Portland 
Portland: Woodlark 

Pennsylvania — NEW
Milford: Hotel Fauchere 
Philadelphia: Guild House Philadelphia 
Philadelphia: The Rittenhouse Hotel 

Rhode Island — NEW
Newport: The Cliffside Inn 
Newport: The Vanderbilt, Auberge Resorts Collection 

South Carolina — NEW
Charleston: HarbourView Inn
Charleston: Hotel Bennett Charleston
Charleston: Post House 
Charleston: The Dewberry 
Charleston: The Spectator Hotel 

Tennessee — NEW
Franklin: Southall Farm and Inn 
Knoxville: The Tennessean Hotel 
Memphis: ARRIVE Memphis
Nashville: 1 Hotel Nashville 
Nashville: Soho House Nashville 

Texas — NEW
Austin: ARRIVE Austin
Austin: Austin Proper Hotel 
Austin: Fairmont Austin Gold Experience 
Austin: Hotel Saint Cecilia 
Austin: Hotel ZaZa Austin 
Austin: Soho House Austin 
Austin: The Heywood Hotel 
Dallas: Casa Duro
Dallas: Hotel Swexan 
Dallas: Hotel Zaza Dallas 
Dallas: Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek 
El Paso: The Plaza Hotel Pioneer Park 
Fort Worth: Hotel Drover, Autograph Collection 
Galveston: Carr Mansion 
Houston: Hotel ZaZa Museum District 
Houston: Hotel ZaZa Memorial City 
Houston: The Post Oak Hotel 

Utah — NEW
Park City: Montage Deer Valley 
Park City: Pendry Park City 
Park City: Stein Eriksen Lodge 
Sundance: Sundance Resort 

Vermont — NEW
Burlington: Blind Tiger Burlington 
Woodstock: The Woodstock Inn & Resort 

Virginia — NEW
Middleburg: Salamander Resort & Spa 

Washington — NEW
Kenmore: The Lodge at St Edward State Park 
Seattle: Hotel 1000 
Seattle: Lotte Hotel Seattle 

Wisconsin — NEW
Beloit: Hotel Goodwin 
La Crosse: The Charmant Hotel 

Wyoming — NEW
Jackson: Hotel Jackson 
Jackson: The Cloudveil, Autograph Collection 


Hero Image: Hotel Jerome, Auberge Resorts Collection — Aspen, Colorado

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