On April 8, 2024, the MICHELIN Guide revealed the brand new One, Two, and Three Key distinctions for the most outstanding hotels in France.
This announcement 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.
In total, the 2024 MICHELIN Guide hotel selection in France includes 24 Three Key hotels, 38 Two Key hotels, and 127 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.
How To Look Through the 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 new Key distinctions, sorted by number of Keys and location in France. 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.
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Highlights of the France 2024 Key Hotel List
The Palaces: A Distinctly French High Luxury
Expect: Butler service, high quality spas, and sumptuous spare-no-expense design. The government of France itself bestows an official Palace designation, with French tourism officials judging the most luxurious hotels in France to ensure they provide particular amenities and services (a spa, a multilingual check-in desk, a concierge service, etc.) and an excellent representation of the country.
Out of 31 official palace hotels in France, many earned at least one Key — and several make up our Three Key hotels. Of the palaces that earned at least One Key, you’ll find a mix of the most historic (the Four Seasons George V), the most modern (Le K2 Palace), and the newer takes on the traditional form (La Réserve Paris). All are exceptional.
Also read: Every Three Key Hotel in Paris
The Country Darlings: Chateaus and Vineyards
Our first annual list of Key hotels in France confirms the supremacy of these two mainstays: chateau and vineyard accommodations. Look to Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey and Château de la Gaude as particular examples of Two Key hotels that combine both.
Or look just outside Bordeaux, to Les Sources de Caudalie. Built on a natural hot spring and operated by the famous Caudalie beauty brand, it’s a particularly fascinating Three Key property on the grounds of the Château Smith Haut-Lafitte vineyard.
Paris 2024: Little Boutiques Full of Hip, Trendy Design and Endless Color
We’re thrilled that in our inaugural Key distinctions we can celebrate an especially strong crop of small, design-forward boutique hotels that are anything but content to be conventional. With bright, colorful design that’s of the moment, they’re grounded in technical know-how, impeccable taste, and informed by a fascinating, sometimes quirky history.
Explore Hôtel Le Ballu, La Fantaisie, Providence, Les Bains, and Norman Hôtel & Spa to see just what we mean.
Also read: Inside Hôtel Le Ballu: A singular, artsy refuge in the heart of Paris
Click below to jump to each distinction:
The Three Key Hotels
Antibes: Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc
Bordeaux: Les Sources de Caudalie
Champillon: Le Royal Champagne
Courchevel: Cheval Blanc Courchevel
Courchevel: Le K2 Palace
Gordes: La Bastide de Gordes
Le Castellet: Hôtel du Castellet
Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade: Villa La Coste
Les Baux-de-Provence: Baumanière
Megève: Four Seasons Megeve
Monte-Carlo: Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo
Paris: Villeroy
Paris: La Réserve Paris
Paris: Saint James Paris
Paris: Four Seasons George V
Paris: Cheval Blanc Paris
Paris: Ritz Paris
Paris: Le Bristol Paris
Paris: Le Meurice
Paris: Plaza Athénée
Reims: Domaine Les Crayères
Saint Tropez: La Reserve Ramatuelle
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat: Grand Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat
Versailles: Airelles Château de Versailles, Le Grand Contrôle
The Two Key Hotels
Aix-en-Provence: Château de la Gaude
Avignon: La Mirande
Biarritz: Hôtel du Palais
Bommes: Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey
Busnes: Le Château de Beaulieu
Cassis: Les Roches Blanches
Cheverny: Les Sources de Cheverny
Cognac: Chais Monnet
Courchevel: Aman Le Mélézin
Courchevel: L'Apogée Courchevel
Dinard: Castelbrac
Eugenie les Bains: Les Pres d’Eugenie - Michel Guerard
Èze: Château Eza
Èze: Château de la Chèvre d'Or
Gargas: Coquillade - Provence
Honfleur: La Ferme Saint-Siméon
Lauris: Domaine de Fontenille
Le Grand-Lucé: Château du Grand-Lucé
Massignac: Domaine des Étangs
Monte-Carlo: Hôtel Métropole Monte-Carlo
Montpellier: Domaine de Biar
Nice: Le Negresco
Paris: Crillon
Paris: J.K. Place Paris
Paris: Lutetia
Paris: Nolinski
Paris: Bulgari Hôtel Paris
Paris: Le Royal Monceau
Paris: The Peninsula Paris
Paris: Shangri-La Paris
Porto-Vecchio: Casadelmar
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin: The Maybourne Riviera
Sabran: Château de Montcaud
Saint Tropez: Airelles Saint-Tropez Château de la Messardière
Saint Tropez: Cheval Blanc St-Tropez
Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes: Château Richeux - Les Maisons de Bricourt
Saint-Paul-de-Vence: Le Domaine du Mas de Pierre
Val-d'Isère: Le K2 Chogori
The One Key Hotels
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Annecy: Le Clos des SensBagnols: Château de Bagnols
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc: Le Hameau Albert 1er
Courchevel: Annapurna
Courchevel: Le K2 Djola
Evian-les-Bains: Hôtel Royal Evian
Grignan: Le Clair de la Plume
Le Broc: Origines
Megève: Flocons de Sel
Megève: Les Fermes de Marie
Megève: Zannier Hotels Le Chalet
Méribel: Le Kaïla
Saint-Martin-d'Uriage: Maison Aribert
Saint-Martin-de-Belleville: La Bouitte
Talloires: Auberge du Père Bise
Tignes: Maison Bouvier - Les Suites
Val Thorens: Altapura
Valence: Pic
Vonnas: Georges Blanc
Lyon: Villa Florentine
Lyon: Villa Maïa
Val-d'Isère: Les Barmes de l'Ours
La Clusaz: Au Cœur du Village
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Leugny: La BordeMontigny-la-Resle: Château de la Resle
Port-Lesney: Chateau De Germigney
Puligny-Montrachet: COMO Le Montrachet
Saint-Jean-de-Trézy: Domaine de Rymska
Saulieu: Le Relais Bernard Loiseau
Vault-de-Lugny: Château de Vault-de-Lugny
Brittany
La Gacilly: La Grée des LandesRoscoff: Le Brittany & Spa
Trébeurden: Manoir de Lan-Kerellec
Centre-Val de Loire
Blois: Fleur de LoireEsvres-sur-Indre: Loire Valley Lodges
Guainville: Domaine de Primard
Onzain: Les Hauts de Loire
Corsica
Corte: Dominique ColonnaBonifacio: Version Maquis Citadelle
Oletta: La Dimora
Porto-Vecchio: Grand Hotel de Cala Rossa
Sartène: Domaine de Murtoli (L'Hôtel de la Ferme)
Grand Est
Colmar: La Maison des TêtesIllhaeusern: Hôtel des Berges (Auberge de l'Ill)
Lembach: L'auberge Du Cheval Blanc et Spa
Montenach: Le Domaine de la Klauss
Strasbourg: Les Haras
Haut-de-France
Chantilly: Auberge du Jeu de PaumeCourcelles-sur-Vesle: Château de Courcelles
Lille: Clarance
Valenciennes: Royal Hainaut
Île-de-France
Paris: BrachParis: Château des Fleurs - Hôtel & Spa
Paris: Château Voltaire
Paris: Grand Hôtel du Palais Royal
Paris: Grand Powers
Paris: Hôtel des Grands Boulevards
Paris: Hôtel Le Ballu
Paris: Hôtel Madame Rêve
Paris: Hotel Pulitzer Paris
Paris: La Fantaisie
Paris: Le Burgundy
Paris: Le Grand Mazarin
Paris: Le Pavillon de la Reine
Paris: Les Bains
Paris: Maison Delano Paris
Paris: Maison Proust, Hotel & Spa La Mer
Paris: Marquis Faubourg St-Honoré
Paris: Monsieur George
Paris: Norman Hôtel & Spa
Paris: Providence
Paris: Relais Christine
Paris: Soho House Paris
Normandy
Caen: Chez Laurence du TillySaint-Jouin-Bruneval: Les Pins de César
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Biarritz: Regina Experimental BiarritzBidart: Les Frères Ibarboure
Bordeaux: InterContinental Grand Hôtel Bordeaux
La Rochelle: Villa Grand Voile Christopher Coutanceau
Magescq: Relais de la Poste
Pyla-sur-Mer: Ha(a)ïtza
Saint-Émilion: Château du Palanquey
Saint-Émilion: Logis de la Cadène
Saint-Emilion: Hôtel de Pavie
Saint-Estèphe: La Maison d'Estournel
Saint-Nexans: La Chartreuse du Bignac
Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle: L'Auberge Basque
Soorts-Hossegor: Les Hortensias du Lac
Trémolat : Le Vieux Logis
Brantôme: Moulin de l'Abbaye
Occitania
Assignan: Château & Village CastignoBarbotan-les-Thermes: La Bastide en Gascogne
Castillon-du-Gard: Le Vieux Castillon
Martignargues: La Maison du Passage
Mercuès: Château de Mercuès
Montpellier: Domaine de Verchant
Toulouse: Maison Soclo
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon: Le Prieuré
Lacave: Château de la Treyne
Nîmes: Maison Albar Hôtels L’Imperator
Uzès: La Maison d'Uzès
Pays de la Loire
Carquefou: Château de MaubreuilFontevraud-l’Abbaye: Fontevraud L’Hôtel
La Plaine-sur-Mer: Anne de Bretagne
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Aix-en-Provence: Les Lodges Sainte-VictoireAntibes: Belles Rives
Beaulieu-sur-Mer: La Réserve de Beaulieu
Bonnieux: Capelongue
Cadenet: Auberge La Fenière
Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban: La Bonne Étape
Crillon-le-Brave: Crillon le Brave
Joucas: Le Phébus
La Croix-Valmer: Château de Valmer
Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade: Château de Fonscolombe
Les Baux-de-Provence: Domaine de Manville
Lorgues: Château de Berne
Marseille : Le Petit Nice
Ménerbes: La Bastide de Marie
Moustiers-Sainte-Marie: La Bastide de Moustiers
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat: Royal Riviera
Saint-Paul-de-Vence: Toile Blanche
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence: Hôtel de Tourrel
Saint Saturnin: Domaine des Andeols
Tourrettes: Terre Blanche
Vauvenargues: Sainte-Victoire
Vence: Château Saint-Martin
Villelaure: La Ferme HI Bride
