On September 12, 2024, the MICHELIN Guide revealed the brand new One, Two, and Three Key distinctions for the most outstanding hotels in Mexico.
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 Inspectors, 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 Mexico includes a total of 3 Three Key hotels, 21 Two Key hotels, and 63 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.
Highlights of the 2024 Mexico 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 Mexico. 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. Scroll down for more insights into the Mexico Key hotels in 2024.
Also read: The First MICHELIN Key Hotels in the United States
Also read: The First MICHELIN Key Hotels in Mexico
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The Three Key Club Mexico
Three hotels earned our top honor in Mexico: One&Only Mandarina, Hotel Esencia, and Xinalani. Each represents stunning beachside luxury, with architecture that takes full advantage of the Mexican landscape and accommodations placed among the trees. Head here to see each of these Three Key masterpieces in photos.Read More: At Two Key Rosewood Mayakoba, Room #317 Lives Up To Its $5,000 Price Tag
Hot Spots: The Pacific Coast and Yucatan Peninsula
Of the tiny club of Three Key hotels in Mexico, two of them — Xinalani and One&Only Mandarina — make their homes along the Pacific. They’re joined by other Key hotels up and down the coastline, from Bellview Boutique Hotel, Casa Kimberly, and Hacienda San Angel in Puerta Vallarta, to Playa Viva in Zihuatanejo and Zoa Hotel in Oaxaca. Find a fuller selection of our Pacific Coast hotels, here.
On the country’s other coast, the Yucatan Peninsula is blessed with the thriving mini-resorts of Tulum (see: Be Tulum and Casa Chablé) and favorites like the Waldorf Astoria Cancun. In nearby Playa del Carmen, find Mexico’s other Three Key hotel: Esencia.
Read more: Where To Stay Along Mexico’s Pacific Coast
Inspector Visits: Be Tulum Earns Its Key on the Busy Shores of the Caribbean
The Beauty of a Mexican Mansion
Throughout the country, Mexico sports a unique abundance of residential-style accommodations, beautiful houses filled with the kind of character that can only come from a lifetime of personal care and passion. For decades, these spaces were used as private family homes and, as a result, they retain a particular sense of warmth and intimacy.
A handful of these mansion hotels gained Keys in Mexico, from Grana B&B in Oaxaca City, to Pug Seal Allan Poe in Mexico City, to Casa de Sierra Nevada in San Miguel de Allende. See more in this collection of hauntingly beautiful mansion hotels.
Read More: From Mezcal to Maison at Two Key Casa Silencio
Click below to jump to each distinction:
The Three Key Hotels
Lo de Marcos: One&Only Mandarina
Playa del Carmen: Hotel Esencia
Quimixto: Xinalani
The Two Key Hotels
Cabo San Lucas: Chileno Bay Resort & Residences, Auberge Resorts Collection
Cabo San Lucas: Esperanza, Auberge Resorts Collection
Cabo San Lucas: Montage Los Cabos
Cabo San Lucas: Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal
Chocholá: Chablé Yucatan
Costalegre: Las Alamandas
Juluchuca: Playa Viva
Mexico City: Casa Polanco
Playa del Carmen: Banyan Tree Mayakoba
Playa del Carmen: Etéreo, Auberge Resorts Collection
Playa del Carmen: Palmaïa-The House of AïA: All Inclusive Wellness Resort
Playa del Carmen: Rosewood Mayakoba
Punta de Mita: Susurros del Corazón, Auberge Resorts Collection
Punta de Mita: Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita
San Jose del Cabo: Las Ventanas al Paraiso, A Rosewood Resort
San Jose del Cabo: One&Only Palmilla Resort
San José del Cabo: Zadun, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve
San Miguel de Allende: Casa de Sierra Nevada, A Belmond Hotel, San Miguel de Allende
San Pablo Villa de Mitla: Casa Silencio
Solidaridad: Maroma, A Belmond Hotel, Riviera Maya
Tulum: Casa Chablé
The One Key Hotels
Acapulco: Banyan Tree Cabo Marqués
Bacalar: Boca de Agua Bacalar
Bacalar: Casa Hormiga
Bacalar: Our Habitas Bacalar
Cabo San Lucas: Nobu Hotel Los Cabos
Cabo San Lucas: The Cape, a Thompson Hotel
Cancún: Waldorf Astoria Cancun
Careyes: Bungalows & Casitas de las Flores in Careyes
Chihuahua: Central Hotel Boutique
Cuernavaca: Anticavilla Hotel
Cuernavaca: Las Casas B+B Hotel
Guanajuato: Nueve 25 Hotel Boutique
Holbox: Nomade Holbox
Ixtapa: Cala de Mar Resort & Spa Ixtapa
Mérida: Decu Downtown
Mérida: Hotel CIGNO
Mérida: Hotel Sureño
Mérida: TreeHouse Boutique Hotel
Mexico City: Brick Hotel
Mexico City: Colima 71 Art Community Hotel
Mexico City: Hacienda Peña Pobre
Mexico City: Hotel San Fernando
Mexico City: Ignacia Guest House
Mexico City: La Valise Mexico City
Mexico City: Nima Local House Hotel
Mexico City: Octavia Casa
Mexico City: Pug Seal Allan Poe
Mexico City: Pug Seal Anatole France
Mexico City: Sofitel Mexico City Reforma
Mexico City: The St. Regis Mexico City
Mexico City: The Wild Oscar
Mexico City: VOLGA
México City: Campos Polanco
Oaxaca: Pug Seal Oaxaca
Oaxaca City: Grana B&B
Oaxaca City: Hotel Casa Santo Origen
Playa del Carmen: The St. Regis Kanai Resort, Riviera Maya
Playa del Carmen: Viceroy Riviera Maya, a Luxury Villa Resort
Puebla: Banyan Tree Puebla
Puerto Escondido: Casona Sforza
Puerto Escondido: Hotel Terrestre
Puerto Vallarta: BellView Boutique Hotel
Puerto Vallarta: Casa Kimberly
Puerto Vallarta: Hacienda San Angel
Punta Maroma: Chablé Maroma
San Cristobal de las Casas: Hotel Bo
San José del Cabo: Viceroy Los Cabos
San Miguel de Allende: Casa 1810 Hotel Boutique
San Miguel De Allende: Casa Hoyos - Hotel Boutique
San Miguel de Allende: Hotel Casa Blanca 7
San Miguel de Allende: Hotel Matilda
San Miguel de Allende: L'Ôtel - Casa Arca
San Miguel de Allende: Maison Mexique
San Miguel de Allende: Our Habitas San Miguel
Santa Maria Tonameca: Zoa Hotel
Tepoztlán: Amomoxtli
Todos Santos: Hotel San Cristóbal
Todos Santos: Paradero Todos Santos – Exclusive Experiences
Todos Santos: Villa Santa Cruz
Tulum: Be Tulum Beach & Spa Resort
Tulum: MILAM
Tulum: Wakax Hacienda - Cenote & Boutique Hotel
Zihuatanejo: La Casa que Canta
Top Image: Wakax Hacienda — Tulum
