1.) What are hotels doing in the MICHELIN Guide?
In the 1920s, The MICHELIN Guide made its first hotel recommendations — and hotels have been part of our guides in Europe and Asia ever since. But just five years ago, we began a comprehensive refresh of our hotel selection, with a mission to provide a complete travel resource.Explore The Guide on our website or mobile app and you'll find a definitive, ever-evolving list of the world's most memorable restaurants and hotels, all in one place, all accompanied by tips and analysis from our Inspectors.
Ready and available now, The MICHELIN Guide selection recommends over 7,000 hotels across the world.
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2.) Why did you create the MICHELIN Key distinction?
After selecting thousands of hotels worldwide, it is our privilege to specially highlight the crème de la crème of our selection. All MICHELIN Guide hotels excel in design, architecture, service and personality — the MICHELIN Key denotes the most outstanding experiences in our selection.3.) Which hotels are eligible for a MICHELIN Key?
Every MICHELIN Guide hotel is eligible when Key selections are revealed in its country. Beginning October 8, 2025, MICHELIN Keys will be unveiled worldwide for the first time — making all hotels in our selection eligible for the distinction. Here, explore all the MICHELIN Keys in the world.
4.) Is the MICHELIN Key the MICHELIN Star for hotels?
Yes. The same way the MICHELIN Star recognizes restaurants for outstanding cooking, the MICHELIN Key recognizes hotels for outstanding stays.Our Inspectors take into account five universal criteria when awarding MICHELIN Stars, and they have five universal criteria when selecting hotels: excellence in architecture and interior design, quality and consistency of service, overall personality and character, value for the price, and a significant contribution to the neighborhood or setting.
Our Key hotels don’t just fulfill one of these criteria. These are the best of the best in all categories.
5.) Can a hotel earn more than one MICHELIN Key?
Just like a MICHELIN-rated restaurant, a MICHELIN-rated hotel can earn One, Two or Three Keys.- One Key: A very special stay
A true gem with personality. Service always goes the extra mile, and the hotel provides much more than others in its price range. - Two Keys: An exceptional stay
A hotel that's unique in every way, where a memorable experience is always a guarantee. A hotel of character and charm, run with obvious pride and considerable care. - Three Keys: An extraordinary stay
The ultimate in comfort and service, style and elegance. It is one of the world's most remarkable and extraordinary stays and a destination for the trip of a lifetime.
6.) Are MICHELIN Key hotels the most expensive in your selection?
Not necessarily. Every hotel in The MICHELIN Guide hotel selection is eligible for a Key, and the selection currently features over 7,000 accommodations across the world, with options for every style and budget.There are lively hotels and quiet hotels. Hotels in metropolises and hotels in the middle of nowhere. Hotels at the leading edge of modern design and hotels that celebrate the achievements of the past. There are castles, hostels, tents and ryokans, places with two hundred rooms atop a city skyscraper, and with two rooms tucked inside an ancient watchtower.
All are eligible to earn a MICHELIN Key.
7.) Do MICHELIN-Key Hotels have MICHELIN-Star restaurants?
Not necessarily. Our hotel selections and restaurant selections are distinct, and decisions on the Star and the Key are made independently of each other. However, it is possible for a MICHELIN Star restaurant to reside within a MICHELIN Key hotel.8.) I heard I can book hotels on the MICHELIN Guide. Is that true?
Yes. If you like well-vetted curation, concierge-level care with every booking and special offers, try booking directly with the MICHELIN Guide. Learn more here.
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