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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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The Three Key Hotels
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
Alaska — NEW
Halibut Cove: Stillpoint LodgeArkansas — NEW
Little Rock: The Hornibrook Mansion Empress of Little RockArizona — NEW
Sedona: Ambiente, A Landscape HotelCalifornia
Beverly Hills: L'Ermitage Beverly HillsBeverly 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 & Spa
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 SpringsWashington D.C.
Rosewood Washington, D.C.The Jefferson
Florida
Key West: The Marquesa Hotel NEWMiami: 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): HalekulaniKailua-Kona): Four Seasons Resort Hualalai
Lahaina): Montage Kapalua Bay
Illinois
Chicago: Pendry ChicagoChicago: The Langham, Chicago
Chicago: The Peninsula Chicago
Maryland — NEW
Baltimore: The Ivy HotelMassachusetts — NEW
Boston: Four Seasons Hotel One Dalton Street, BostonBoston: 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 RanchGreenough: The Resort at Paws Up
Superior: Alpine Falls Ranch
New Hampshire — NEW
Jackson Village: Inn at Thorn HillNew Mexico — NEW
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque: Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic FarmNew York
NYC: Hotel Barrière Fouquet's New YorkNYC: 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 ResortNewport: The Chanler at Cliff Walk
South Carolina — NEW
Bluffton: Montage Palmetto BluffCharleston: The Loutrel
Charleston: The Pinch Charleston
Tennessee — NEW
Nashville: The Hermitage HotelWalland: Blackberry Farm
Texas — NEW
Austin: Commodore Perry Estate, Auberge Resorts CollectionFort Worth: Bowie House, Auberge Resorts Collection
San Antonio: Hotel Emma
Utah — NEW
Moab: ULUM MoabPark City: Washington School House Hotel
Vermont — NEW
Barnard: Twin FarmsWyoming — NEW
Jackson Hole: AmanganiTeton Village: Caldera House
The One Key Hotels
Arizona — NEW
Paradise Valley: Mountain Shadows Resort ScottsdalePhoenix: 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 ValleyElk: 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 CollectionAspen: 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 InnDelaware — NEW
Wilmington: The QuoinWashington 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 NEWKey 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: The 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 AtlantaAtlanta: 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 WaileaKohala 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 AssociationChicago: 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 IndianapolisIndianapolis: Ironworks Hotel Indy
Kentucky
Louisville: Hotel Genevieve NEWLouisiana — NEW
New Orleans: ColumnsNew 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 HotelCamden: 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 BaltimoreMassachussetts — NEW
Boston: Four Seasons Hotel BostonBoston: 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 HotelDetroit: Shinola Hotel
Minnesota — NEW
Minneapolis: Four Seasons Hotel MinneapolisMissouri — NEW
Kansas City: Crossroads HotelMontana — NEW
Big Sky: Montage Big SkyNevada — NEW
Stateline: Edgewood TahoeNew Jersey — NEW
Asbury Park: Asbury Ocean Club HotelCape May: Beach Plum Farm Cottages
New Mexico — NEW
Santa Fe: Rosewood Inn of the AnasaziNew York
Amenia: Troutbeck NEWAurora: 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 AshevilleCharlotte: The Ivey's Hotel
Greensboro: Proximity Hotel
Wilmington: ARRIVE Wilmington
Wilmington: Dreamers Welcome
Oklahoma — NEW
Oklahoma City: Bradford HouseOregon — NEW
McMinnville: Atticus HotelPortland: The Hoxton, Portland
Portland: The Ritz-Carlton, Portland
Portland: Woodlark
Pennsylvania — NEW
Milford: Hotel FaucherePhiladelphia: Guild House Philadelphia
Philadelphia: The Rittenhouse Hotel
Rhode Island — NEW
Newport: The Cliffside InnNewport: The Vanderbilt, Auberge Resorts Collection
South Carolina — NEW
Charleston: HarbourView InnCharleston: Hotel Bennett Charleston
Charleston: Post House
Charleston: The Dewberry
Charleston: The Spectator Hotel
Tennessee — NEW
Franklin: Southall Farm and InnKnoxville: The Tennessean Hotel
Memphis: ARRIVE Memphis
Nashville: 1 Hotel Nashville
Nashville: Soho House Nashville
Texas — NEW
Austin: ARRIVE AustinAustin: 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 ValleyPark City: Pendry Park City
Park City: Stein Eriksen Lodge
Sundance: Sundance Resort
Vermont — NEW
Burlington: Blind Tiger BurlingtonWoodstock: The Woodstock Inn & Resort
Virginia — NEW
Middleburg: Salamander Resort & SpaWashington — NEW
Kenmore: The Lodge at St Edward State ParkSeattle: Hotel 1000
Seattle: Lotte Hotel Seattle
Wisconsin — NEW
Beloit: Hotel GoodwinLa Crosse: The Charmant Hotel
Wyoming — NEW
Jackson: Hotel JacksonJackson: The Cloudveil, Autograph Collection
Hero Image: Hotel Jerome, Auberge Resorts Collection — Aspen, Colorado
