China has 55 hotels in the Michelin Guide's Key selection — 2 Three Keys, 11 Two Keys and 42 One Key — across 24 places, led by Beijing with 10. 29 can be booked with points: 8 through Marriott Bonvoy, 7 through IHG One Rewards, 6 through Hilton Honors, 4 through World of Hyatt and 4 through ALL – Accor Live Limitless. The rest are cash-only independents, listed so the map is complete.
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Median points per night and cents-per-point value from AwardClaw's award tracking. Value is the cash rate divided by the points price, so higher is better; green means the redemption beats the program's usual value by a wide margin.
| Hotel | Keys | Program | Points / night | Value |
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| Park Hyatt Shenzhen Shenzhen, China | Hyatt · Park Hyatt | 20,000 | 1.4¢/pt | |
| Park Hyatt Changsha Changsha, China | Hyatt · Park Hyatt | 15,000 | 1.1¢/pt | |
| InterContinental Lijiang Ancient Town Resort Lijiang, China | IHG · InterContinental Hotels | 27,000 | 0.6¢/pt | |
| Kimpton Bamboo Grove Suzhou Suzhou, China | IHG · Kimpton | 34,000 | 0.6¢/pt | |
| The St. Regis Shenzhen Shenzhen, China | Marriott · St Regis | 49,000 | 0.6¢/pt |
24 places in China have at least one Key hotel. Cities with three or more get their own page.
Bulgari 2 · EDITION 2 · St. Regis 2
~0.7¢ per point · Amex Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards and Bilt all transfer to Bonvoy at 1:1, so Marriott points are the easiest to top up in a hurry.
InterContinental 3 · InterContinental Hotels 1 · Kimpton 1
~0.6¢ per point · Chase Ultimate Rewards and Bilt transfer to IHG at 1:1.
SLH 3 · Waldorf Astoria 3
~0.5¢ per point · Amex Membership Rewards transfer to Hilton at 1:2, with 1:2.
Park Hyatt 3 · Andaz 1
~1.7¢ per point · Chase Ultimate Rewards and Bilt Rewards transfer to World of Hyatt at 1:1, which is why Hyatt is the program most award travelers build around.
Banyan Tree 2 · Raffles 1 · Sofitel 1
fixed at 2¢ per point · Capital One and Citi ThankYou points transfer to ALL at 2:1.
55: 2 Three Keys, 11 Two Keys and 42 One Key. They are spread over 24 places; Beijing has the most with 10.
29 of the 55: Rissai Valley, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, Bvlgari Hotel Beijing, Bvlgari Hotel Shanghai, Park Hyatt Shenzhen, Park Hyatt Changsha, InterContinental Lijiang Ancient Town Resort, Kimpton Bamboo Grove Suzhou and The St. Regis Shenzhen and more. By program: 8 through Marriott Bonvoy, 7 through IHG One Rewards, 6 through Hilton Honors, 4 through World of Hyatt and 4 through ALL – Accor Live Limitless.
Three Keys is the highest rating held in China, by Rissai Valley, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve and Mandarin Oriental Qianmen. Rissai Valley, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve is bookable on points.
Park Hyatt Changsha in Changsha, at a median of about 15,000 Hyatt points a night — 1.1¢ per point against the cash rate.
Hotel selection and Key ratings from the MICHELIN Guide hotel selection; points prices and value are AwardClaw's own observations of each program's award pricing and move with dynamic pricing. Program links reflect the loyalty program a property belongs to at the time of writing — partner portfolios (Mr & Mrs Smith, Small Luxury Hotels, Design Hotels) change, so confirm on the program's site before transferring points. AwardClaw is not affiliated with Michelin or any hotel group. MICHELIN is a trademark of its owner.