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. 27 can be booked with points: 7 through IHG One Rewards, 6 through Marriott Bonvoy, 4 through World of Hyatt, 4 through ALL – Accor Live Limitless, 3 through Hilton Honors and 3 through Small Luxury Hotels of the World. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
InterContinental 3 · InterContinental Hotels 1 · Kimpton 1
~0.6¢ per point · Chase Ultimate Rewards and Bilt transfer to IHG at 1:1.
EDITION 2 · St. Regis 2 · Ritz-Carlton 1
~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.
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.
Waldorf Astoria 3
~0.5¢ per point · Amex Membership Rewards transfer to Hilton at 1:2, with 1:2.
SLH 3
~0.5¢ per point · Amex Membership Rewards transfer to Hilton at 1:2, with 1:2.
55: 2 Three Keys, 11 Two Keys and 42 One Key. They are spread over 24 places; Beijing has the most with 10.
27 of the 55: Rissai Valley, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, Park Hyatt Shenzhen, Park Hyatt Changsha, InterContinental Lijiang Ancient Town Resort, Kimpton Bamboo Grove Suzhou, The St. Regis Shenzhen, Andaz Shenzhen Bay and Banyan Tree Chongqing Beibei and more. By program: 7 through IHG One Rewards, 6 through Marriott Bonvoy, 4 through World of Hyatt, 4 through ALL – Accor Live Limitless, 3 through Hilton Honors and 3 through Small Luxury Hotels of the World.
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 World of Hyatt points a night — 1.1¢ per point against the cash rate.
Every loyalty program, Key rating, country and city has its own page with points prices, value per point and a map.
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