France has 220 hotels in the Michelin Guide's Key selection — 25 Three Keys, 38 Two Keys and 157 One Key — across 136 places, led by Paris with 41. 32 can be booked with points: 18 through Mr & Mrs Smith, 9 through Small Luxury Hotels of the World, 2 through Marriott Bonvoy, 1 through World of Hyatt, 1 through Hilton Honors and 1 through IHG One Rewards. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brindos, Lac & Château Biarritz, France | Mr & Mrs Smith | 34,750 | 1.3¢/pt | |
| Chais Monnet Cognac, France | Mr & Mrs Smith | 49,250 | 1.3¢/pt | |
| Domaine de Fontenille - Fontenille Collection Lauris, France | Mr & Mrs Smith | 34,750 | 1.3¢/pt | |
| Villa Gallici Aix-en-Provence, France | Mr & Mrs Smith | 135,250 | 1.3¢/pt | |
| Hotel du Palais Biarritz, France | Hyatt · The Unbound Collection by Hyatt | 40,000 | 1.2¢/pt | |
| Les Regalia Porto Vecchio, France | Mr & Mrs Smith | 47,000 | 1.2¢/pt | |
| Toile Blanche Saint Paul de Vence, France | Mr & Mrs Smith | 40,250 | 1.2¢/pt | |
| Zannier Le Chalet Megève, France | Mr & Mrs Smith | 194,250 | 1.2¢/pt | |
| Les Sources de Caudalie Bordeaux, France | Mr & Mrs Smith | 65,250 | 1.1¢/pt | |
| La Nauve Cognac, France | Mr & Mrs Smith | 47,000 | 1.1¢/pt |
136 places in France have at least one Key hotel. Cities with three or more get their own page.
Mr & Mrs Smith 18
~1.7¢ per point · Chase Ultimate Rewards and Bilt Rewards transfer to World of Hyatt at 1:1; the same points work at every Mr & Mrs Smith property, and stays earn elite nights.
SLH 9
~0.5¢ per point · Amex Membership Rewards transfer to Hilton at 1:2, with 1:2.
Design Hotels 1 · The Luxury Collection 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.
The Unbound Collection by Hyatt 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.
LXR 1
~0.5¢ per point · Amex Membership Rewards transfer to Hilton at 1:2, with 1:2.
InterContinental Hotels 1
~0.6¢ per point · Chase Ultimate Rewards and Bilt transfer to IHG at 1:1.
220: 25 Three Keys, 38 Two Keys and 157 One Key. They are spread over 136 places; Paris has the most with 41.
32 of the 220: Les Sources de Caudalie, Royal Champagne, Hotel du Palais, Castelbrac, Château Eza, Brindos, Lac & Château, Chais Monnet and Domaine de Fontenille - Fontenille Collection and more. By program: 18 through Mr & Mrs Smith, 9 through Small Luxury Hotels of the World, 2 through Marriott Bonvoy, 1 through World of Hyatt, 1 through Hilton Honors and 1 through IHG One Rewards.
Three Keys is the highest rating held in France, by Les Sources de Caudalie, Royal Champagne, Airelles Château de Versailles, Le Grand Contrôle, Airelles Gordes, La Bastide, Baumanière and Château de la Chèvre d'Or and others. Les Sources de Caudalie and Royal Champagne are bookable on points.
Brindos, Lac & Château in Biarritz, at a median of about 34,750 World of Hyatt points a night — 1.3¢ 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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