52 hotels holding a Michelin Key can be booked with IHG points — 10 Two Keys and 42 One Key — across 29 countries. Six Senses (22), InterContinental (8) and InterContinental Hotels (8) make up most of the list. Chase Ultimate Rewards and Bilt transfer to IHG at 1:1. IHG points are also cheap to buy during frequent 100%-bonus sales, which matters at these price levels.
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On pointsMedian 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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| ANA InterContinental Appi Kogen Resort Hachimantai, Japan | IHG · InterContinental - ANA | 81,000 | 0.7¢/pt | |
| Regent Santa Monica Beach Los Angeles Area, USA | IHG · Regent | 212,000 | 0.7¢/pt | |
| Six Senses La Sagesse La Sagesse, Grenada | IHG · Six Senses | 106,000 | 0.7¢/pt | |
| Six Senses Crans-Montana Crans-Montana, Switzerland | IHG · Six Senses | 179,000 | 0.6¢/pt | |
| Six Senses Fiji Malolo Island, Fiji | IHG · Six Senses | 197,000 | 0.6¢/pt | |
| Six Senses Fort Barwara Sawāi Mādhopur, India | IHG · Six Senses | 96,000 | 0.6¢/pt | |
| Six Senses Southern Dunes, The Red Sea Umluj, Saudi Arabia | IHG · Six Senses | 208,000 | 0.6¢/pt | |
| InterContinental Athenee Palace Bucharest by IHG Bucharest, Romania | IHG · InterContinental Hotels | 35,000 | 0.6¢/pt | |
| InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort Da Nang, Vietnam | IHG · InterContinental Hotels | 81,000 | 0.6¢/pt | |
| InterContinental Kaohsiung Kaohsiung City, Taiwan | IHG · InterContinental Hotels | 41,000 | 0.6¢/pt | |
| InterContinental Lijiang Ancient Town Resort Lijiang, China | IHG · InterContinental Hotels | 27,000 | 0.6¢/pt | |
| InterContinental Lyon - Hotel Dieu Lyon, France | IHG · InterContinental Hotels | 71,000 | 0.6¢/pt |
Dynamic pricing. Six Senses and Regent resorts run 70,000 to 200,000+ points a night; InterContinental and Kimpton city hotels sit far lower. The Premier credit card gives a fourth night free on award stays.
Chase Ultimate Rewards and Bilt transfer to IHG at 1:1. IHG points are also cheap to buy during frequent 100%-bonus sales, which matters at these price levels.
Six Senses is the only way to book most of these remote resorts with any points currency. Pair a four-night stay with the Premier card to knock a quarter off the cost.
52: 10 Two Keys and 42 One Key. The biggest groups are Six Senses with 22, InterContinental with 8 and InterContinental Hotels with 8. They span 29 countries, with the deepest choice in China, Thailand and Japan.
None yet — IHG One Rewards's Key hotels top out at Two Keys. Three Key stays on points are concentrated in Marriott Bonvoy, World of Hyatt and Hilton Honors.
InterContinental Lijiang Ancient Town Resort in Lijiang, China, at a median of about 27,000 points a night (0.6¢ per point). Sort the list by "Fewest points" to see the next-cheapest.
Dynamic pricing. Six Senses and Regent resorts run 70,000 to 200,000+ points a night; InterContinental and Kimpton city hotels sit far lower. The Premier credit card gives a fourth night free on award stays.
Chase Ultimate Rewards and Bilt transfer to IHG at 1:1. IHG points are also cheap to buy during frequent 100%-bonus sales, which matters at these price levels.
Six Senses and Regent book on ihg.com with points at dynamic prices. The fourth night free from the IHG Premier card applies, which takes real money off a 150,000-point-a-night resort.
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.