Michelin gives One Key to hotels that deliver “a very special stay”. There are 2028 of them in 116 countries, and 569 belong to a points program: 171 through Mr & Mrs Smith, 129 through Marriott Bonvoy, 129 through Small Luxury Hotels of the World, 48 through ALL – Accor Live Limitless, 42 through IHG One Rewards, 35 through World of Hyatt and 15 through Hilton Honors. The list opens on those; switch the filter off to see every One Key hotel, including the cash-only independents.
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38k ptsMedian 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 Kyoto Kyoto Prefecture, Japan | Hyatt · Park Hyatt | 41,000 | 3.2¢/pt | |
| The Beekman - A Thompson Hotel New York City, USA | Hyatt · Thompson Hotels | 25,000 | 2.6¢/pt | |
| Andaz Peninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica, by Hyatt Guanacaste, Costa Rica | Hyatt · Andaz | 35,000 | 2.5¢/pt | |
| The Cape, a Thompson Hotel Los Cabos, Mexico | Hyatt · Thompson Hotels | 35,000 | 2.4¢/pt | |
| Palacio Duhau Park Hyatt Buenos Aires, Argentina | Hyatt · Park Hyatt | 25,000 | 2.2¢/pt | |
| Park Hyatt Chicago Chicago, USA | Hyatt · Park Hyatt | 25,000 | 2.2¢/pt | |
| Park Hyatt Toronto Toronto, Canada | Hyatt · Park Hyatt | 25,000 | 2.0¢/pt | |
| Park Hyatt Siem Reap Siem Reap, Cambodia | Hyatt · Park Hyatt | 15,000 | 1.8¢/pt | |
| Maison Metier New Orleans, USA | Hyatt · The Unbound Collection by Hyatt | 25,000 | 1.7¢/pt | |
| Párisi Udvar Hotel Budapest Budapest, Hungary | Hyatt · The Unbound Collection by Hyatt | 20,000 | 1.7¢/pt |
Mr & Mrs Smith 171
~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.
Ritz-Carlton 32 · The Luxury Collection 26 · Autograph Collection 12
~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.
SLH 129
~0.5¢ per point · Amex Membership Rewards transfer to Hilton at 1:2, with 1:2.
Fairmont 20 · Sofitel 7 · Banyan Tree 6
fixed at 2¢ per point · Capital One and Citi ThankYou points transfer to ALL at 2:1.
Six Senses 13 · InterContinental Hotels 8 · Kimpton 7
~0.6¢ per point · Chase Ultimate Rewards and Bilt transfer to IHG at 1:1.
Park Hyatt 16 · Andaz 7 · The Unbound Collection by Hyatt 7
~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.
Waldorf Astoria 10 · Conrad 2 · LXR 2
~0.5¢ per point · Amex Membership Rewards transfer to Hilton at 1:2, with 1:2.
2028 hotels hold One Key in the current Michelin Guide selection, across 116 countries and 1116 places. USA has the most with 266.
569 of them: Park Hyatt Kyoto, The Beekman - A Thompson Hotel, Andaz Peninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica, by Hyatt, The Cape, a Thompson Hotel, Palacio Duhau Park Hyatt, Park Hyatt Chicago, Park Hyatt Toronto and Park Hyatt Siem Reap and more. By program that is 171 through Mr & Mrs Smith, 129 through Marriott Bonvoy, 129 through Small Luxury Hotels of the World, 48 through ALL – Accor Live Limitless, 42 through IHG One Rewards, 35 through World of Hyatt and 15 through Hilton Honors.
One Key is the Michelin Guide's entry hotel distinction, defined as “a very special stay”. Inspectors rate architecture and design, service, personality, value for money and the hotel's contribution to its location. Most Key hotels sit here; it still puts a property in the top few percent of hotels Michelin inspects.
Park Hyatt Siem Reap (Siem Reap, Cambodia) at a median of about 15,000 World of Hyatt points a night. Sort by "Fewest points" for the rest.
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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