Michelin gives Three Keys to hotels that deliver “an extraordinary stay”. There are 156 of them in 42 countries, and 17 belong to a points program: 7 through Mr & Mrs Smith, 6 through Marriott Bonvoy, 3 through ALL – Accor Live Limitless and 1 through Small Luxury Hotels of the World. The list opens on those; switch the filter off to see every Three Key hotel, including the cash-only independents.
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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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| HOTEL THE MITSUI KYOTO Kyoto Prefecture, Japan | Marriott · The Luxury Collection | 104,000 | 1.1¢/pt | |
| Les Sources de Caudalie Bordeaux, France | Mr & Mrs Smith | 65,250 | 1.1¢/pt | |
| Hotel Esencia Playa del Carmen, Mexico | Mr & Mrs Smith | 178,500 | 1.0¢/pt | |
| The Siam Bangkok, Thailand | Mr & Mrs Smith | 90,500 | 1.0¢/pt | |
| Penha Longa Resort Sintra, Portugal | Marriott · Ritz-Carlton | 49,000 | 0.9¢/pt | |
| Villa Nai 3.3 Dugi Otok, Croatia | Mr & Mrs Smith | 142,000 | 0.9¢/pt |
Mr & Mrs Smith 7
~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 5 · 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.
Raffles 2 · Emblems Collection 1
fixed at 2¢ per point · Capital One and Citi ThankYou points transfer to ALL at 2:1.
SLH 1
~0.5¢ per point · Amex Membership Rewards transfer to Hilton at 1:2, with 1:2.
156 hotels hold Three Keys in the current Michelin Guide selection, across 42 countries and 123 places. France has the most with 25.
17 of them: HOTEL THE MITSUI KYOTO, Les Sources de Caudalie, Hotel Esencia, The Siam, Penha Longa Resort, Villa Nai 3.3, Awasi Patagonia and Lucknam Park, Emblems Collection and more. By program that is 7 through Mr & Mrs Smith, 6 through Marriott Bonvoy, 3 through ALL – Accor Live Limitless and 1 through Small Luxury Hotels of the World.
Three Keys is the Michelin Guide's highest hotel distinction, defined as “an extraordinary stay”. Inspectors rate architecture and design, service, personality, value for money and the hotel's contribution to its location. Fewer than 160 hotels in the world hold it.
Penha Longa Resort (Sintra, Portugal) at a median of about 49,000 Bonvoy points a night. Sort by "Fewest points" for the rest.
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