USA has 359 hotels in the Michelin Guide's Key selection — 15 Three Keys, 78 Two Keys and 266 One Key — across 139 places, led by New York City with 29. 65 can be booked with points: 22 through Marriott Bonvoy, 20 through Mr & Mrs Smith, 9 through World of Hyatt, 5 through Small Luxury Hotels of the World, 5 through ALL – Accor Live Limitless, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alila Ventana Big Sur Big Sur, USA | Hyatt · Alila | 45,000 | 5.0¢/pt | |
| The Beekman - A Thompson Hotel New York City, USA | Hyatt · Thompson Hotels | 25,000 | 2.6¢/pt | |
| Park Hyatt Chicago Chicago, USA | Hyatt · Park Hyatt | 25,000 | 2.2¢/pt | |
| Maison Metier New Orleans, USA | Hyatt · The Unbound Collection by Hyatt | 25,000 | 1.7¢/pt | |
| Chicago Athletic Association Chicago, USA | Hyatt · The Unbound Collection by Hyatt | 20,000 | 1.6¢/pt | |
| Royal Palms Resort and Spa Scottsdale Phoenix, USA | Hyatt · The Unbound Collection by Hyatt | 25,000 | 1.6¢/pt | |
| Tourists Berkshires, USA | Mr & Mrs Smith | 32,500 | 1.3¢/pt | |
| Kennebunkport Captains Collection Kennebunkport, USA | Mr & Mrs Smith | 38,000 | 1.3¢/pt | |
| AWOL Kennebunkport Kennebunkport, USA | Mr & Mrs Smith | 32,500 | 1.2¢/pt | |
| Blind Tiger Portland – Carleton Street Portland, USA | Mr & Mrs Smith | 30,500 | 1.2¢/pt |
139 places in USA have at least one Key hotel. Cities with three or more get their own page.
Ritz-Carlton 10 · Autograph Collection 3 · Design Hotels 3
~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.
Mr & Mrs Smith 20
~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.
The Unbound Collection by Hyatt 4 · Bunkhouse Hotels 2 · Alila 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.
SLH 5
~0.5¢ per point · Amex Membership Rewards transfer to Hilton at 1:2, with 1:2.
Fairmont 4 · Raffles 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.
Regent 1
~0.6¢ per point · Chase Ultimate Rewards and Bilt transfer to IHG at 1:1.
359: 15 Three Keys, 78 Two Keys and 266 One Key. They are spread over 139 places; New York City has the most with 29.
65 of the 359: Alila Ventana Big Sur, Tourists, Ambiente, A Landscape Hotel, Caldera House, The Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad, Raffles Boston, The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain and Waldorf Astoria New York and more. By program: 22 through Marriott Bonvoy, 20 through Mr & Mrs Smith, 9 through World of Hyatt, 5 through Small Luxury Hotels of the World, 5 through ALL – Accor Live Limitless, 3 through Hilton Honors and 1 through IHG One Rewards.
Three Keys is the highest rating held in USA, by Aman New York, Amangiri, Auberge du Soleil, Auberge Collection, Canyon Ranch Tucson, Casa Cipriani New York and Crosby Street Hotel, Firmdale Hotels and others. None of them take points.
Chicago Athletic Association in Chicago, at a median of about 20,000 World of Hyatt points a night — 1.6¢ 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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