Los Angeles Area has 25 hotels in the Michelin Guide's Key selection — 2 Three Keys, 5 Two Keys and 18 One Key. 7 can be booked with points: 3 through Marriott Bonvoy, 2 through ALL – Accor Live Limitless, 1 through World of Hyatt and 1 through IHG One Rewards. Cash-only independents are listed too so nothing is missing from the map.







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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel 850 SVB Los Angeles Area, USA | Marriott · Design Hotels™ | 50,000 | 0.8¢/pt | |
| Santa Monica Proper Hotel Los Angeles Area, USA | Marriott · Design Hotels | 72,000 | 0.8¢/pt | |
| Regent Santa Monica Beach Los Angeles Area, USA | IHG · Regent | 212,000 | 0.7¢/pt | |
| Downtown L.A. Proper Hotel Los Angeles Area, USA | Marriott · Design Hotels | 57,000 | 0.6¢/pt |
Design Hotels 2 · Design Hotels™ 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.
Fairmont 2
fixed at 2¢ per point · Capital One and Citi ThankYou points transfer to ALL at 2:1.
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.
Regent 1
~0.6¢ per point · Chase Ultimate Rewards and Bilt transfer to IHG at 1:1.
25: 2 Three Keys, 5 Two Keys and 18 One Key. That makes Los Angeles Area one of 35 places in USA with three or more Key hotels.
7 of the 25: Hotel 850 SVB, Santa Monica Proper Hotel, Regent Santa Monica Beach, Downtown L.A. Proper Hotel, Fairmont Breakers Long Beach, Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows and The Georgian. By program: 3 through Marriott Bonvoy, 2 through ALL – Accor Live Limitless, 1 through World of Hyatt and 1 through IHG One Rewards.
Three Keys is the highest rating in Los Angeles Area, held by Hotel Bel-Air, Dorchester Collection and The Beverly Hills Hotel, Dorchester Collection. None of them take points.
Hotel 850 SVB, at a median of about 50,000 Bonvoy points a night — 0.8¢ per point against the cash rate.
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.