New York City has 29 hotels in the Michelin Guide's Key selection — 4 Three Keys, 11 Two Keys and 14 One Key. 5 can be booked with points: 3 through Marriott Bonvoy, 1 through World of Hyatt and 1 through Hilton Honors. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Beekman - A Thompson Hotel New York City, USA | Hyatt · Thompson Hotels | 25,000 | 2.6¢/pt | |
| The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park New York City, USA | Marriott · Ritz-Carlton | 132,000 | 1.0¢/pt | |
| The Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad New York City, USA | Marriott · Ritz-Carlton | 134,000 | 0.9¢/pt | |
| W New York - Union Square New York City, USA | Marriott · W | 83,000 | 0.7¢/pt |
Ritz-Carlton 2 · W 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.
Thompson Hotels 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.
Waldorf Astoria 1
~0.5¢ per point · Amex Membership Rewards transfer to Hilton at 1:2, with 1:2.
29: 4 Three Keys, 11 Two Keys and 14 One Key. That makes New York City the biggest Key city in USA.
5 of the 29: The Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad, Waldorf Astoria New York, The Beekman - A Thompson Hotel, The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park and W New York - Union Square. By program: 3 through Marriott Bonvoy, 1 through World of Hyatt and 1 through Hilton Honors.
Three Keys is the highest rating in New York City, held by Aman New York, Casa Cipriani New York, Crosby Street Hotel, Firmdale Hotels and The Whitby Hotel, Firmdale Hotels. None of them take points.
The Beekman - A Thompson Hotel, at a median of about 25,000 Hyatt points a night — 2.6¢ 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.