Last year the Michelin Guide announced it was starting a whole new award category for hotels. In the same way that a Michelin star gave you an idea on whether a restaurant was worth going to, the Michelin key would hopefully do the same for hotels.
So far, keys have been announced for Japan, Italy, Spain, France and the US. Today, it was the turn of the UK and Ireland.
As with the stars, three Michelin keys represent the highest accolade for a hotel for being "one of the world’s most remarkable and extraordinary" places to stay. There were 14 announced in the 2024 presentation and no less than eight of those are in London. In total 43 of the city's hotels make it into the first guide which is pretty amazing.
Three keys
- Bulgari Hotel
- Claridge's
- Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane
- Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park
- Raffles London at The OWO
- The Connaught
- The Peninsula London
- The Savoy
Two keys
- 45 Park Lane
- Brown's Hotel
- The Corinthia London
- Covent Garden Hotel
- Ham Yard Hotel
- Haymarket Hotel
- Hotel Café Royal
- Mandarin Oriental Mayfair
- Rosewood London
- The Beaumont Hotel
- The Berkeley
- The Cadogan
- The Dorchester
- The Langham
- The Twenty Two
One key
- 1 Hotel Mayfair
- Artist Residence London
- Baglioni Hotel
- Beaverbrook Town House
- Broadwick Soho
- Charlotte Street Hotel
- Chiltern Firehouse
- COMO The Halkin
- Flemings Mayfair
- Four Seasons Hotel London
- Knightsbridge Hotel
- L'oscar London
- NoMad London
- Number Sixteen
- One Aldwych
- Redchurch Townhouse
- Shangri-La The Shard
- Sofitel London St James
- The Emory
- The Soho Hotel
Congratulations to all the London hotels who made it onto this year's list.
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