On Oct. 8, the MICHELIN Guide debuted their MICHELIN Keys distinction to the world, a first in their 125-year history as the global review platform extends its reach into the world’s best hotels.
More than 7,000 hotels across all six continents have been reviewed and rated against their new Keys distinction grade, following closely to the familiar MICHELIN Stars.
One Key denotes “a very special stay,” classed as “a true gem with personality”. Two Keys is “an exceptional stay,” a hotel full of “character and charm, run with obvious pride and considerable care”. Three Keys, the highest distinction, is “an extraordinary stay,” indicates one of “the world’s most remarkable and extraordinary stays”.
The MICHELIN Star restaurants and MICHELIN Key hotels are independent of each other, meaning that a hotel with a MICHELIN Star restaurant may guarantee a designation as a MICHELIN Key hotel and vice versa.
In the inaugural edition of the MICHELIN Guide 2025 for Key Hotels, Hong Kong was awarded Keys across nine hotel properties flanking the northern and southern edges of the Harbour.
Rosewood Hong Kong debuted on the list with Three Keys, lauded by the Guide “as the gem of a world-class brand now headquartered in the city. The Guide continued, “it is the Rosewood group’s global flagship, a statement of what modern hospitality in Hong Kong can be.”
Flagship locations The Peninsula Hong Kong and The Upper House, Hong Kong were awarded Two Keys, with fan-favourites Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong and Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong earning One Key.
MICHELIN Guide Hong Kong 2025 full list of Key Hotels
Three Keys Hotels
Rosewood Hong Kong
Two Keys Hotels
The Peninsula Hong Kong
The Upper House, Hong Kong
One Key Hotels
Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong
Hotel ICON Hong Kong
Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong
The Murray, Hong Kong, a Niccolo Hotel
The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong
The St. Regis Hong Kong
