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07.05.2024 - 17:53 / skift.com / Sean Oneill
Michelin revealed its top picks for hotels in Italy, using its new hotel “key” system. Only a small number of hotels made the grade.
Michelin lists 526 hotels in its Italy guide and gave new “key” ratings to 146 hotels that stood out: 8 received three Michelin keys – the top rating – 31 received two Michelin keys, and 107 received one Michelin key.
Properties ranged in style, including hotels in former palaces and boutiques in former farmhouses. The region of Tuscany received the most awards, with 32 properties (1 got three Keys; 7 two Keys; and 24 one Key).
The “key” system mirrors Michelin’s restaurant star system, with one key denoting a “special” hotel, two keys for “exceptional,” and the three keys awarded to “extraordinary” establishments.
Eight hotels received the most-coveted three-key rating.
One winner of a Michelin two-key award was Portrait Milano, which opened in December 2022.
“I welcome any organization that has the ambition to bring clarity in this world of confusion in how to evaluate true luxury hotels,” said Valeriano Antonioli, the CEO of the Lungarno Collection, which runs Portrait Milano.
Antonioli also said that the guide could help international visitors unfamiliar with small independent brands find the best hotels in countries they plan to visit.
See Michelin’s full list of 146 Italian hotels with Michelin keys. The brand’s goal is to evaluate hotels by placing a premium on their restaurants, design, and service and by focusing on how a property provides service and reflects a locality. It plans to reveal its picks for Japan and Korea in July.
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