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California Hotels Grab The Most Michelin Keys Of Any US State

The Michelin Guide has unveiled their 2026 list of “key” hotels — the hotel equivalent of a Michelin star, and California has the most three-key properties of any state in the country. In order to receive three keys, hotels must be the “ultimate in comfort and service, style and elegance,” according to Michelin. Just 155 hotels in the world are lucky enough to receive a three-key distinction — 657 hotels have two keys, and 2,020 have one key. Two Los Angeles-area hotels and CHLA members Beverly Hills Hotel and Hotel Bel-Air made the three key list, along with Napa Valley’s Meadowood, SingleThread Inn and Auberge du Soleil. Finally on the three-key winner list is CHLA member Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur.