HOUSTON — Texas now has bragging rights to 20 hotels awarded the coveted MICHELIN Keys in 2024, including three in Houston and one in Galveston.
The MICHELIN Keys are awarded to hotels that stand out for their unique hospitality concept, distinctive character, warm welcome and extremely high level of service. They're the hotel equivalent of MICHELIN Stars in the restaurant industry.
It's the first time the MICHELIN Guide highlighted only hotels in North America with 168 new additions in the U.S., 87 in Mexico and 33 in Canada.
"This selection brings together a wide range of concepts and accommodations, from hotels in historic buildings, to trendy urban boutiques, relaxing and intimate hideaways, and spectacular design and architecture jewels," Michelin said.
- One MICHELIN Key signifies "a very special stay."
- Two MICHELIN Keys signify "an exceptional stay."
- Three MICHELIN Keys signify "an extraordinaire stay."
Houston hotels awarded one MICHELIN Key
Hotel Zaza Houston in the Museum District: "In Texas everything really is a little bit bigger, a little bit bolder. And the boutique hotels are no exception," Michelin says. "Standard rooms are deluxe, but not as overtly hedonistic as the Magnificent Seven, the eight—yes, eight—luxury suites, each featuring an entirely different theme, played out in the fabrics, furniture, extras, and amenities like whirlpool hot tubs and plasma screens."
Hotel Zaza Memorial City: "Where the Museum District edition is ornate and almost Baroque, the Memorial City version is clean-lined and bright, inspired in part by the mid-century modernism of Palm Springs," Michelin says. "The idea is luxury-hotel plushness with boutique-hotel personality, and on that score they deliver."
The Post Oak Hotel in the Galleria area: "Houston has no shortage of high-end hotels from the big luxury chains, but the swankiest hotel in town might just be an independent. The Post Oak Hotel at Uptown Houston’s lobby features an enormous Swarovski crystal chandelier and a number of Frank Stella originals," Michelin says. "And this no-expense-spared philosophy extends to the rooms, which start out at 500 square feet and include lavish marble bathrooms with Acqua di Parma bath products and even a small set of in-room dumbbells."
Galveston hotel awarded one MICHELIN Key
Carr Mansion on 33rd St. near Broadway: "There’s no place, in Texas or anywhere else, quite like Galveston — and the same can be said of the Carr Mansion, an 1866 Greek Revival mansion that’s lived several lives before its most recent transformation into an adults-only boutique bed and breakfast," Michelin says. "The house is fantastically well-preserved and beautifully updated."
Other Texas hotels awarded one MICHELIN Key
Austin
- ARRIVE Austin
- Austin Proper Hotel
- Fairmont Austin Gold Experience
- Hotel Saint Cecilia
- Hotel ZaZa Austin
- Soho House Austin
- The Heywood Hotel
Dallas
- Hotel Swexan
- Hotel ZaZa Dallas
- Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek
El Paso
- The Plaza Hotel Pioneer Park
Fort Worth
- Hotel Drover, Autograph Collection
Texas hotels awarded two MICHELIN Keys
Austin
- Commodore Perry Estate, Auberge Resorts Collection
Fort Worth
- Bowie House, Auberge Resorts Collection
San Antonio
- Hotel Emma
