8 Italian Hotels Get Michelin's Top 'Key' Rating
Photo Caption: A bedroom at a suite at J.K. Place Capri, a boutique hotel in Italy that won a Michelin three-key rating. Source: JK Place.
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Michelin has bestowed its coveted "keys" upon a select handful of hotels, ranging from cliffside hideaways to palatial pads.
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.
Three Keys: Michelin’s “extraordinary” hotels Source: JK Place Capri.Source: JK Place CapriA swimming pool. Source: Reschio Castle A tennis court at a Michelin three
