Two Fort Worth hotels have earned special distinctions for offering the most outstanding guest experiences in the world.
The hotels were recognized in the world-renowned Michelin Guide's first-ever North American "Michelin Key" selection, which highlighted 288 total hotels across the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The classifications are awarded based on anonymous stays or visits by the Michelin Guide's inspection team, regardless of previous "labels, tourism stars, and pre-established quotas."
The hotel awards come as Michelin inspectors also are scouting restaurants around the state for their inaugural Texas guide. Those results are expected to be announced later this year.
Similar to the coveted Michelin Star designations for restaurants, the new Michelin Keys are broken down into three categories:
- One Michelin Key for hotels that offer "very special" stays with service that "provides significantly more than similarly priced establishments."
- Two Michelin Keys for "exceptional stays" where memorable guest experiences are "always guaranteed" with a special emphasis on the hotel's design or architecture.
- Three Michelin Keys for hotels that provide "extraordinary stays" for "the ultimate in comfort and service, style and elegance."
Fort Worth
In Fort Worth, two hotels received prestigious keys:
- Bowie House, Auberge Resorts Collection received Two Michelin Keys — the only North Texas hotel to do so.
- Hotel Drover, Autograph Collection earned One Michelin Key.
The Bowie House is the urban luxury retreat that opened off the bricks of Camp Bowie in 2023. They say, "It just might be the most stylish building in Fort Worth, Texas; it’s surely the city’s most extraordinary luxury hotel," consistent with its parent company Auberge Resorts Collection's high standards for design and comfort.
Hotel Drover is the Western-inspired gem in Fort Worth Stockyards' historic, rejuvenated Mule Alley district that has won numerous awards since it opened in 2021. They call it "surprisingly successful" at achieving "a balance between Old West character and contemporary boutique-hotel style." Hmm, why surprising, how dare they.
Hotel Drover in the Fort Worth Stockyards.
Photo courtesy of Hotel Drover
Dallas
Four Dallas hotels earned One Michelin Key as follows:
- Casa Duro
- Hôtel Swexan
- Hotel ZaZa Dallas
- Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek
No Texas resorts were granted Three Michelin Keys, and surprisingly, neither Dallas nor Houston had a single hotel recognized with a Two Key designation.
Elsewhere in Texas
Two Texas hotels earned a Two Michel Key rating: Commodore Perry Estate in Austin, and Hotel Emma in San Antonio.
Seven Austin resorts earned One Michelin Key: Arrive Austin, Austin Proper Hotel, Fairmont Austin Gold Experience, Hotel Saint Cecilia, Hotel ZaZa Austin, Soho House Austin, and The Heywood Hotel.
Four Houston hotels earned One Michelin Key: Hotel ZaZa Houston, Hotel ZaZa Memorial City, The Post Oak Hotel, and Carr Mansion, Galveston.
The Plaza Hotel Pioneer Park in El Paso also earned One Michelin Key.
The full list of Michelin Key hotels in the United States can be found on guide.michelin.com.
