The Michelin Guide has revealed its new Michelin Key list. Seven Arizona hotels made the list, but only one is a highly coveted Three Key hotel. Seven Arizona hotels have earned a coveted Michelin Key distinction — including one that stood out above its competition.

Michelin’s U.S. key ratings, which were announced Sept. 13, came after the company expanded its hotel rankings.

Michelin Guide announced a second wave of best hotels in America receiving three key honors. Mexico and Canada are also new additions.

Four Nashville area hotels received Michelin Keys in the Michelin Guide’s second ever installment in the United States. Michelin Guide ranks hotels by one, two and three keys, judged off of five categories: design, service, character, value and “a significant contribution to the guest experience.”

T wo Philadelphia hotels have been named in the Michelin Guide's first full list of top accommodations in the United States, earning a spot as a "Key Hotel" in its new hotel ratin

North Carolina is in the Michelin spotlight, thanks to several hotels being recognized among the most outstanding in the U.S. Similar to the Michelin Star, which recognizes the most outstanding restaurants in the world,

A Finger Lakes hotel noted as "contemporary classic and quiet" recently received Michelin Guide recognition. The Inns of Aurora in Aurora received a One Key designation, which is considered "a very special stay," along with seven other upstate New York hotels and one on Long Island.

Two Philadelphia hotels have been named in the Michelin Guide's first full list of top accommodations in the United States, earning a spot as a "Key Hotel" in its new hotel rating system.