Michelin Guide Adds Five Quintana Roo Hotels to 2026 Keys Selection

Cancún, Quintana Roo — Quintana Roo has added five more hotels to the Michelin Guide’s 2026 Keys selection, keeping the state as the Mexican destination with the strongest presence in the ranking of outstanding places to stay.

The newly recognized properties are Nizuc Resort & Spa in Cancún; Casa Las Tortugas Petit Beach Hotel & Spa in Holbox; and Sana Tulum, La Zebra and Naboa Hotel Tulum, all in Tulum. The five are part of the 12 hotels added to Mexico’s national selection this year.

How the Michelin Keys work

The guide awards its Keys after inspectors evaluate each property during anonymous visits. Inspectors weigh architecture, design, the personality of the property, service quality, the relationship between price and experience, and how the hotel connects with its surroundings.

Michelin stresses that the Keys cannot be won through competitions or bought. They rest on anonymous assessments of quality, authenticity and consistency.

Mexico’s wider list

With the additions, Mexico now has 98 hotels recognized by the guide. In Quintana Roo, Hotel Esencia in Xpu-Há retains three Keys, the highest honor Michelin gives to properties offering extraordinary stays.

Four hotels in the Riviera Maya hold two Keys, all of them in Playa del Carmen: Banyan Tree Mayakoba, Etéreo Auberge Resorts Collection, Palmaïa The House of AïA and Rosewood Mayakoba.

Globally, the Michelin Guide now lists 2,832 hotels across 79 countries. Of those, 2,020 hold one Key, 657 hold two and only 155 have earned three. During 2026, 470 properties joined the worldwide selection and ten destinations received the distinction for the first time.

The new recognition further strengthens Cancún, Holbox and Tulum’s standing in international tourism and in the high-end lodging segment.