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.”

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

The Michelin Key recognizes the best hotels in the world, just as the Michelin Star does for restaurants. Gwendal Poullennec, International Director of the Michelin Guide, stated the Michelin Key "is a clear, reliable indication for travelers" that a hotel is exceptional.

Much like the rest of Newport, these four hotels each have distinct ties to the Gilded Age and the most prominent members of America’s high society.

A Memphis hotel, along with six other Tennessee locations made Michelin's list of the best hotels in the United States.

Courtesy Michelin You’re probably familiar with Michelin Stars. You know, those markers of culinary excellence that launched so many culinary careers (and culinary films as well…let’s talk about Bradley Cooper in Burnt) into stardom for fine dining fanatics worldwide.