Heywood Hotel Awarded One MICHELIN Key in the MICHELIN Guide 2024
September 13, 2024
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We are honored to be awarded one MICHELIN Key in the MICHELIN Guide 2024 selection of the world’s best hotels.
This recognition is a reflection of our entire team’s commitment and care in welcoming our guests to our hotel and our city. Each day, we take great pride in helping guests discover and experience “A perfect 24 hours in Austin.”
We thank and congratulate our team of gutsy, can-do, local ninjas who strive to define new standards of excellence in hospitality every single day. We are proud to be 100% local, 100% independent and 100% committed to our craft. Thank you to our guests over the years who’ve made our jobs delightful and fun — and have given us the opportunity to showcase our city day after day.
Thank you to MICHELIN for recognizing our small, independent hotel. We are delighted to be part of this prestigious family and congratulate the other hotels who received this distinction.
You can read the full announcement here: The First MICHELIN Key Hotels: All the Keys in the United States.
2024 MICHELIN Key Hotels: Heywood Hotel in Austin
“Just as MICHELIN Stars recognize those restaurants at the peak of their art offering the most outstanding culinary experiences, the MICHELIN Keys highlight the very best hotels within the Guide’s selection, those offering the most outstanding stays. It is a new landmark for travelers that describes the all-around stay, rather than just the level of comfort and service.”
“If a hotelier is going to be a little obsessive about keeping things local — hanging the work of local artists on the walls, playing local music, hiring local architects and interior designers, even stocking the rooms with locally roasted coffee — then it helps to be in a town with as much creative talent as Austin. Not to knock a perfectly fine state capital of the same size, but it’s hard to imagine a homegrown hotel in, say, Indianapolis finding its way toward mid-century Danish armchairs or a warmly lit polished-concrete courtyard — which is just what you get at East Austin’s seven-room Heywood Hotel.”
About the Heywood Hotel
The Heywood Hotel is a luxury boutique hotel located in Austin, Texas, offering one of the most unique and exclusive boutique experiences in North America. Established in 2012 by local Austin couple Kathy Setzer and George Reynolds, this woman-owned and -operated property boasts clever architecture, local and handmade furnishings, free parking and a number of thoughtful touches. The dedicated team at Heywood Hotel is committed to “handcrafted hospitality,” ensuring visitors enjoy a hyper-local, authentic experience accented by a “scale of one” mentality.