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Three Orlando hotels honored by Michelin’s newest guide

ORLANDO, Fla. — Editor’s note: This story is available as a result of a content partnership between WFTV and the Orlando Business Journal.

Competition for excellence in hospitality got fiercer on April 24 when the Michelin Guide announced a new list based on new distinctions: Michelin Key Hotels.

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Three Orlando hotels made the list, which is divided into three parts: one key, two keys and three keys. The Ritz-Carlton Orlando Grande Lakes, Ette Hotel and Lake Nona Wave Hotel — Orlando’s contributions to the directory — each earned one key. A Michelin news release explained that a Michelin key is equivalent to the well-known Michelin star, but for hotels rather than restaurants.

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The guide’s write-up on Ritz-Carlton includes descriptions of the spaces and services, as well as its take on Orlando’s identity as a city:

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