Must-see hotels in Paris

  • Hôtel Joséphine

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    Life's a cabaret at this novel, four-star boutique address in Pigalle. Named after 1920s cabaret star Josephine Baker, the hotel has 41 rooms with richly…

  • Hôtel Paradis

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    Soft cream-coloured sofas and design books grace the stylish ground-floor lounge at this three-star hotel in the increasingly fashionable 10e. Stylishly…

  • Hôtel Régina

    Paris

    In the Louvre's former royal stables, this Second Empire property was built in 1824 and opened as a hotel in 1900 for the Exposition Universelle (World…

  • Hôtel Fabric

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    Honouring its industrial heritage as a 19th-century textile factory, four-star Hôtel Fabric has steely pillars propping up the red-brick lounge area with…

  • Hôtel Thérèse

    Paris

    From the same people who brought you the Left Bank’s lovely Hotel Verneuil, the Thérèse is ideal for those with a fetish for Japanese food – this chic…

  • Hôtel National des Arts et Métiers

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    Behind a classic cream-coloured Haussmannian façade, this contemporary hotel wraps itself seductively around a central atrium. State-of-the-art oak floors…

  • R Kipling Hotel

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    Part of France's Happy Culture boutique hotel collection, this spellbinding hotel evokes famous works of Nobel Prize–winning writer Rudyard Kipling, such…

  • Le Pavillon de la Reine

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    Discreetly set off beautiful place des Vosges, this is a sumptuous address loaded with history – the five-star hotel is named after former guest Anne of…

  • Hôtel Joyce

    Paris

    Located in a lovely residential area between Montmartre and Opéra, this 44-room hotel has all the modern design touches (individually styled rooms, a…

  • Grand Amour Hôtel

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    Younger sister to Pigalle's Hôtel Amour, this lifestyle hotel mixes vintage furniture from the flea market with phallic-symbol carpets and the striking B…

  • Hôtel Jules & Jim

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    The subtle oyster-grey entrance to this hotel named after the cult 1962 Truffaut film hints at the sophisticated interior design inside. Its 23…

  • Le Bellechasse

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    Handily placed near the Seine and Musée d'Orsay, 33-room Le Bellechasse is an enticing, sensorial feast. Entrancing room themes by fashion designer…

  • Hôtel Atmosphères

    Latin Quarter

    Striking images by award-winning French photographer Thierry des Ouches are permanently exhibited at this design hotel where 56 glam rooms evoke different…

  • Off Paris Seine

    Paris

    Should the idea of being gently rocked to sleep take your fancy, check in to Paris' first floating hotel. The sleek, 80m-long catamaran-design structure…

  • Hôtel Résidence Henri IV

    Latin Quarter

    This exquisite late 19th-century cul-de-sac hotel has eight generously sized rooms (minimum 17 sq metre) and five two-room apartments (minimum 25 sq metre…

  • Hôtel La Lanterne

    Latin Quarter

    A stunning swimming pool and hammam in a vaulted stone cellar, a topiary-filled courtyard garden, contemporary guest rooms (some with small balconies)…

  • Hôtel Jeanne d’Arc

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    About the only thing wrong with this epicentral Marais address is everyone knows about it; book well in advance. Some of the 34 streamlined, modernised…

  • Hôtel d’Angleterre

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    If the walls could talk… This former garden of the British Embassy is where the Treaty of Paris ending the American Revolution was prepared in 1783…

  • Hôtel Amour

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    The inimitable black-clad Amour ('Love') in south Pigalle plays on its long-ago incarnation as a brothel, featuring a soft pink façade and nude artwork …

  • Hôtel Emile

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    Prepare to be dazzled – literally. Retro B&W, geometrically patterned carpets, curtains, wallpapers and drapes dress this chic hotel, wedged between…

  • JoBo

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    If Joséphine Bonaparte was living in today's celebrity limelight, her nickname would surely be JoBo. That's the philosophy behind the fabulously over-the…

  • Joke Hôtel

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    No joke. This fabulous childhood-themed hotel is a serious contender for Paris' best-value, most fun address, where you can play 'scrabble' or spin the…

  • Hôtel Caron de Beaumarchais

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    The attention to detail at this antique-filled, 19-room hotel is impressive. From the period card table set as if time stopped halfway through a game, to…

  • Cosmos Hôtel

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    Cheap, brilliant value and just footsteps from the nightlife of rue JPT, Cosmos is a shining star with retro style on the budget-hotel scene that, unlike…

  • Hôtel Le Clément

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    Excellent value for the style and tranquillity it offers, the Clément has 28 stylish rooms (with beautiful printed wallpapers and fabrics), some…

  • Grand Hôtel Pigalle

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    Created by the cocktail-loving Experimental group, this is a sophisticated lifestyle hotel in south Pigalle (aka 'SoPi') with cocktail 'minibars' in its…

  • Hôtel Juliana

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    Geometric designs and shimmering mosaics give an updated '70s aesthetic to many of the 40 spacious rooms and suites at five-star Juliana; others have art…

  • Le Saint

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    Live the St-Germain des Prés life at this hotel on a peaceful side street strolling distance from the area's churches, markets, literary cafes and the…

  • Hôtel Exquis

    Paris

    Surrealism is the theme of this excellent-value hotel amid a cluster of top-choice dining addresses. A unique work of surrealist art decorates each of its…

  • Le Six

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    From the funky red-leather reception bar to rotating art exhibitions, glass-topped courtyard salon and ultracool spa, this four-star hotel defines…

  • Hôtel du Temps

    Paris

    This artsy boutique hotel is loaded with personality, from the flea-market furniture and white-parquet flooring to the patterned green tiling in the lobby…

  • Hôtel France Albion

    Paris

    For the quietest night's sleep, go for a room facing the courtyard of this neat-as-a-pin budget hotel. Its rooms all have private bathrooms and, for Paris…

  • Hôtel Original interior (lobby)

    Hôtel Original

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    As its name suggests, this boutique hotel is one of a kind, from its cobalt-blue façade to its vividly coloured public areas and rooms incorporating fairy…

  • 1K Paris exterior (façade)

    1K Paris

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    Cobalt-blue awnings frame this four-star hotel with colourful Peruvian decor (Inca motifs, photography and two monitor lizards – Macchu and Pichu – in a…

  • MIJE Fourcy

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    Behind the elegant front door of this hôtel particulier, Fourcy welcomes guests with clean rooms and a summer garden to breakfast/hang out in. It's one of…

  • Hôtel California Champs-Élysées

    Paris

    Opened in 1923, this art deco hotel gained a storied history as a hub for US film stars, and journalists who worked at the Herald Tribune across the…

  • Le Pradey

    Paris

    Enviably secreted behind the Louvre and Jardin des Tuileries on boutique-smart rue St-Honoré, this exclusive address is the last word in luxury hotel…

  • L’Apostrophe

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    A street work of art with its stencilled façade, this art hotel’s 16 dramatically different rooms pay homage to the written word. Spray-painted graffiti…

  • Hôtel La Bourdonnais

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    Close to the Eiffel Tower, this elegant hotel takes its inspiration from travel and adventures of Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais (1699-1753), a…

  • Apartments du Louvre

    Paris

    These fully equipped apartments are super-central but choose carefully: some at the rear overlook a dark building shaft, while those at the front can be…

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