Skip to main content

MEMBER LOGIN

Departures Logo Created with Sketch.

JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER

Departures Logo Created with Sketch.
  • City Guides
  • Travel
  • Fashion
  • Art + Culture
  • Home + Design
Departures Logo Created with Sketch.
  • City Guides
  • Travel
  • Fashion
  • Art + Culture
  • Home + Design

FOLLOW US

LOGIN

NEWSLETTER

More In City Guides

How to Spend a Perfect 24 Hours in San Francisco

You could spend a lifetime exploring all the streets in San Francisco and still not see it all.

Sleep Under the Stars in This Glass Lodge in Iceland
Take the Ultimate African Safari on This 20-Day Adventure With Stops in 7 Countries
An Exclusive First Look at Mekong Jewel Sailing the Rivers of Vietnam and Cambodia

More In Travel

  • Hotels
  • Travel Guides
  • Restaurants

To Celebrate Harry Winston’s 125th Birthday, the House Debuts the Winston Pink Legacy Ring

What better way to honor the King of Diamonds than a record-breaking pink diamond? 

Hermès Launches First New Men's Cologne in 15 Years
From Bright Orange to Dusty Pink, These Are the Best Colors to Wear for Spring 2021
17 Slipper Shoes You Can Wear Around the House Year-Round

More In Fashion

  • Style
  • Shopping

Stanley Tucci: Prolific Actor, Pandemic Mixologist, and Now Sex Symbol at 60

The actor dishes on his life in film and food. 

Is Your Life Story a Work of Art? Then You Can Hire a Professional Writer to Pen Your Autobiography
13 Architectural Salvage Stores Where You Can Buy Gorgeous Reclaimed Pieces
New Floating Ring-Shaped Hotel Coming to Saudi Arabia

More In Art + Culture

  • Books
  • Philanthropy
  • Film

A Guide to Healing Crystals—And How You Can Incorporate Them Into Your Home Décor

Crystals can affect the energy in your home resulting in a more harmonious environ

Design Your Home Like a Cartier Boutique As the Famed Jewelry House Puts Its Most Iconic Furniture up for Auction
Luxury Linens That'll Make You Never Want to Leave Your Bed
Everything You Need to Know About Japandi

More In Home + Design

  • Art + Design
  • Architecture
LOGIN
NEWSLETTER
  • City Guides
  • Travel
    • Hotels
    • Restaurants
    • Travel Guides
  • Fashion
    • Style
    • Shopping
  • Art + Culture
    • Books
    • Film
    • Philanthropy
  • Home + Design
    • Art + Design
    • Architecture
  • MEMBER LOGIN
  • JOIN OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
  • Contact Advertise Sitemap
Home / Travel / Hotels
Hotels

The 8 Most Luxurious Hotels in Paris

By Erin Riley on April 09, 2018

These lavish spaces have hosted everyone from royalty to celebrated composers, offering superb service and five-star cuisine.

© Courtesy Hôtel de Crillon

SHARE:

Most longtime visitors to the city will have the hotels they return to time and again, but following a series of massive renovations across grand dames across the city, it may be time to see what else is on offer. While many of these favorites follow similar formulas (Louis XVI furnishings, Michelin-starred restaurants, storied histories), each brings something unparalleled to the table, from Karl Lagerfeld-designed suites at the newly renovated Hôtel de Crillon to a 50,000-bottle wine cellar at Four Seasons Hotel George V.

 
Courtesy Hôtel de Crillon

Hôtel de Crillon

Here is where Benjamin Franklin signed the first treaties between the United States and France in 1778, where Marie Antoinette took piano lessons in the music chamber (years before she and Louis XVI were beheaded in hotel’s front square), and where Theodore Roosevelt, Michael Jackson, and the Dalai Lama have since stayed. After a five-year closure for a top-down refurbishment, the hotel reopened last summer with an understated new look that retains its 18th-century elegance but adds larger guest rooms, a subterranean pool, spa, wine cellar, and two apartment-style suites designed by Karl Lagerfeld. Rooms from $1,200; rosewoodhotels.com.

Courtesy La Réserve Hotel & Spa

La Reserve Hotel & Spa

Of the brand’s five properties—one of which is in Switzerland, the rest in France—its Paris property is by far the most intimate. The 40 Jacques Garcia-designed rooms include 26 suites and are airy and dramatic without losing its sense of romantic seclusion. Every room follows a distinct color palette and features silk wallpaper, velvet drapes, and antique furnishings. One of the biggest draws is its location: it faces the Grand Palais and overlooks the Champs-Elysées. Rooms from $1,560; lareserve-paris.com.

Courtesy Le Meurice

Le Meurice

The legendary palace hotel on rue de Rivoli is all Louis XVI-style antiques, chandeliers, and gilding—yet, despite it being one of the city’s most opulent hotels, it also feels the most understated. One of two Dorchester Collection hotels in the city, the 160-room space’s most recent renovation was at the hands of Philippe Starck, who redesigned both restaurants, including Alain Ducasse’s Michelin-starred eatery, and the famed Bar 228. Book the Belle Etoile suite for its sprawling terrace that boasts 360-degree views. Rooms from $ 1,100; dorchestercollection.com.

Courtesy Le Bristol Paris

Le Bristol

As one of the few palace hotels that remain independently owned, Le Bristol’s decor is a direct extension of its owner, Maja Oetker, the German food-world titan. While unabashedly grand, with lavish brocades and gilded paneling, its 190 rooms and suites also have the warmth of a Parisian apartment. Located on a quiet stretch of rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré near the Elysée Palace, opt for one of the 36 rooms that overlook the hotel’s lovely inner garden. Rooms from $1,600; oetkercollection.com.

Courtesy Four Seasons Hotel George V

Four Seasons Hotel George V

When the Four Seasons took over operations in 1999, the brand also brought along its polished but welcoming service style. While the rooms rank among the largest in the city, the real draw is the three Michelin-starred restaurants that epitomize the best of regional cuisine. That’s topped by a 50,000-bottle wine cellar that was built 45 feet underground during World War II, which opens for tastings upon request. Rooms from $1,200; fourseasons.com.

Courtesy The Peninsula Paris

The Peninsula

It’s telling that this grand hotel is the site where George Gershwin wrote the score for “An American in Paris” in 1928: it epitomizes old-world French glamor. The Haussmannian structure remained a government building until 2009, before it opened as The Peninsula Paris in 2014 after a four-year restoration, with spaces like the Kléber Bar and Lounge, and the Cantonese restaurant Lili, keeping to its original design. Other aspects were painstakingly deliberated over, including the limestone façade, which was sourced from the same quarries first used in the hotel’s 1906 construction. Rooms from $950; paris.peninsula.com.

Courtesy Hotel Plaza Athénée

Hôtel Plaza Athénée

The grand dame was part of the seemingly citywide refurbishment that took place starting in 2014, which included the integration of surrounding buildings like two luxury townhouses (one of which houses jeweler Harry Winston). The renovations of cocktail lounge Le Bar and Alain Ducasse’s restaurant seem to channel one of the hotel’s past loyalists, Christian Dior, with their sculpted fabric surfaces and splashes of color. The 154 rooms and suites follow a similar theme, with neutral color palettes complemented by vibrant pops of color. Rooms from $1,100; dorchestercollection.com.

Vincent Leroux

Ritz Paris

Despite being the original palace hotel, the Ritz Paris doesn’t have the official designation from the French Tourist Ministry that’s been given to 12 of its neighbors. But that hasn’t changed the fact that the 192-room hotel remains one of the city’s most beloved. The design of each of the Prestige Suite reflects its namesake: Scott F. Fitzgerald’s comes with travel souvenirs and a curated library, Coco Chanel’s is all black-and-white—and lacquer and “Frédéric Chopin” includes a grand piano. Rooms from $1,200; ritzparis.com.

Explore More in Hotels

tout-img

Sleep Under the Stars in This Glass Lodge in Iceland

tout-img

An Exclusive Look Inside Virgin Hotels New Flagship Property Opening in New York City This Year

tout-img

New Italian Hotel Will Create You a Personalized Musical Prelude Based on Your Personality


Marketing Events & Promotions

Become a DEPARTURES VIP

Join our Weekly Newsletter

Privacy Statement
Join our Weekly Newsletter
Departures Logo Created with Sketch.
  • City Guides
  • Travel
  • Fashion
  • Art + Culture
  • Home + Design
FOLLOW US
Other Meredith Corporation Travel & Leisure Group websites: 
  • Travel + Leisure
  • Food & Wine
  • Wallpaper
Related Websites for DEPARTURES International Editions:
  • DEPARTURES-International.com
Learn more about the American Express Platinum Card® benefits

View Terms of Service  and  Privacy Statement.   Ad Choices EU Data Subject Requests All users of our online services subject to Privacy Statement and agree to be bound by Terms of Service. Please review.

© 2021 American Express Company. All rights reserved. Departures® is published by Meredith Corporation Travel & Leisure Group, a subsidiary of Meredith Corporation. Departures is a trademark of
American Express Marketing & Development Corp. and is used under limited license. Meredith Corporation Travel & Leisure Group is not affiliated with American Express Company or its subsidiaries.

  • RSS
  • Advertise
  • Advertise
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Promotions
  • Site Map

Member Login

The current issue of DEPARTURES is available exclusively to American Express Platinum Card® Members.

Cancel