Palaces on the Place Vendôme, rooms with the Eiffel Tower in the window and the most famous bar in literary history. These are the Paris hotels worth the splurge.
Updated September 2026
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César Ritz opened his Paris hotel on the Place Vendôme in 1898, with Auguste Escoffier running the kitchen, and it set the standard every luxury hotel since has been measured against. Coco Chanel lived here for more than three decades.
A four-year restoration finished in 2016. Don't leave without a drink at Bar Hemingway, and make time for the indoor pool, one of the most beautiful in the city.
The Crillon was built in 1758 by architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel under Louis XV and has been a hotel since 1909. It looks straight out across the Place de la Concorde.
A €200 million renovation, completed in 2017, kept the grand staircase and salons. The two Grands Appartements suites were designed by Karl Lagerfeld, the ultimate address for a once-in-a-lifetime stay.
Le Meurice has faced the Tuileries Garden on the Rue de Rivoli since 1815. Its rooms are dressed in Louis XVI style, and the Louvre is a five-minute walk away.
Salvador Dalí spent about a month here every year for three decades, and the hotel still leans into his spirit. Restaurant Le Dalí sits under a vast painted canvas by Ara Starck.
The George V opened in 1928, a few steps from the Champs-Élysées, and has been named the best hotel in the world by several publications.
You'll remember the flowers: the lobby and corridors are filled with spectacular floral displays. Food lovers come for Le Cinq, the hotel's celebrated gourmet restaurant.
Look for the red awnings and red geraniums: the Plaza Athénée has been a landmark of Avenue Montaigne since 1913. Christian Dior opened his couture house opposite in 1946, and the street is still Paris's fashion heartland.
Book a room with an Eiffel Tower view, or spend a summer afternoon in the courtyard garden under the rose-covered pergolas.
This was the private palace of Prince Roland Bonaparte, Napoleon's grand-nephew, built in the 1890s and opened as a hotel in 2010. The best suites look straight across the Seine to the Eiffel Tower.
The swimming pool, set in the former stables, is one of Paris's hidden gems. The hotel has five restaurants and bars, including the Chinese restaurant Shang Palace.
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