Best Luxury Hotels in Paris
Paris carries more famous single hotels than any city on this list, and this entry is about the building, not the flag above the door: Ritz Paris, Hotel de Crillon, Four Seasons Hotel George V, Hotel Plaza Athenee, Le Meurice, Shangri-La Paris, Mandarin Oriental Paris, Le Bristol Paris, Cheval Blanc Paris, Park Hyatt Paris-Vendome, and Peninsula Paris. The brand write-ups above cover Four Seasons or Mandarin Oriental as a worldwide operation. Here we judge George V or the Paris Mandarin Oriental as one Right Bank address, on its courtyard, its bar, and how it holds up during fashion week when every room in the city is full.
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An Art Deco landmark from 1928 on avenue George V near the Champs-Élysées, with three Michelin-starred restaurants, contemporary luxury suites, and uncompromising French service.
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A Shangri-La flagship in the former Palais d'Iéna, residence of Prince Roland Bonaparte, with unobstructed Eiffel Tower views, spa in the historic stables, and 100 rooms.
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The legendary Left Bank hotel of Parisian literary life, built in 1910 and entirely restored by Mandarin Oriental in 2025, is now the only Palace-designation hotel on the Rive Gauche and the only way to stay in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés at this elevation.
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A Palace hotel in the 16th arrondissement near the Arc de Triomphe, built on the site of the 1908 Hotel Majestic and extensively renovated as of 2014, with 200 rooms, the two-Michelin-star rooftop restaurant L'Oiseau Blanc, and views toward the Eiffel Tower.
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A Palace-designated 18th-century building on Place de la Concorde managed by Rosewood, with contemporary fine dining by Paul Pairet and the Sense spa overlooking Paris's grandest square.
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A Palace-classified luxury hotel since 1925 on rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, home to two Michelin-starred restaurants including Épicure's three stars, plus a rooftop pool overlooking Sacré-Cœur and the home of Socrate, the hotel's resident Birman cat.
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An LVMH Palace hotel that opened in 2021 in an Art Deco building adjacent to the La Samaritaine complex, with six Michelin stars across three restaurants, a 30-meter infinity pool, and the Dior Spa, overlooking the Pont Neuf and Seine.
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A privately held institution on Place Vendôme since 1898, the Ritz Paris reopened in 2016 after a four-year renovation, with one Michelin-starred restaurant and the storied Suite Impériale at its heart.
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An 1835 Dorchester Collection palace facing the Tuileries on rue de Rivoli, with Philippe Starck-designed restaurant, Louis XVI rooms, and a design-forward approach to historic luxury.
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A 1913 palace on avenue Montaigne designed by Charles Lefebvre, featuring Eiffel Tower views, five restaurants, and the quiet sophistication of Dorchester Collection management.
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A discreet 15-room palace in a restored 1854 Haussmannian mansion steps from the Champs-Élysées, with a two-Michelin-star kitchen and personalized service that recalls how luxury hotels worked when privacy was the whole point.
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The only château-hotel in Paris proper, a neoclassical mansion with a walled garden in the peaceful 16th arrondissement, where the experience is designed around the property itself rather than the city outside.