20 five-star hotels, rankedBest hotels in Paris
Where to stay in Paris: the 20 grand hotels within reach of the museums, in the order their guests rate them, with what each one has and where it stands.
- 20
- Five-star hotels on the list
- 12
- Hold the Palace distinction
- 12
- Have a swimming pool
- 4.8
- The highest rating: Four Seasons Hotel George V
The ranking for Paris
14.8
Four Seasons Hotel George V
Five-star hotel, Palace, Avenue George V, off the Champs-Élysées
An Art Deco hotel of 1928 a step from the Champs-Élysées, known for its flowers, its restaurants and its service.
- Indoor pool
- Spa
- Le Cinq
- Le George
24.8
La Réserve Paris
Five-star hotel, Palace, Avenue Gabriel, by the Champs-Élysées gardens
A mansion of 1854 facing the gardens of the Champs-Élysées, with forty rooms, most of them suites, and the feel of a private house.
- Indoor pool
- Spa
- Le Gabriel
- La Pagode de Cos
34.7
The Peninsula Paris
Five-star hotel, Palace, Avenue Kléber, by the Arc de Triomphe
A Belle Époque hotel of 1908 a short walk from the Arc de Triomphe, restored and reopened in 2014, with a restaurant on the roof.
- Indoor pool
- Spa
- Rooftop restaurant
- Cantonese restaurant
44.7
Hôtel de Crillon
Five-star hotel, Palace, Place de la Concorde
An eighteenth-century palace on the Place de la Concorde, built for Louis XV and a hotel since 1909.
- Indoor pool
- Spa
- Three restaurants
- Bar Les Ambassadeurs
54.7
Shangri-La Paris
Five-star hotel, Palace, Avenue d'Iéna, by the Trocadéro
The former mansion of a Bonaparte prince on the hill of Chaillot, with the closest view of the Eiffel Tower of any Paris palace.
- Indoor pool
- Spa
- La Bauhinia
- Shang Palace
64.7
Le Bristol Paris
Five-star hotel, Palace, Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
A family-owned palace on the rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, with a garden in its courtyard and a swimming pool on the roof.
- Rooftop pool
- Spa
- Garden
- Epicure
74.7
Mandarin Oriental, Paris
Five-star hotel, Rue Saint-Honoré, by the Place Vendôme
A modern hotel behind an Art Deco front on the rue Saint-Honoré, built around a garden, with a spa and a pool fourteen metres long.
- Indoor pool
- Spa
- Hammam
- Garden
84.6
Ritz Paris
Five-star hotel, Place Vendôme
The most famous hotel in Paris, on the Place Vendôme since 1898, with the bar Hemingway drank in and the suite Coco Chanel lived in.
- Indoor pool
- Spa and health club
- Bar Hemingway
- Restaurant L'Espadon
94.6
Hôtel Plaza Athénée
Five-star hotel, Palace, Avenue Montaigne
The hotel of the avenue Montaigne and of haute couture, its balconies hung with red geraniums, with the Eiffel Tower at the end of the street.
- Dior spa
- Le Relais Plaza
- La Cour Jardin
- La Galerie
104.6
Hôtel Lutetia
Five-star hotel, Palace, Saint-Germain-des-Prés
The grand hotel of the Left Bank, in Saint-Germain-des-Prés since 1910, where Picasso, Joyce and Josephine Baker stayed.
- Indoor pool
- Spa
- Bar Joséphine
- Brasserie Lutetia
114.6
Le Royal Monceau
Five-star hotel, Palace, Avenue Hoche, by the Arc de Triomphe
An Art Deco hotel of 1928 near the Arc de Triomphe, remade by Philippe Starck in 2010 around contemporary art, with a pool twenty-three metres long.
- Indoor pool
- Spa
- Matsuhisa Paris
- Il Carpaccio
124.6
Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme
Five-star hotel, Rue de la Paix, by the Place Vendôme
A quiet modern hotel of 2002 behind listed façades on the rue de la Paix, between the Place Vendôme and the Opéra.
- Spa
- Restaurant Pur'
- Café Jeanne
- Bar
134.6
Hôtel du Louvre
Five-star hotel, Place André-Malraux, facing the Louvre
A Second Empire hotel between the Louvre, the Palais-Royal and the avenue de l'Opéra, where Pissarro painted the view from his window.
- Brasserie du Louvre
- Bar
- Views of the Louvre
- Views of the avenue de l'Opéra
144.5
InterContinental Paris Le Grand
Five-star hotel, Place de l'Opéra
The grand hotel of the Second Empire, opened in 1862 beside the Opéra Garnier, with the Café de la Paix on its ground floor.
- Café de la Paix
- La Verrière
- Bar
- Spa
154.5
Le Meurice
Five-star hotel, Palace, Rue de Rivoli, facing the Tuileries
The oldest of the Paris palaces, facing the Tuileries Garden between the Louvre and the Place de la Concorde. Salvador Dalí stayed a month every year.
- Spa
- Restaurant Le Meurice
- Le Dalí
- Bar 228
164.5
Hôtel Prince de Galles
Five-star hotel, Avenue George V, off the Champs-Élysées
An Art Deco hotel of 1928 on the avenue George V, next door to the George V itself, restored in 2013.
- Akira Back
- Bar 19.20
- Art Deco interiors
174.5
Cheval Blanc Paris
Five-star hotel, Palace, Quai du Louvre, by the Pont Neuf
The newest of the great Paris hotels, in the Art Deco Samaritaine building on the Seine, between the Louvre and the Pont Neuf.
- Indoor pool
- Dior spa
- Plénitude
- Le Tout-Paris
184.5
Fouquet's Paris
Five-star hotel, Palace, Champs-Élysées, at the corner of the avenue George V
The hotel above the most famous brasserie on the Champs-Élysées, opened in 2006 and named a Palace in 2026.
- Indoor pool
- Spa
- Fouquet's brasserie
- Le Joy
194.3
Hôtel Raphael
Five-star hotel, Avenue Kléber, by the Arc de Triomphe
A family-owned hotel of 1925 near the Arc de Triomphe, where Hollywood stayed, with a terrace on the roof that looks over Paris.
- Rooftop terrace
- Bar Anglais
- Eiffel Tower views
- Meeting rooms
204.3
Hôtel Regina Louvre
Five-star hotel, Place des Pyramides, facing the Tuileries
An Art Nouveau hotel of 1900 on the Place des Pyramides, behind the gilded statue of Joan of Arc, facing the Tuileries and the Louvre.
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Views of the Tuileries
- Views of the Louvre
Closest to the museums and sights
For each museum and sight this site has a guide to in Paris, the 3 hotels nearest to it. Distances are in a straight line.
- Louvre Museum
- Hôtel du Louvre300 m
- Cheval Blanc Paris350 m
- Hôtel Regina Louvre500 m
- Musée d'Orsay
- Hôtel Regina Louvre600 m
- Le Meurice600 m
- Hôtel du Louvre750 m
- Musée de l'Orangerie
- Hôtel de Crillon400 m
- Le Meurice450 m
- Mandarin Oriental, Paris500 m
- Musée Rodin
- Hôtel Lutetia1.0 km
- Hôtel de Crillon1.4 km
- Le Meurice1.4 km
- Eiffel Tower
- Shangri-La Paris600 m
- Hôtel Plaza Athénée1.1 km
- Four Seasons Hotel George V1.2 km
- Sainte-Chapelle
- Cheval Blanc Paris450 m
- Hôtel du Louvre1.1 km
- Hôtel Regina Louvre1.3 km
- Arc de Triomphe
- Hôtel Raphael300 m
- The Peninsula Paris350 m
- Le Royal Monceau450 m
By area
1st arrondissement
- Mandarin Oriental, Paris, Rue Saint-Honoré, by the Place Vendôme
- Ritz Paris, Place Vendôme
- Hôtel du Louvre, Place André-Malraux, facing the Louvre
- Le Meurice, Rue de Rivoli, facing the Tuileries
- Cheval Blanc Paris, Quai du Louvre, by the Pont Neuf
- Hôtel Regina Louvre, Place des Pyramides, facing the Tuileries
2nd arrondissement
- Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme, Rue de la Paix, by the Place Vendôme
6th arrondissement
- Hôtel Lutetia, Saint-Germain-des-Prés
8th arrondissement
- Four Seasons Hotel George V, Avenue George V, off the Champs-Élysées
- La Réserve Paris, Avenue Gabriel, by the Champs-Élysées gardens
- Hôtel de Crillon, Place de la Concorde
- Le Bristol Paris, Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
- Hôtel Plaza Athénée, Avenue Montaigne
- Le Royal Monceau, Avenue Hoche, by the Arc de Triomphe
- Hôtel Prince de Galles, Avenue George V, off the Champs-Élysées
- Fouquet's Paris, Champs-Élysées, at the corner of the avenue George V
9th arrondissement
- InterContinental Paris Le Grand, Place de l'Opéra
16th arrondissement
- The Peninsula Paris, Avenue Kléber, by the Arc de Triomphe
- Shangri-La Paris, Avenue d'Iéna, by the Trocadéro
- Hôtel Raphael, Avenue Kléber, by the Arc de Triomphe
Hotels in Paris: common questions
- Which is the best hotel in Paris?
- By what guests say on Google, Four Seasons Hotel George V: 4.8 out of 5 from 7,388 ratings. La Réserve Paris and The Peninsula Paris come next. The ranking on this page follows that rating and nothing else.
- Which hotels in Paris are Palaces?
- Palace is an official distinction that the French state gives to a small number of five-star hotels. 12 of the 20 hotels on this list hold it: Four Seasons Hotel George V, La Réserve Paris, The Peninsula Paris, Hôtel de Crillon, Shangri-La Paris, Le Bristol Paris, Hôtel Plaza Athénée, Hôtel Lutetia, Le Royal Monceau, Le Meurice, Cheval Blanc Paris and Fouquet's Paris. The official list was last revised in June 2026.
- Which five-star hotels in Paris have a swimming pool?
- 12 of the 20: Four Seasons Hotel George V, La Réserve Paris, The Peninsula Paris, Hôtel de Crillon, Shangri-La Paris, Le Bristol Paris, Mandarin Oriental, Paris, Ritz Paris, Hôtel Lutetia, Le Royal Monceau, Cheval Blanc Paris and Fouquet's Paris.
- Which five-star hotels are closest to the Louvre?
- Hôtel du Louvre, 300 m away; Cheval Blanc Paris, 350 m away; Hôtel Regina Louvre, 500 m away. Distances are in a straight line.
- Which is the oldest grand hotel in Paris?
- Of the hotels on this list, Le Meurice, which opened in 1815.
- How is the ranking made?
- The hotels are chosen by this site: five-star hotels with a history, close to the museums. Their order is not chosen. It follows each hotel's overall rating on Google, and where two are level, the one more guests have rated comes first. No hotel pays to be listed or to be higher.
How the ranking is made
Which hotels are on the list is this site's choice: five-star hotels with a history, close to the museums. Their order is not. It follows each hotel's overall rating on Google, highest first, and where two are level, the one more guests have rated comes first. No hotel has paid to be here or to be higher.
The ratings are read from each hotel's entry on Google Maps and change over time, so the order can change too. No room rates are given, because they change by the night. The button on each hotel's page leads to the hotel's own site.