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Cheval Blanc Paris

Seventy-two rooms above the Seine, in the Art Deco building of the old Samaritaine department store. The Louvre is next door and the Pont Neuf under the windows.

The Art Deco front of La Samaritaine on the Seine, the building that houses Cheval Blanc Paris.
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Class
Five-star hotel, Palace
Opened
2021
Rooms
72 rooms and suites
Area
Quai du Louvre, by the Pont Neuf

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    What sets Cheval Blanc Paris apart

    1. The river

      The hotel faces the Seine at the Pont Neuf, the oldest bridge in Paris. Most rooms look over the water, and the top floors have a wide view up and down the river.

    2. The building

      Henri Sauvage designed the riverside block of La Samaritaine in 1928, one of the landmarks of Art Deco in Paris. It stood closed from 2005 and was restored over sixteen years. The interiors of the hotel are by Peter Marino.

    3. The restaurants

      Four of them: Plénitude, the gastronomic restaurant of the chef Arnaud Donckele, with some thirty seats. Le Tout-Paris, a brasserie on the top floor with a long terrace. Langosteria, Italian, and Hakuba, Japanese.

    4. The pool and the Dior spa

      A swimming pool thirty metres long, said to be the longest in any Paris hotel, with a wall of moving images of the river beside it, and a spa by Dior.

    What it has

    • Indoor pool
    • Dior spa
    • Plénitude
    • Le Tout-Paris
    • Langosteria
    • Hakuba
    • Rooftop terrace
    • Seine views

    Where Cheval Blanc Paris is

    Address

    8 quai du Louvre
    75001 Paris, France

    Nearest metro

    Pont Neuf, on line 7

    Museums and sights nearby

    Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.

    La Samaritaine, reopened

    La Samaritaine was one of the great department stores of Paris, founded in 1870 beside the Pont Neuf. Its buildings, by Frantz Jourdain and then Henri Sauvage, are among the best of Art Nouveau and Art Deco in the city.

    The store closed in 2005 for reasons of safety. Its owner, the group LVMH, rebuilt the whole block over sixteen years, at a cost reported at around 750 million euros, as shops, offices, housing and a hotel.

    Cheval Blanc Paris opened in September 2021 in the Art Deco building on the river. It is the first city hotel of a small group better known for its resorts in the Alps and the Maldives. It received the Palace distinction in June 2026.

    Cheval Blanc Paris: common questions

    Where is Cheval Blanc Paris?
    At 8 quai du Louvre, in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. The nearest metro station is Pont Neuf, on line 7.
    Which museums and sights are near Cheval Blanc Paris?
    Louvre Museum is 350 m away, Sainte-Chapelle is 450 m away, Musée d'Orsay is 1.1 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
    Does Cheval Blanc Paris have a swimming pool?
    Yes. It has an indoor swimming pool thirty metres long.
    Is Cheval Blanc Paris a Palace hotel?
    Yes. It holds the Palace distinction, which the French state gives to a small number of five-star hotels judged exceptional.
    When did Cheval Blanc Paris open?
    In 2021. It has 72 rooms and suites.

    What visitors say about Cheval Blanc Paris

    Rating from Google

    4.5

    943 ratings on Google

    Google's figures as read on 4 October 2026.

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