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Le Royal Monceau

The Royal Monceau closed in 2008 and came back two years later, redesigned from top to bottom by Philippe Starck, as the Paris palace of the art world: it has its own gallery and its own art bookshop.

The entrance of Le Royal Monceau on the avenue Hoche, under a red canopy.
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Class
Five-star hotel, Palace
Opened
1928
Rooms
149 rooms and suites
Area
Avenue Hoche, by the Arc de Triomphe

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    What sets Le Royal Monceau apart

    1. Art in the hotel

      The hotel has an exhibition space, Art District, and a bookshop given over to contemporary art.

    2. Starck's interiors

      Philippe Starck redesigned every room between 2008 and 2010. The result is closer to a collector's apartment than to the gilding of the older palaces.

    3. The pool

      A spa of 1,500 square metres on the lower level, with a swimming pool twenty-three metres long, one of the longest in a Paris hotel.

    4. The restaurants

      Matsuhisa Paris, the Japanese restaurant of the chef Nobu Matsuhisa. Il Carpaccio, Italian. La Cuisine, and Le Bar Long.

    5. The avenue Hoche

      A wide, quiet avenue that runs from the Arc de Triomphe to the gates of the Parc Monceau. The Champs-Élysées is a few minutes away on foot.

    What it has

    • Indoor pool
    • Spa
    • Matsuhisa Paris
    • Il Carpaccio
    • La Cuisine
    • Le Bar Long
    • Art gallery
    • Art bookshop

    Where Le Royal Monceau is

    Address

    37 avenue Hoche
    75008 Paris, France

    Nearest metro

    Ternes, on line 2

    Museums and sights nearby

    Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.

    From Hemingway to Starck

    The Royal Monceau opened in 1928, built in the Art Deco style by the architect Louis Duhayon for two hoteliers, Pierre Bermond and André Junot. Between the wars it drew Ernest Hemingway, Josephine Baker, Coco Chanel and Walt Disney.

    It was requisitioned during the Second World War, and the generals Eisenhower and Montgomery stayed here. In 1946 Ho Chi Minh lived in the hotel for seven weeks, during the conference at Fontainebleau on the future of Vietnam.

    The hotel closed in June 2008 and reopened on 18 October 2010. It belongs to Katara Hospitality, of Qatar, is managed by Raffles, and has held the Palace distinction since June 2013.

    Le Royal Monceau: common questions

    Where is Le Royal Monceau?
    At 37 avenue Hoche, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. The nearest metro station is Ternes, on line 2.
    Which museums and sights are near Le Royal Monceau?
    Arc de Triomphe is 450 m away, Eiffel Tower is 2.0 km away, Musée de l'Orangerie is 2.1 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
    Does Le Royal Monceau have a swimming pool?
    Yes. It has an indoor swimming pool twenty-three metres long, in the spa.
    Is Le Royal Monceau 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 Le Royal Monceau open?
    In 1928. It has 149 rooms and suites.

    What visitors say about Le Royal Monceau

    Rating from Google

    4.6

    2,526 ratings on Google

    Google's figures as read on 4 October 2026.

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