Paris

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Hotels

Much like restaurants and cafés in Paris, hotels here are being opened, renovated and/or reinvented and reopened almost all the time.

Neighbourhoods fall in and out of fashion, their cachet increased by the siting of some funky boutique hotel or other – for evidence, look no further than the cultish Hôtel du Petit Moulin.

For new hotels in 2006 the Hôtel Fouquet’s Barrière Champs-Elysées (www.lucienbarriere.com) is a luxury four-star spa job due to open on avenue George-V in October; and, also by the Champs-Elysées, the Hôtel Daniel (www.hoteldanielparis.com) is only the second Relais & Châteaux hotel to set up in Paris. Opened in May, the wacky Hôtel Amour takes the art in art hotel to the nth degree.

 

Whatever your needs, there’ll be a Paris hotel to fit the bill. We’ve found the best in each category, from marble-clad palaces to cosy hotels with bare-stone breakfast rooms. We’ve also got budget addresses where you needn’t stay any longer than it takes for a shower and some shut-eye.

Timings and rates

Hotels are often booked solid during the major trade fairs (January, May, September), and it’s hard to find a quality pillow during fashion weeks (January, March, early July and October). At the quieter times of July and August, hotels can offer reasonable deals at short notice; phone ahead or check their websites to find out.

 

Same-day reservations can be arranged in person for a nominal commission fee at the Office de Tourisme de Paris. Of the many discount websites www.parishotels.com guarantees the lowest prices online.

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