The best hotels near the Eiffel Tower for iconic views of Paris

Best for: a cocooning hideaway for city-savvy lovers

Le Narcisse Blanc is a discreet retreat, not a grand-dame resting on its laurels. You might well have the cocooning spa and softly-lit pool to yourself as the artiest guests prefer the gallery trail. The residential 7th neighbourhood is posh, privileged Paris but close to major art museums and a delectable food market awash with affordable bars and bistrots. Under the creative new chef Alexandre Semperé, the hotel cuisine is more sophisticated, but with a great-value lunch, as well as dinner tasting menus showcasing seafood and vegetables.

Time Out tip: All rooms are serene and seductive but for the full Emily in Paris experience, Suite Aurore embraces views of the Eiffel Tower from its artful private terrace.

Address: 19, boulevard de la Tour-Maubourg 75007 Paris (Left Bank)
Price: Classic rooms from €510 per night, and junior suites from €950
Closest transport: La Tour-Maubourg metro station is a five-minute walk. 

Best for: fashionistas and foodies or lovers of luxury

Palatial Plaza Athenée lords it over “fashion central,” and has movie-star appeal and haute-couture looks. As a setting for Sex and the City and The Devil Wears Prada, its designer cred rivals the money shots of the Eiffel Tower from the best balconies. 

Here, foodies fare as well as fashionistas, from the gilded glamour of a Michelin-starred dinner to the buzzy Parisian brasserie, or cocktails on the see-and-be-seen terrace. 

Time to slip into the Dior-branded spa before bed in a recently renovated suite, with the sumptuous top floors decorated in a softer style that still reflects the hotel’s haute couture spirit.

Time Out tip: The “Golden Triangle” of Avenues Montaigne, Champs-Élysées and George V boasts snooty designer boutiques (including the Dior flagship), flashy restaurants and flashing nipples in racy Parisian cabarets (as comedic and politically incorrect as it sounds).

Address: 25 Avenue Montaigne, 75008, Paris
Price: From around €2,200 per night
Closest transport: Franklin D. Roosevelt metro station (lines 1 and 9) is a seven-minute walk.

Best for: designer luxe for less 

Set just off the Champs-Elysées, Monsieur George is a designer gem at odds with the polished yet predictable neighbourhood. Its cool London-meets-Paris vibe is down to designer Anoushka Hempel, from the vintage mirrors and black lacquer-work to the darkly seductive cocktail bar.    

Headed by new chef Florian Gravell, Galanga, the Michelin-starred gourmet restaurant, is complemented by his simpler but equally creative bistronomic option. If you’ve over-indulged, a bijou spa and gym await or simply retreat to a vertiginous balcony overlooking the moody rooftops.     

Address: 17 Rue Washington, 75008 Paris
Price: From €514 per night, with various seasonal offers for multi-night stays
Closest transport: George V metro station (line 1) is a three-minute walk.  

Best for: splashing out on a starry, cinematic legend

This legendary hotspot commands corner views of the boutique-studded Golden Triangle district, a designer bag’s throw from the Arc de Triomphe. The hotel actually sits just above Fouquet’s Brasserie on the Champs-Elysées itself and, since 1899, has been hosting the stars to classic French cuisine in this clubby, wood-panelled brasserie. 

A private mansion mood runs from the glam terraces and decadent salons to the understated chic of the bedrooms, some with balconies overlooking the Champs-Elysées and the illuminated Arc de Triomphe. Expect stellar service as smooth as a swim in the spa pool.  

Time Out tip: The restaurants and bars are equally popular with Parisians, from the cinematic gallery display in the old-school Brasserie to the contemporary buzz of Le Joy or the rooftop cocktail bar.  

Address: 46, Avenue George V, 75008, Paris (Right Bank) 
Price: Around €1,170 per night based on two people sharing
Closest transport: Metro George V metro station (line 1) is a one-minute walk.

Best for: slowing down and taking stock 

This eclectic boutique hideaway re-opens in spring, after a major revamp celebrating voyages to the ends of the earth. The new Minuit Express bar at La Bourdonnais harks back to the golden age of rail travel, with its burnished bronze Deco look, matched by cocktails and sharing plates from around the world.  

The hotel is dedicated to the Count de la Bourdonnais, an intrepid 18th-century adventurer and naval commander who fought the British for control of India. Soothing bedrooms evoke travels to uncharted lands, with prints of tall ships and oriental fans but never raid the dressing-up box of history. Here we take stock before sailing calmly on with our lives.

Time Out tip: The hotel is a five-minute stroll to the Eiffel Tower, with the Champ de Mars esplanade, Rodin Museum and Musée d’Orsay Impressionist masterpieces also nearby.

Address: 111-113 Avenue de la Bourdonnais, 75007, Paris 
Price: From €250 per night based on two sharing
Closest transport: Ecole Militaire metro station (line 8) is a two-minute walk.  

Best for: friends and family in a Parisian pied-a-terre

Wallow in timeless Left Bank charm, strolling along the Champ de Mars, the former parade ground. Now a popular park framed by Eiffel Tower views, it’s playground for La Trêve. Beyond its sober neoclassical façade lie quirkily contemporary interiors enlivened by vintage touches.

Expect an indulgent apart-hotel, with a mix of suites and apartments that provide the flexibility of juggling family and friends or longer stays for work or pleasure. The home-from-home concept is made for privacy and peace and quiet - but with services ranging from breakfast to a butler, or from a pampering massage to party-planning.

Time Out tip: The 17 suites cater for up to three people in each, but for more space or style, select one of the five serviced apartments instead.  

Address: 5 Avenue de Lowendal, 75007, Paris 
Price: Suite for two from €330 per night; apartment from €1,300 per night
Closest transport: Saint Francois Xavier metro station (line 13) is a seven-minute walk.

Best for: effortless chic in leafy, upper-class Paris 

This townhouse feels like a refuge from the rush of the modern world. Book-lovers can think of Nousha as the home of a bohemian intellectual, complete with stylish library and light-bathed veranda. For art-lovers, this leafy, low-key Auteuil area is a stepping-stone to the Louis Vuitton and Yves Saint-Laurent foundations.

The residence is dotted with lamps, retro radios and vintage finds, which add a lived-in charm to the squishy sofas and piles of art books. You can espy the Eiffel Tower from certain bedrooms, including the top floor suite, inspired by the spirit of a sunlit Parisian apartment. 

Time Out tip: The homely restaurant is a highlight, including a seasonal menu and creative twists on French classics, from onion soup to scallop carpaccio and crème brulé. 

Address: 66 Rue Jean de la Fontaine, 75016, Paris 
Price: From €250 per night based on two people sharing
Closest transport: Jasmin metro station (line 9) is a five-minute walk. 

Best for: fashionistas and fans of French design 

Le Derby Alma sees itself as an haute-couture boudoir showcasing French craftsmanship.  Conveniently set between the Eiffel Tower and the Champs Elysées, this elegant hotel is more drawn to the Right Bank, given its fashion heritage. Just over the river awaits the Golden Triangle, with its designer boutiques, such as Dior and Chanel, with Saint Germain a shopping dream on the Left Bank.

Tucked behind a dignified Haussmann-style façade is the hotel, a homage to the couturier’s art. The bar and lobby display vintage sewing machines, mannequins and fashion portraits. The understated bedrooms are subtly inspired by designers such as Dior, Givenchy and Yves St Laurent. 

Time Out tip: Unless purely there for the fashion, choose a grandstanding Eiffel Tower view with your own little terrace dominated by the Iron Lady. 

Address: 8 Avenue Rapp, 75007, Paris
Price: From €250 per night based on two people sharing
Closest transport: Metro Alma-Marceau (line 9, and buses 63, 72 and 92) is a seven-minute walk. 

Best for: old-school charm with a view

This beguiling boutique hotel has been recently revamped with tasteful décor that showcases classical busts, antiquarian books and vintage furniture. 

Dusquesne Eiffel is set on the Left Bank, close to the Eiffel Tower and the military institutions that once dominated this area. Dating from 1797, the property once served as lodgings for military cadets on manoeuvres nearby. Today, traces remain of the exposed beams and stone walls, visible in the lobby, with the charming vaulted cellars now doubling as a cosy spa. 

Time Out tip: All the bedrooms are inviting, but to appreciate the neighbourhood’s star attraction, book a fifth-floor room to benefit from balconies with Eiffel Tower views. 

Address: 23 Avenue Dusquesne, 75007, Paris
Price: From €230 per night based on two people sharing
Closest transport: The Duquesne-Lowendal bus stop (buses 28 and 86) is a one-minute walk/
 (line 8)

Best for: a beguiling rooftop and contemporary buzz

At home in the swish 16th arrondissement, the Canopy brand draws an arty crowd, embodying individuality, authenticity and neighbourhood buzz. Once an Art Deco electricity power plant, the hotel cleverly plays tribute to its industrial heritage.

The stunning rooftop is designed for sunset cocktails or Champagne under the stars, with that iconic Eiffel Tower view. As for dining in the Canopy’s winter garden, seasonal produce abounds, but with enough variety to appeal to anyone from meat-lovers to vegans, not a given in Paris. 

Time Out tip: Splash out on an Eiffel Tower view from your balcony or hang out on the rooftop, which is open year-round, though moves into a heated bubble in winter.

Address: 16 Avenue d'Eylau, Paris, 75116
Price: From €425 per night based on two people sharing
Closest transport: Trocadero metro station (lines 6 and 9) is a three-minute walk. 

Best for: a health and fitness haven 

The timeless 16th district has been shaken out of its slumber by a creative disruptor. Over the river from the Eiffel Tower, Brach’s urban rooftop garden surveys a stunning skyline. Under visionary Philippe Starck, a lumpen 1970’s postal sorting office morphed into an eclectic blend of modernism, Bauhaus and Surrealism. Surprisingly, it works, including the panelled bedrooms.   

The first-floor terrace reopens as an Italian-inspired restaurant this season. Instead, the main restaurant serves a Mediterranean feast with communal counters and cosier tables, and DJs sometimes performing.

Time Out tip: With a nod to Art Deco boxing clubs of the 1930s, Brach Paris boasts a sprawling subterranean sports and health club with pool, and holistic health programmes run by coaches, dieticians and physiotherapists.

Address: 1-7 rue Jean Richepin, 75116, Paris 
Price: From €650 per night based on two people sharing
Closest transport: La Muette metro station (line 9) is a six-minute walk. 

Best for: a chic yet affordable stay in the 7th 

Le Pavillon is rightly proud of its green-friendly credentials and boho spirit, all the more surprising for a boutique hideaway in the sought-after 7th district. Its garden patio and smattering of sculptures gives the hotel a restful, rural feel, despite the buzzing bars and brasseries on rue Saint-Dominique.

The arty, former monastery offers light-filled interiors, and shabby-chic bedrooms dotted with vintage finds and quirky art. Family-run and well-managed, if slightly cramped, the hotel is great value for a location so close to the Eiffel Tower, which is even visible from the hotel.     

Time Out tip: Apart from an organic and Fairtrade breakfast, this green-friendly retreat offers eco-friendly mattresses and EMF-free bedrooms suitable for guests with electromagnetic sensitivity.   

Address: 54 rue Saint-Dominique, 75007, Paris
Price: From €180 per night based on two people sharing
Closest transport: La Tour-Maubourg metro station (line 8) is a five-minute walk.