The best luxury and five-star hotels in Paris (updated 2025)

This ‘palace hotel’ (which essentially places it one above a five-star ranking) is bang in the middle of the 1st arrondissement, and as much a landmark as the nearby Tuileries and Louvre. And it’s got the celebrity credentials to prove it. Despite recent tweaks by noted French designer Philippe Starck, the hotel remains traditional in its spectacular-ness, its rooms quietly ornate, decked out with Louis XIV-style furniture and classy, ivory walls. 

Time Out tip: Ask staff to show you the room where Pablo Picasso married ballerina Olga Khokhlova in 1918, a grand parlour which is now reserved for private events. 

Address: 228 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris, France
Price: Starting from €1,450 per night
Closest transport: Tuileries Metro Station (Line 1

Les Bains – the iconic, slightly chaotic club that helped make the Marais legendary in the ’80s and welcomed the likes of Nicholson, Warhol, and Saint Laurent – is now a luxury hotel spread over seven floors. It strikes a perfect balance of luxury, refined furnishings, and ever-present art. The 39 rooms and suites are spacious, filled with artworks, and the restaurant and bar is something to shout about. 

Address: 7 Rue du Bourg-l'Abbé, 75003 Paris, France
Price: Starting from €539 per night
Closest transport: Étienne Marcel Metro Station (Line 4)

Once a former brothel brought back to life as a discreet hotel, this sultry hideaway perfectly channels the image of old-school Pigalle. Revamped by the unstoppable Jacques Garcia, find Cordovan leather on the walls, Moorish tiles, porcelain, copperware, and antique furniture curated around the library. The mood is utterly risqué – from the scents to the flavours – with floral-forward cocktails at the bar, each named after a historic courtesan. 

Address: 10 Rue de Bruxelles, 75009 Paris, France
Price: Starting from €373 per night
Closest transport: Blanche Metro Station (Line 2)

Tucked away behind a small courtyard overlooking the stunning Place des Vosges, Cour des Vosges feels just like a private townhouse – ideal for those who value authenticity and discretion. Set in a former school with historic architecture, the hotel offers 12 rooms and suites featuring hand-painted original beams, ultra-modern canopy beds with stainless steel alcoves, Devialet Phantom speakers (top-tier sound quality), a curated selection of artworks and thoughtfully chosen novels, plus exclusive views over the oldest square in Paris.

Address: 19 Place des Vosges, 75004 Paris, France
Price: Starting from approximately €645 per night
Closest transport: Nearest metro stations are Saint-Paul (Line 1) and Chemin Vert (Line 8)

Nadia Murano and Denis Nourry opened this little hotel gem Saint-Marc, just a ballerina’s leap from the Opéra-Comique. And let’s just say they went all in on the (Art) déco: a marble-and-mahogany lobby, blush pink walls, printed carpets, and gold-toned 60s armchairs. Upstairs, the Dimore Studio touch is at full throttle – bold, unexpected mixes of colour, objects and materials.

Time Out tip: Book ahead for the private spa in the basement, complete with a pool, hammam and hydromassage jets – all yours to enjoy à deux, in total privacy.

Address: 36 Rue Saint-Marc, 75002 Paris, France
Price: Starting from approximately €290 per night
Closest transport: Richelieu - Drouot (Lines 8 and 9) and Quatre-Septembre (Line 3)

From a municipal swimming pool to a temple of the underground and street art, Molitor has been playing the resort card for several years behind its impressive mustard-yellow monolith. On the menu of this hotel tailored for the sports staycation? A Clarins spa, a gym, a yoga club, a rooftop and two pools, including an impressive outdoor pool 48 metres long. As for the rest on offer, the 124 Art Deco rooms and their views rub shoulders with (very) many works of art – a clever nod to Molitor’s past – including a magnificent Rolls-Royce Corniche camped on the entrance carpet and redecorated by a certain JonOne.

Address: 13 Rue Nungesser et Coli, 75016 Paris, France
Price: Starting from approximately €290 per night
Closest transport: Porte d'Auteuil (Line 10)

Saint-James Paris is an extravagantly gorgeous hotel whose location and history are hard to beat. The converted 19th century mansion is set in the grounds of what used to be the world’s first hot-air balloon field, and design references to this buoyant past are everywhere. There are sweeping staircases, individually designed rooms and oceans of space in the private gardens, all seducing you to believing you’re not just 20 minutes from the Champs-Elysées.

Address: 5 Place du Chancelier Adenauer, 75116 Paris, France
Price: Starting from approximately €570 per night
Closest transport: Porte Dauphine (Line 2)

The iconic Hotel Westminster on rue de la Paix radiates British elegance. Originally a private townhouse, it transformed into a hotel in 1905. Esteemed designer Pierre-Yves Rochon has expertly preserved the spirit of the past with grand crystal chandeliers, elegant marble fireplaces, antique console tables and vintage clocks.

Address: 13 Rue de la Paix, 75002 Paris, France
Price: Starting from approximately €343 per night
Closest transport: Opéra (Lines 3, 7, 8)

Nestled between the Bois de Boulogne and the Trocadéro, right in line with the Eiffel Tower, Brach Paris is the kind of hotel masterpiece that almost makes you envy the residents of the 16th arrondissement. The interior architecture, entrusted to serial designer Philippe Starck, is without doubt the most successful of his recent hotel projects. Everywhere, it’s a reign of wood and other natural materials (leather, marble, glass...), which frame a jungle of poetic works and objects blending outsider art, cubism and surrealism.

Time Out tip: the rooftop bar and garden has a cracking view of the Eiffel Tower. 

Address: 1–7 Rue Jean Richepin, 75116 Paris, France
Price: Starting from approximately €600 per night
Closest transport: Rue de la Pompe (Line 9)