9 Paris hotels for when you want nothing less than luxury

Not much beats a day of swanning around Paris, but spending the night at one of the city's most iconic hotels is a close second. Ranging from grande dames to château-hotels, these properties will make you feel like you've landed in a French fairytale. At the Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris, for example, you can take in Eiffel Tower views from your private terrace, lounge alongside Louis XVI-style furnishings in your living room and maybe even sleep down the hall from regular royal guests. Other spots, like Relais Christine, occupy historic mansions where you can pretend you're staying in your Paris pied-à-terre. Whether you choose a lavish, Tuileries-adjacent palace hotel or a low-key Left Bank bolthole, it'll be the picture of Paris par excellence, and make a strong case for a return trip. As if there weren't already enough reasons to go back.

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Hôtel Lutetia (6th arrondissement)
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The only palace hotel on the Left Bank, this Art Deco grande dame has been the center of French society for more than a century. Picasso and Matisse once called it home, James Joyce finished writing “Ulysses” here and Josephine Baker introduced Paris to jazz in the bar, which is now named in her honor. But even icons need updating and in 2018, the Lutetia unveiled a head-to-toe makeover, complete with 184 larger rooms and suites featuring Murano glass and Carrara marble. Many even have trellised balconies and Eiffel Tower views.

 

Cheval Blanc Paris (1st arrondissement)
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The first urban hotel from LVMH (the arbiter of all things French luxury), Cheval Blanc draws you in with a see-and-be-seen brasserie, a three-Michelin-starred restaurant and a subterranean Dior Spa, home to the longest hotel pool in the city. Other bonuses include its location beside the La Samaritaine shopping complex and the fact that acclaimed pastry chef Maxime Frédéric is responsible for the desserts in its restaurants. All this before you even realize the 72 rooms (including 46 suites) sit on the Seine side of La Samaritaine, offering some of the best river views of any hotel in the city.

 

Relais Christine (6th arrondissement)
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Housed in a 17th-century mansion, this Saint-Germain-des-Prés refuge still feels like a private home with its whimsical design (think: fringed sofas, antique furniture and an abundance of mismatched fabrics) and cozy common areas, outfitted with multiple fireplaces. Rooms further the residential feel; some suites even come with mansard roofs, canopy beds, kitchenettes or outdoor seating areas. There's a Spa Guerlain on site, and while there's no full-service restaurant, the hotel has partnerships with two neighboring spots: the traditional Chez Fernand and the upscale bistro Le Christine. Guests can order delivery to enjoy in their rooms or the lounge.

 

Saint James Paris (16th arrondissement)
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The city's only officially designated château-hotel is as grand as that title suggests. It's set in a neoclassical building surrounded by manicured gardens in the elegant, mostly residential 16th arrondissement. Romantic interiors mix nature-inspired wallpaper and ornate objets d'art, while the Guerlain spa, with its large, vaulted spaces, is reminiscent of Greco-Roman thermal baths. An English-style, 4,000-book library bar and Michelin-starred restaurant with a terrace in the inner courtyard dial up the refined atmosphere. Even though you're just 20 minutes by car from central Paris, staying here feels like you've traveled back to a more dignified time.

 

Maison Delano (8th arrondissement)
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Tucked away in the 8th arrondissement, the Paris location of the famed Delano South Beach only seems discreet. The hotel occupies an 18th-century mansion on a quiet street, but behind its black-lacquer doors hides one of the city's hottest restaurants. Delano Café is a favorite of stylish locals, who pack the courtyard space no matter the weather as a DJ spins late into the night. If you want to fit in, know that Maison Delano is ideally located for designer shopping, with all the major luxury brands right around the corner on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré.

 

La Réserve Paris Hotel & Spa (8th arrondissement)
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Velvet drapery, gilt frames, silk damask armchairs: There's an unmatched decadence to this 40-key mansion behind the Champs-Élysées. Take advantage of the guest-only mornings in the Duc de Morny library—so named for Napoleon's half-brother, who greenlit the building's construction in 1854—and, later, pick a corner of the jewel-box Bar Le Gaspard to watch friends exchange air-kisses over martinis. A glass of bubbly is the perfect entrée to dinner at restaurant Le Gabriel, the three-Michelin-starred feather in the hotel's cap. If you'd rather keep things light, stay put in the bar and place an order with the more casual La Pagode.

 

J.K. Place Paris (7th arrondissement)
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When you check into this intimate Left Bank hideaway, you feel as though you could be home; that is, if home were an elegant maison particulier done up in black and white and modern art, with a concierge you could reach via WhatsApp. After a day of sightseeing, there's little better than tucking yourself into a corner seat at the Lounge Bar for a martini and a plate of charcuterie—except, perhaps, remembering that you can have a quality meal downstairs at Casa Tua (if it's available, order the spaghetti with caviar) if you can't fathom taking one more cobblestoned step.

 

Ritz Paris (1st arrondissement)
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There's luxury, and then there's the Ritz. When you pick this iconic Place Vendôme grande dame, it's because you plan to indulge up to the legal limit—whether you're soaking in a marble tub with golden swan taps or taking high tea at Salon Proust. Even the sparkling indoor pool feels like part of a presidential palace, where heads of state retire to one of the wrought-iron balconies between laps and ascend the magnificent staircase when it's time to towel off. As befits nobility, the hardest choice you'll have to make is when to schedule your blowout at the in-house salon.

 

Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris (8th arrondissement)
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In the Golden Triangle, framed by the avenues Montaigne, George V and the Champs-Élysées, you can't swing an umbrella without hitting a five-star hotel. But this princely property, which opened in 1928, has defended its title with an efficient, graceful staff; elegant but comfortable spaces punctuated by outrageously lush floral arrangements; and a clutch of restaurants worth staying in for, including the three-Michelin-starred Le Cinq. If you're itching to get out of the city, just ring the concierge—they'll be happy to arrange a day trip to the hotel's vegetable garden, punctuated with a rustic, real-life farm-to-table lunch.

 

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