A refined palace hotel on rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré with a famous rooftop pool and Epicure's three stars.
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The verdict
Worth the stay for…
Great for
If you've only got a day
Families with kids
Couples
Photographers
Anyone here to unwind
Foodies
Depends
Travellers on a budget
Solo travellers
Not for
—
Worth it for if you've only got a day, families with kids and couples.
The location trade-off
What you're near — and what you're not
Walkable
Champs-Élysées and luxury shopping
Élysée Palace district
Walkable to the 1er and Tuileries
Cut off from
Left Bank and Marais are a metro ride
Quiet, residential-government quarter at night
Rooms & rate
What you're paying for
Spacious, classically decorated rooms and suites, many facing the private garden. The hotel skews calm and elegant; family suites and the rooftop pool make longer stays comfortable. Garden-view rooms are the ones to request.
Why we say this
Insider secrets & local vibes
It's the warmest of the palace hotels: a huge interior garden, a teak boat-shaped rooftop pool, resident Birman cats roaming the lobby, and Epicure's three-star kitchen (now led by Arnaud Faye) make it feel lived-in rather than like a museum.
Not independently verified — estimated
It sits firmly in palace-rate territory, and the discreet 8th-arrondissement government-quarter setting is quieter at night than the Vendôme or Tuileries addresses — a plus or a minus depending on what you want.
Not independently verified — estimated
What it feels like
Reading the room, traveller by traveller
Families
The palace to pick with kids: the garden to run in, the rooftop pool, the resident cats and a genuinely relaxed-luxury service culture make it the comfortable multigen base the Ritz and Meurice aren't.
Couples
Romantic and serene rather than see-and-be-seen — and one of the city's great three-star dinners is just downstairs.
Good to know
Before you go
Cost
Palace tier; among the highest in Paris
Last verified
2026-06-17
Best time
Year-round; pool is a summer highlight
Getting there
8th arrondissement; Miromesnil/Champs-Élysées metro nearby
Booking
Direct or advisor for upgrades and dining
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