Hôtel Balzac Paris & Spa Ikoï
Hotel · Faubourg du Roule ·
Art Deco hotel with Japanese spa, fine dining, and Eiffel Tower views
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6 Rue Balzac, 75008 Paris, France Get directions
Art Deco hotel with Japanese spa, fine dining, and Eiffel Tower views
6 Rue Balzac, 75008 Paris, France Get directions
"Positioned among Paris’s avant-garde small boutique hotels, this newly designated One-Key address is described as anything but conventional, noted for bright, colorful, and decidedly contemporary design grounded in technical expertise, impeccable taste, and rich history, making it well-suited to exploring the City of Light." - The MICHELIN Guide
"Bringing a fresher, more contemporary look to the Champs‑Élysées area, the hotel impressed me with an atmospheric spa that nods to Japan and a tucked‑away speakeasy‑style bar for low‑lit evening drinks." - The MICHELIN Guide
"A sultry, modernist boutique with ties to Balzac, this hotel brings a taste of the Champs Élysées’s Golden Era through a restrained palette of taupes, whites, and wood punctuated by black marble and a black-and-white checkerboard tile that add edge. I noticed Japanese screens in some rooms and warm, rich wood paneling that together make the rooms feel elegant yet cozy and a refreshing alternative to the ubiquitous, designed-for-Instagram boutique aesthetic." - Matt Ortile
"Located on Rue Balzac in a sweet but sleepy corner of the 8th arrondissement, mere steps from the bustling Champs-Élysées, this 58-room, well-appointed Haussmannian establishment sits on the site of the hôtel particulier where Honoré de Balzac housed his paramour, the Polish countess Ewelina Hańska. Designed by Charlotte de Tonnac and Hugo Sauzay of Festen, the spaces show an elegant, restrained eye—an Art Deco–inspired and Japanese-influenced haven with a palette of varying shades of mocha, from latte to cortado to espresso. During fashion week it was accommodating to editors but not a scene: you could actually spill the tea in the Earl Grey–hued breakfast room without looking over your shoulder, while habitués clustered in the sky-lit lounge over a platter of Ibérico bellota and complex house cocktails named for Balzac works such as Comédie Humaine, a shochu and jasmine concoction; when I joined in pajamas, it felt like a fashion sleepover in the chicest dortoir." - Chloe Malle
"French hotelier Olivier Bertrand and his sisters—the same family behind Relais Christine, Saint James Paris, and Chateau des Fleurs—have taken over the former Hotel Balzac and are overseeing the building’s complete transformation. Upon opening, it will have warm, muted decor inspired by the 1930s, as well as world-class amenities like a Japanese spa and Pierre Gagnaire’s three-Michelin-starred restaurant." - Elise Taylor
