Hôtel Plaza Athénée
Hotel · Champs-Elysees ·
Fashionable hotel with opulent rooms, Dior spa, and dining
Fashionable hotel with opulent rooms, Dior spa, and dining
"Opulent, period‑style rooms with decorative moldings and chandeliers mirror the hotel’s iconic scarlet awnings, while the gilded dining room—home to a One‑MICHELIN‑Star restaurant—evokes Versailles with grand marble banqueting and quintessential Parisian luxury." - The MICHELIN Guide
"I started my career there after an internship and still recommend beginning a day in Paris with breakfast at the Plaza Athénée; it’s a meaningful and elegant way to start a perfect day out." - Nicola Leigh Stewart
"Part of the Dorchester Collection and rooted on avenue Montaigne in the Golden Triangle, I love its deep couture connections — Christian Dior opened his first shop across the street and the hotel’s subterranean Dior Spa celebrates that legacy. The property’s 154 rooms and 54 suites channel a chic couture vibe (classical or art deco styles accented with pops of red echoing the facade’s geraniums); two floors of renovated rooms, including the Royal Suite, were unveiled in September 2024. For Eiffel Tower views consider the Haute Couture Suite or the Royal Suite (a fun bit of history: Liz Taylor lived in the Royal Suite for six months in 1971), or request an upper-floor Prestige or Deluxe suite." - Mary Winston Nicklin, Lindsey Tramuta
"In Paris I experienced an itinerary that included a stay at Hôtel Plaza Athénée, the fashion‑industry hot spot once favored by Elizabeth Taylor, Jackie O, and Grace Kelly; rooms can go for more than $1,500 a night, and attendees were whisked around the city in 1960s Citroën CV2s, taken on a behind‑the‑curtain Louvre tour, and treated to a private meal in Le Jules Verne." - Anna Silman
"For anyone intent on shopping along Avenue Montaigne or Rue Saint-Honoré, this is prime position on Montaigne itself with some of the best Eiffel Tower views in the city and deep ties to fashion (Christian Dior was a regular, and legend has it the cocktail bar inspired his Bar jacket). Come for the unabashed opulence of gilded all-day eatery Le Relais Plaza or the Space Age glamour of its Alain Ducasse flagship and stay for the people-watching, with rooms and suites in classic Gallic stylings reinterpreted in eye-popping shades of gray and pink; the top floors surprise with sleeker, Art Deco-inspired loft-like spaces and unbeatable rooftop views. Don’t miss the newly refurbished Dior spa in the basement, whose butter-soft blankets and best-in-town hydrafacial will send you back onto the streets glowing." - Vogue