Le Meurice
Hotel · Place Vendome ·
Louis XVI decor, chandeliers, marble baths, fine dining, posh spa
Louis XVI decor, chandeliers, marble baths, fine dining, posh spa
"At this 1st‑arrondissement hotel, mornings can open to a view of the Eiffel Tower before a glow‑inducing facial at La Maison Valmont pour Le Meurice Spa, and evenings wind down with martinis and nightly jazz at Bar 228, an intimate Philippe Starck‑designed wood‑paneled nook with heavenly frescoed ceilings." - Sophie Dodd Sophie Dodd Sophie Dodd is a writer at Travel + Leisure, where she relies on her 10 years of experience as a journalist and frequent flyer to test and review luggage, apparel, and accessories to help you travel better. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"Sitting on rue de Rivoli beside the Jardin des Tuileries, the hotel offers rooms that look across tree‑topped vistas and the Paris skyline; for splurge stays, the Belle Étoile Suite provides a huge seventh‑floor wraparound terrace ideal for lounging and soirées." - The MICHELIN Guide
"Facing the Tuileries Gardens, I appreciate how Le Meurice frames Paris like a painting: the Belle Etoile suite’s landscaped terrace offers views of 18 monuments and has served as a film set, while sixth-floor rooms such as No. 605 open onto Juliet balconies with cinematic panoramas and hand-painted de Gournay wallpaper. Steeped in cultural history (Salvador Dalí lived here seasonally and Pablo Picasso celebrated his wedding in the gilded ballroom), the hotel blends grand 18th-century interiors with contemporary art. Dining and leisure are storied as well — Alain Ducasse oversees the signature restaurant, the Valmont spa delivers Swiss-precision pampering, and Bar 228, rich in wood paneling and lore, is famed for pouring the city’s best martini." - Mary Winston Nicklin, Lindsey Tramuta
"The rich and illustrious history here is mindboggling: with sweeping views over the Tuileries Gardens and origins dating back over two centuries, the hotel has hosted everyone from Elizabeth Taylor to Mata Hari, with Salvador Dalí spending a month here annually for three decades; Émile Zola, Andy Warhol, and Bob Dylan roaming its corridors; and Picasso hosting his wedding reception. That creative spirit still courses through its playful, iconoclastic interiors—from the surreal sculpture in the lobby to the breathtaking dining-room ceiling painting by Ara Starck—while the 160 rooms and suites deliver classic grand-hotel stylings in creams and powder blues with delicately marbled bathrooms, and a flagship two-Michelin-starred Alain Ducasse restaurant whose whimsical fine dining matches the hotel’s character." - Vogue
"Set opposite the Tuileries Gardens and part of a prestigious collection, this opulent hotel is steeped in artistic and social history—Salvador Dalí stayed there annually for decades (famously parading ocelots through the lobby and painting from his suite), it has served as a backdrop for high‑profile shoots, and features rooms with hand‑painted de Gournay wallpaper, shallow balconies, a storied teatime tradition, and a deeply loyal clientele." - Mary Winston Nicklin