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The best hotels in Paris
Forty ranked houses across the Seine's grandest arrondissements
Paris has 40 hotels ranked in the finehotels.world index. Cheval Blanc Paris leads on prestige score at 9.61 out of 10, followed by Le Bristol Paris and Hotel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel. Of those, 40 hold MICHELIN Keys, 10 hold a Forbes Five Star rating, 5 have placed in The World's 50 Best Hotels, 11 are rated by La Liste.
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- 9.61/10Cheval Blanc ParisParisReserve
9.28/10Le Bristol ParisParisReserve
8.82/10Hotel de Crillon, A Rosewood HotelParisReserve
7.96/10La Réserve ParisParisReserve
7.63/10Le Plaza AthénéeParisReserve
7.30/10Four Seasons George VParisReserve
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Paris carries the deepest bench in this index: 40 ranked hotels, all of them holding MICHELIN Keys, nine at the three-key level. The palace tradition here is architectural as much as commercial, running from the Ritz Paris on Place Vendome through Le Bristol on rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore and Le Meurice facing the Tuileries, buildings whose salons, courtyards and gilt panelling have been restored rather than replaced.
More recent arrivals shifted the map. Cheval Blanc Paris took the Art Deco upper floors of La Samaritaine above the Pont Neuf, and Hotel de Crillon reopened on Place de la Concorde after years of structural work. Eleven Paris addresses also appear on La Liste and five on The World's 50 Best Hotels, with ten holding Forbes Five Star.
Every ranked hotel in Paris
| Hotel | Prestige | Distinctions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheval Blanc Paris3 Keys · Forbes · 50 Best · La Liste · 72 rooms | 9.61 | 3 MICHELIN Keys; Forbes Five Star; World's 50 Best No. 34 in 2023, No. 4 in 2024, No. 21 in 2025; La Liste 99.0 |
| 2 | Le Bristol Paris3 Keys · Forbes · 50 Best · La Liste · 189 rooms | 9.28 | 3 MICHELIN Keys; Forbes Five Star; World's 50 Best No. 29 in 2023, No. 40 in 2024, No. 19 in 2025; La Liste 99.0 |
| 3 | Hotel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel2 Keys · Forbes · 50 Best · La Liste · 124 rooms | 8.82 | 2 MICHELIN Keys; Forbes Five Star; World's 50 Best No. 50 in 2023, No. 15 in 2024, No. 23 in 2025; La Liste 99.0 |
| 4 | La Réserve Paris3 Keys · Forbes · 50 Best · La Liste · 40 rooms | 7.96 | 3 MICHELIN Keys; Forbes Five Star; World's 50 Best No. 31 in 2023; La Liste 99.5 |
| 5 | Le Plaza Athénée3 Keys · Forbes · 50 Best · La Liste · 208 rooms | 7.63 | 3 MICHELIN Keys; Forbes Five Star; World's 50 Best No. 80 in 2025; La Liste 99.0 |
| 6 | Le Meurice, Dorchester Collection3 Keys · Forbes · La Liste · 160 rooms | 7.37 | 3 MICHELIN Keys; Forbes Five Star; La Liste 99.5 |
| 7 | Four Seasons George V3 Keys · Forbes · La Liste · 244 rooms | 7.30 | 3 MICHELIN Keys; Forbes Five Star; La Liste 99.0 |
| 8 | Ritz Paris3 Keys · Forbes · La Liste · 142 rooms | 7.30 | 3 MICHELIN Keys; Forbes Five Star; La Liste 99.0 |
| 9 | Saint James Paris3 Keys · La Liste · 50 rooms | 6.91 | 3 MICHELIN Keys; La Liste 99.0 |
| 10 | Maison Villeroy3 Keys · La Liste · 11 rooms | 6.84 | 3 MICHELIN Keys; La Liste 98.5 |
| 11 | Mandarin Oriental Lutetia, Paris2 Keys · Forbes · 137 rooms | 6.38 | 2 MICHELIN Keys; Forbes Five Star |
| 12 | Bvlgari Hôtel Paris2 Keys · 76 rooms | 5.99 | 2 MICHELIN Keys |
| 13 | J.K. Place Paris2 Keys · 29 rooms | 5.99 | 2 MICHELIN Keys |
| 14 | Le Royal Monceau - Raffles Paris2 Keys · 149 rooms | 5.99 | 2 MICHELIN Keys |
| 15 | Nolinski Paris - Evok Collection2 Keys · 45 rooms | 5.99 | 2 MICHELIN Keys |
| 16 | The Peninsula Paris2 Keys · 200 rooms | 5.99 | 2 MICHELIN Keys |
| 17 | Shangri-La Paris1 Key · Forbes · La Liste · 100 rooms | 5.79 | 1 MICHELIN Key; Forbes Five Star; La Liste 98.5 |
| 18 | Brach Paris - Evok Collection1 Key · 59 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 19 | Château Voltaire1 Key · 32 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 20 | Château des Fleurs1 Key · 37 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 21 | Grand Hôtel du Palais Royal1 Key · 59 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 22 | Grand Powers1 Key · 50 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 23 | Grands Boulevards Experimental1 Key · 50 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 24 | Hotel Balzac Paris1 Key · 58 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 25 | La Fantaisie1 Key · 73 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 26 | Le Ballu1 Key · 37 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 27 | Le Burgundy1 Key · 59 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 28 | Le Grand Mazarin1 Key · 61 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 29 | Le Pavillon De La Reine1 Key · 57 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 30 | Les Bains1 Key · 39 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 31 | Madame Rêve1 Key · 83 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 32 | Maison Proust1 Key · 23 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 33 | Monsieur George1 Key · 46 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 34 | Norman1 Key · 37 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 35 | Providence1 Key · 18 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 36 | Pulitzer Paris1 Key · 44 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 37 | Relais Christine1 Key · 48 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 38 | SAX Paris, LXR Hotels & Resorts1 Key · 118 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 39 | Soho House Paris1 Key · 36 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 40 | Villa-des-Prés1 Key · 34 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
Prestige score is shown out of 10. Sources: MICHELIN Guide hotel selection, Forbes Travel Guide 2026 Star Awards, The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2023 to 2025, La Liste Top 1000 Hotels.
Where to stay in Paris
The concentration is heaviest in the 8th arrondissement, where the Golden Triangle around avenue Montaigne and avenue George V holds Le Plaza Athenee and Four Seasons George V, and in the 1st between Place Vendome and the Tuileries; La Reserve sits closer to the Champs-Elysees, while the Left Bank offers quieter townhouse scale in the 6th and 7th.
When to go
The September and March fashion weeks and the autumn trade fair season are the hardest stretches of the year to book, with the best rooms committed months ahead; August, when much of the city closes, and the flat weeks of January and February are the easiest.
Common questions
What are the best hotels in Paris?
By prestige score, the three highest ranked hotels in Paris are Cheval Blanc Paris, Le Bristol Paris, Hotel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel. The score is a composite of MICHELIN Keys, Forbes Travel Guide Five Star ratings, placements in The World's 50 Best Hotels for 2023, 2024 and 2025, and La Liste's hotel ratings. finehotels.world tracks 40 award holding hotels in Paris in total.
How many MICHELIN Key hotels are there in Paris?
Paris has 40 hotels holding MICHELIN Keys in this index, of which 9 hold the top rating of three Keys and 7 hold two Keys.
How are the hotels in Paris ranked on this page?
Each hotel is scored on a fixed formula built only from award facts, then shown on a scale of 5.00 to 10.00. MICHELIN Keys carry the most weight, a Forbes Travel Guide Five Star rating adds a flat six points, placements in The World's 50 Best Hotels for 2023, 2024 and 2025 are weighted equally, and a La Liste rating moves the total slightly. Nothing a hotel supplies about itself enters the score, and the full formula is published on the methodology page so any figure in the table can be reproduced from the awards beside it.
When is the best time to visit Paris?
The September and March fashion weeks and the autumn trade fair season are the hardest stretches of the year to book, with the best rooms committed months ahead; August, when much of the city closes, and the flat weeks of January and February are the easiest.
Which area of Paris should you stay in?
The concentration is heaviest in the 8th arrondissement, where the Golden Triangle around avenue Montaigne and avenue George V holds Le Plaza Athenee and Four Seasons George V, and in the 1st between Place Vendome and the Tuileries; La Reserve sits closer to the Champs-Elysees, while the Left Bank offers quieter townhouse scale in the 6th and 7th.