Cheval Blanc Paris
Art Deco color, Seine views, and serious French dining
Cheval Blanc Paris is a luxury hotel in Paris, France holding 3 MICHELIN Keys; a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rating for 2026; a place on The World's 50 Best Hotels (No. 34 in 2023, No. 4 in 2024, No. 21 in 2025); a La Liste rating of 99.0. It ranks 9.61 out of 10 on the finehotels.world prestige index, which is built only from public award data. Every award recorded here is published by the body that grants it, and this page links to the listing that evidences it.
Cheval Blanc Paris is a 72-room urban hotel in Paris, France, opened in September 2021 as the first city property in LVMH’s Cheval Blanc portfolio. It occupies La Samaritaine, the former department store designed by Henri Sauvage in 1928, on the Seine in the 1st arrondissement. The Louvre, Marais, and Samaritaine shopping are all close at hand, while many rooms face the river. The accommodation divides into 26 rooms and 46 suites, with balconies, separate dressing rooms, and hammam showers among the reported details.
Architect Peter Marino brings contemporary color and artwork to the building’s Art Deco character, giving the public spaces a more gallery-like energy than a conventional Parisian hotel. Dining is a major reason to stay: the property has four restaurants, including Plénitude, where Chef Arnaud Donckele focuses on sauces and texture in an intimate setting. A Dior Spa and a 98-foot pool provide the principal wellness facilities. Guest reviews give service a strong 4.8 out of 5, a useful signal for travelers who expect attentive handling. The hotel suits design-conscious visitors seeking a central base, substantial suites, river outlooks, and ambitious French cuisine.
At a glance
- 72 rooms and suites
- La Samaritaine Art Deco setting
- Four restaurant venues
- Dior Spa
- 98-foot hotel pool
How this hotel is scored
The prestige score is our own index, built from public award data: MICHELIN Keys, Forbes Travel Guide star ratings, placement in the World's 50 Best Hotels across 2023, 2024 and 2025 weighted equally, and a minor sway from La Liste. It is not a paid placement and no hotel can buy its way up. Read the full method.
Questions people ask about Cheval Blanc Paris
Is Cheval Blanc Paris worth staying at?
By the public record it is one of the most decorated hotels in the world. It holds 3 MICHELIN Keys; a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rating for 2026; a place on The World's 50 Best Hotels (No. 34 in 2023, No. 4 in 2024, No. 21 in 2025); a La Liste rating of 99.0. On our index that works out to a prestige score of 9.61 out of 10. In short: Art Deco color, Seine views, and serious French dining. Whether that suits you depends on what you want from a stay, which is why the description on this page is written plainly rather than as marketing copy.
What awards has Cheval Blanc Paris won?
Cheval Blanc Paris in Paris, France holds 3 MICHELIN Keys; a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rating for 2026; a place on The World's 50 Best Hotels (No. 34 in 2023, No. 4 in 2024, No. 21 in 2025); a La Liste rating of 99.0. Those come from the four independent systems finehotels.world tracks: the MICHELIN Guide hotel selection and its Keys, Forbes Travel Guide star ratings, The World's 50 Best Hotels, and La Liste. None of them can be bought, and neither can placement on this site.
How is the prestige score for Cheval Blanc Paris calculated?
The score is a point total 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. It has 72 rooms. The full formula is published on the methodology page, so the figure shown for Cheval Blanc Paris can be reproduced from the awards listed on this page.
How can the awards for Cheval Blanc Paris be checked?
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