Le Plaza Athénée
Red awnings, couture history, and gold leaf on Avenue Montaigne
Le Plaza Athénée 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. 80 in 2025); a La Liste rating of 99.0. It ranks 7.63 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.
Le Plaza Athénée is a historic palace hotel at 25 Avenue Montaigne in Paris, France, in the 8th arrondissement’s fashion district between the Champs-Élysées and Pont de l’Alma. Opened in 1913, it belongs to Dorchester Collection and retains a distinctly Parisian, eclectic character. Bright red awnings and an ivy-clad courtyard provide the visual shorthand. Inside, La Galerie uses silk curtains and ornate chandeliers, while the still-authentically Art Deco Relais Plaza offers a more period-specific setting. Its 208 keys comprise 154 rooms and 54 suites.
Dining is the serious draw. Jean Imbert au Plaza Athénée, designed by Rémi Tessier, centers on a Breccia pink marble table beneath a ceiling covered with 20,000 gold leaves, and the restaurant holds two Michelin stars. The hotel also includes Le Bar and the Dior Spa Plaza Athénée, with five treatment rooms plus separate steam and sauna facilities for women and men. Its Avenue Montaigne address suits travelers who want couture, polished hospitality, and a central base without the pedestrian crush of the busiest tourist streets. Forbes Travel Guide lists it as Five Star for 2026, while MICHELIN awards it Three Keys.
At a glance
- 1913 opening on Avenue Montaigne
- 154 rooms and 54 suites
- Jean Imbert, two Michelin stars
- Dior Spa with five treatment rooms
- MICHELIN Three Key hotel
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 Le Plaza Athénée
Is Le Plaza Athénée 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. 80 in 2025); a La Liste rating of 99.0. On our index that works out to a prestige score of 7.63 out of 10. In short: Red awnings, couture history, and gold leaf on Avenue Montaigne. 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 Le Plaza Athénée won?
Le Plaza Athénée 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. 80 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 Le Plaza Athénée 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 208 rooms. The full formula is published on the methodology page, so the figure shown for Le Plaza Athénée can be reproduced from the awards listed on this page.
How can the awards for Le Plaza Athénée be checked?
Each award is published by the body that grants it, and this page links to the public listing that evidences the MICHELIN Keys award where one is held. MICHELIN, Forbes Travel Guide, The World's 50 Best Hotels and La Liste each remain the authority on their own award. finehotels.world is independent of all four, records what they publish, and does not review hotels itself.