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An expert guide to the best hotels near the Louvre, including the top places to stay for historic buildings, period and boutique interiors, sumptuous spas, Michelin-starred restaurants and cool bars, near to the world-famous art museum, as well as the Jardin des Tuileries, Cathédrale de Notre Dame, River Seine, St-Honoré and more.
This flamboyant hotel inspires guests with a rainbow of tangy colour schemes, inventive printed wallpapers and a treasure trove of retro curiosities uncovered at the flea market. The ambiance is very much guesthouse chic and there’s a marvellous wine bar to boot. Big-hitter sights such as the Louvre, Jardin des Tuileries, Cathédrale de Notre Dame and the River Seine are all within easy walking distance. Staying here is very much comme à la maison, albeit the exceedingly elegant and stylish home of a sassy wine lover.Read expert reviewFrom£152
A superb base from which to explore central Paris. It's just a few minutes' walk from the Louvre and Place des Victoires, and also offers easy access to numerous department stores for excellent Parisian shopping. The hotel adopts a fresh, modern style, hidden behind a 17th-century facade. Contemporary flair abounds: bowler hat lampshades suspend from the ceiling and a bright crimson aligator statue hides among the flourescent outdoor bistro tables in the interior courtyard. Facilities include a non-alcoholic free bar offering tea, coffee, soft drinks and snacks, available every afternoon. Read expert reviewFrom£176
The décor here, courtesy of interiors maestro Jean-Louis Denoit, blends Deco grandeur with contemporary class. Guests may enjoy scrumptious suppers in the excellent Brasserie Réjane and sumptuous relaxation in the subterranean spa, which boasts a sauna and hammam, and a very swish 16-metre pool, enhanced with a mirrored ceiling. The hotel is situated on Avenue de l'Opéra in Paris’s 1st arrondissement and is a short walk from the Palais Garnier opera house and its surrounding shopping district, including Galeries Lafayette and Printemps, while the Louvre and Quais de Seine are just moments away.Read expert reviewFrom£546
La Tamise is a delightful four-star boutique hotel squirrelled away in a luxurious, 19th-century hôtel particulier (stately mansion), just footsteps from the Louvre and neighbouring Jardin des Tuileries, on a very quiet side street. Rue Saint-Honoré and the so-called Golden Triangle, with its bevy of world-famous fashion designers, are also right next door. Rooms are elegant and comfortable, and service is impeccable. Guests are wrapped in the timeless, old-world elegance of a historic Parisian mansion from the moment they set foot in the intimate entrance hall with original cement-tiled patterned floor restored by Italy’s Salvatore Abramo.Read expert reviewFrom£225
This was once the simple Hôtel d'Alsace, where Oscar Wilde died in 1900 'living beyond his means' and at war with the wallpaper. But there's much more to L'Hôtel than that, with the allure of its 20 bedrooms by interior decorator Jacques Garcia and Michelin-starred Le Restaurant. St-Germain-des-Prés and Mabillon metro stations are both nearby, or it's an easy walk over the Seine to the Louvre. At dinner, relax over colourful and decorative French cuisine, sitting in the small courtyard garden or amid the silk and bronze Empire lamps of the dining room that looks a bit like a marquee from a Napoleonic campaign.Read expert reviewFrom£258
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