Best Boutique Hotels in Paris

Paris has more luxury hotels per square kilometre than almost anywhere, yet the most memorable stays are rarely the grandest. They're the converted hôtel particulier in the 7th with twelve rooms, the design hotel on a Marais courtyard, the literary Left Bank property that hasn't changed its lobby since 1960.

Le Marais (3rd & 4th arr.)

Hôtel du Petit Moulin occupies a converted 17th-century bakery — Christian Lacroix-designed interiors, every room different. Hôtel de la Place des Vosges sits on the most beautiful square in Paris and charges accordingly; book early for the rooms with place views.

Saint-Germain-des-Prés (6th arr.)

Hôtel Relais Saint-Germain is a Left Bank classic — 22 rooms above the celebrated Comptoir du Relais restaurant, with the kind of literary atmosphere that the neighbourhood trades on. L'Hôtel on rue des Beaux-Arts is where Oscar Wilde died; the basement pool is among the most theatrical in the city.

Montmartre & Pigalle (18th arr.)

Hôtel Particulier Montmartre is a 19th-century mansion hidden behind a garden gate — five suites, a bar that feels like a private party, and zero attempt to appeal to everyone. Terrass" Hôtel on the Butte has the best rooftop view of the Paris skyline outside the Eiffel Tower itself.

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