Each a Palace with two MICHELIN Keys and an indoor pool, so choose by the bank. Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel, from about €2,190, if you want the Right Bank, with the Tuileries five minutes away and the Louvre 20 minutes on foot; Mandarin Oriental Lutetia, Paris, the Left Bank's only Palace, from about €1,470, if you would rather have Saint-Germain at the door and live music at Bar Joséphine.
A Palace hotel in the 18th-century townhouse at the western corner of Gabriel's façade on the Place de la Concorde, restored in 2017, with Lagerfeld suites, a gold-mosaic pool and butlers.
€€€€From about €2,190 a night
Choose Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel if
First big Paris trip
Milestone celebrations
History and design lovers
Walking to the Louvre and the Tuileries
The catch
Only signature suites are sold with the Concorde view: Lagerfeld's Grands Appartements on the fourth floor and the Louis XV and Bernstein suites on the sixth. The 32 m² entry Deluxe Room faces an inner courtyard, and the Premier and Grand Premier Rooms a courtyard or the pedestrian Rue Boissy d'Anglas.
Each a Palace with two MICHELIN Keys and an indoor pool, so choose by the bank. Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel, from about €2,190, if you want the Right Bank, with the Tuileries five minutes away and the Louvre 20 minutes on foot; Mandarin Oriental Lutetia, Paris, the Left Bank's only Palace, from about €1,470, if you would rather have Saint-Germain at the door and live music at Bar Joséphine.
Good questions about Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel vs Mandarin Oriental Lutetia, Paris
Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel or Mandarin Oriental Lutetia, Paris?
Each a Palace with two MICHELIN Keys and an indoor pool, so choose by the bank. Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel, from about €2,190, if you want the Right Bank, with the Tuileries five minutes away and the Louvre 20 minutes on foot; Mandarin Oriental Lutetia, Paris, the Left Bank's only Palace, from about €1,470, if you would rather have Saint-Germain at the door and live music at Bar Joséphine.
Is Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel worth it?
Book the Crillon for the building, the salons and the service, with Paris on foot outside the door. Pay for the Grand Premier Room, and save the view of the square for a signature suite. A famous 18th-century townhouse on the Place de la Concorde, restored with a designer's eye and run on personal service. It is a base for walking the city rather than a hotel to hide in, and it is priced as a splurge.
Does Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel have a pool or a beach?
It has an indoor pool. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.
Is Mandarin Oriental Lutetia, Paris worth it?
The Left Bank's only Palace, with a 17-metre pool under it, a famous bar inside it and Saint-Germain outside the door. Pay for a balcony and walk everywhere. A heritage palace in the middle of Saint-Germain, built for walking out of the door and coming back to a real pool. Polished rather than quirky, and priced like the palace it is.
Does Mandarin Oriental Lutetia, Paris have a pool or a beach?
It has an indoor pool. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.
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