Both in the 16th, both with a pool. Hôtel Molitor Paris, from about €380, if swimming is the holiday, with 46 metres outdoors and 33 indoors; Shangri-La Paris, from about €1,730, if you would rather pay for a room named Eiffel and see the tower across the Seine.
The pool oneParis's 1929 Art Deco swimming baths, rebuilt as a close copy in 2014 with a hotel on top. Book it to swim, and accept the ride into town.
€€From about €380 a night
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The catch
Auteuil is the western edge of Paris, 7 km from Notre-Dame, and the Métro into the centre is a ten-minute walk.
The viewPrince Roland Bonaparte's palace in the 16th, booked for one thing above all: the Eiffel Tower in the window.
€€€€From about €1,730 a night
Choose Shangri-La Paris if
The catch
The entry Superior Room, 36 square metres, looks onto the courtyard or the glass cupola, and the tower view starts with the Eiffel View Room at about €3,005 against €1,730 on the same February night.
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The verdict
Both in the 16th, both with a pool. Hôtel Molitor Paris, from about €380, if swimming is the holiday, with 46 metres outdoors and 33 indoors; Shangri-La Paris, from about €1,730, if you would rather pay for a room named Eiffel and see the tower across the Seine.
Questions people ask
Both in the 16th, both with a pool. Hôtel Molitor Paris, from about €380, if swimming is the holiday, with 46 metres outdoors and 33 indoors; Shangri-La Paris, from about €1,730, if you would rather pay for a room named Eiffel and see the tower across the Seine.
Book Molitor for the water: the rebuilt 1929 pools, a serious spa and a room that looks out over the cabins. Central Paris is a Métro ride away, so plan the days around the pool rather than the other way round. A swimming hotel at the western edge of Paris: the two rebuilt 1929 pools and the spa are the stay, and the sights are a Métro ride away. It suits people who will be in the water every day.
It has indoor and outdoor pools. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.
Book Shangri-La Paris for the Eiffel Tower in the window of a prince's house, and pay for a room named Eiffel, as high up as you can, to get it. Without the view, you are paying palace rates for a courtyard or garden outlook. A polished, quiet palace in a prince's house, priced at the top of the market, where the room you book decides the stay. The draw is the tower in the window and the heritage around it, not the kitchen or the nightlife.
It has an indoor pool. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.