Hotel
Ritz Paris
César Ritz's legendary 1898 hotel on Place Vendôme, with the Ritz Club pool and spa, Bar Vendôme and the École Ritz Escoffier cookery school.
An 18-room, 4-star boutique hotel in the 10th arrondissement, with a piano bar and restaurant near Place de la République and Canal Saint-Martin.
Good to know
Hôtel Providence is a small, characterful 4-star with just 18 rooms, set on Rue René Boulanger between Strasbourg-Saint-Denis and République. The small scale keeps things personal, and there is a concierge service for help planning your stay.
Downstairs, the restaurant has a central bar and a fireside corner, and the piano bar stays open until 1am, which makes the hotel a sociable base. The Canal Saint-Martin, Rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis and the Marais are all within walking distance. With so few rooms, it pays to book early, particularly for weekends and the busy spring and autumn seasons.
Reviewed by Lifestylemetro · Details checked October 23, 2026
18 rooms.
Yes, a piano bar open from 11am to 1am.
Tour operator
The classic Seine cruise company, sailing from Port de la Conférence by the Pont de l'Alma with guided sightseeing, brunch, lunch and dinner cruises.
Restaurant
A cavernous Belle Époque dining hall on the Grands Boulevards serving low-priced French classics non-stop, every day of the year.
Café
A Saint-Germain café dating from around 1887, famed as a haunt of Apollinaire, Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir and home of the Prix de Flore.
Bar
A historic American-style bar near the Opéra, open since 1911 and long said to be the birthplace of the Bloody Mary and the French 75.