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Best Hotels in France (2026)

Places to stay, from budget guesthouses and boutique hotels to large international properties, grouped by area and style.

18 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 hotels in France

  1. Hôtel Le Negresco Historic luxury hotel, Promenade des AnglaisThe pink-domed palace of the Promenade des Anglais, a five-star hotel with 130 rooms and suites, a Michelin-starred restaurant and a celebrated art collection.
  2. Ritz Paris Palace hotel, Place VendômeCésar Ritz's legendary 1898 hotel on Place Vendôme, with the Ritz Club pool and spa, Bar Vendôme and the École Ritz Escoffier cookery school.
  3. Anantara Plaza Nice Hotel Luxury hotel, City centreA five-star hotel behind a Belle Epoque facade dating from 1848, fully renovated, with a rooftop terrace, Anantara spa and around 230 rooms near the Jardin Albert 1er.

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1. Hôtel Le Negresco

Historic luxury hotel$$$$Promenade des Anglais

The pink-domed palace of the Promenade des Anglais, a five-star hotel with 130 rooms and suites, a Michelin-starred restaurant and a celebrated art collection.

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2. Ritz Paris

Palace hotel$$$$Place Vendôme

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.

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4. Le Meurice

Palace hotel$$$$Tuileries

A Dorchester Collection hotel facing the Tuileries since 1815, home to Restaurant le Meurice Alain Ducasse, Bar 228 and Cédric Grolet's pastry shop.

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10. Le Pigalle

Boutique hotel$$$Pigalle / South Pigalle

A self-styled neighbourhood hotel in South Pigalle, part of Design Hotels, with a ground-floor café, bar and restaurant open to locals.

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12. Hôtel Providence

Boutique hotel$$$10th arrondissement / Canal Saint-Martin

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.

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14. Hôtel Windsor

Art hotel with garden and pool$$City centre

A four-star art hotel in a 19th-century building, owned by the Redolfi family for over 80 years, with artist-decorated rooms, a tropical garden and a pool.

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17. Generator Paris

Hostel$10th arrondissement / Colonel Fabien

A design-led hostel at Place du Colonel Fabien with dorms, private rooms, a ground-floor café and a ninth-floor rooftop bar open in summer.

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