The Best Hotels in Paris – Our Top Recommendations

With literally hundreds to choose from it can be a challenge to find the best Paris hotel for your visit. Welcome to the Paris Insiders Hotel Guide, where we uncover the best hotels in numerous categories, to meet your needs and fit your budget. Paris is a diverse city and there are great hotels in every arrondissement and in every price range. If you're like us, you'll want to treat yourself just a little bit special. After a long flight we like to settle in to a comfy and luxurious hotel and feel pampered.

Where to Stay in Paris

One of the nicest things about Paris is also one of the most difficult. Paris has numerous attractive neighborhoods, and each of them has a selection of pleasing hotels. How does the savvy traveller choose which quartier and which hotel? By using our curated guide to the best areas of the city and the best hotels in each area. Bon voyage and bon séjour.

The Top Hotels In Montmartre

In the 19th century, Montmartre was a hilltop village adjacent to Paris. Today the district manages to retain a village ambiance. The quartier certainly is distinct from the rest of Paris, if just for the magnificent views. It's a lively neighborhood full of boulangeries and restaurants, and it's a good place to settle in for your stay. Let's make a virtual visit to the ten best hotels in Montmartre and discover why we've singled them out.

The Best Left Bank Hotels

For more than a century artist & writers populated the Saint-Germain-des-Prés quartier of Paris. Nowadays, you can find charmingly perfect accommodations at one of the Left Bank hotels we've selected. The shopping is beautiful; it's where you find our favorite department store, Le Bon Marché. You're close to the Eiffel Tower, Musée d'Orsay and, of course, Boulevard Saint Germain. Feel like you're part of the life of the city.

The Top 5 Hotels In The Marais

The medieval streets of Marais help to make it visitors' favorite neighborhood. It's also where some of our preferred boutique hotels are located. From a hotel inspired by the life and work of writer Marcel Proust, to an homage to Josephine Bonaparte, here are our picks of the five best hotels in the Marais.

Travellers' Top Hotel Picks In Paris

Here at Paris Insiders Guide we review hundreds of Paris hotels and then select the best of them to recommend to you, our readers. We've created hotel lists that present the top 4-star hotels, the best luxury hotels, even the best budget hotels. Now let's take a look at the hotels our readers actually chose to stay at when they came to Paris during the past twelve months or so.

Paris Airport Hotels

Have an early flight or an unexpected delay? The best airport hotels are convenient, stylish and affordable. And, surprisingly, there are several we recommend, ranging from budget to luxury. In our our reviews we recommend hotels that will make your airport sleepover as pleasant as a night in central Paris.

The Highest-Rated Hotels in Paris

In this unique collection we've compiled the Paris hotels that have received the highest ratings by actual travelers. And it's not just a few people saying it; these are hotels that have garnered hundreds of good ratings, so you can be confident in the overall rating.

We've narrowed it down a bit, by only choosing hotels that are in the top Paris tourist zones — the real heart of Paris. All of these hotels are rated by us Superb or Superb-Plus! — our highest rating.

The Nine Best 4-Star Hotels in Paris

Paris hotels are categorized by a star-rating system. In France, the top tier is the Palace hotels, a level above 5 stars. There's a lot to like about the hotels in those two top rating categories, but we love the 4-star hotels in Paris. Not as famous (or as pricey) as their lofty cousins, they nonetheless offer a level of luxury and comfort that you won't soon forget. Here's our selection of the nine best 4-star luxury gems. We awarded many of them our very top rating of "Superb-Plus!"

4 Hidden, Top-Rated Luxury Hotels

As the homeland of luxury hotels, Paris naturally has a lot of choices. The luxe trend started in the 19th century with the first-ever 5-star rating awarded to Hotel du Louvre . The splendor continued Cesar Ritz's hotel on Place Vendôme in 1898.

Today, Paris is the truly the home of the luxury hotel with a wide selection of glorious, top-end accommodations. To get you started, we review four of our top-rated but lesser-known Paris luxury hotels, including one on Place des Vosges in the Marais.

3-Star Hotels In Paris – 10 Of The Best

It's easy to splurge on a 4-star or 5-star hotel and get a great room, superior service, and pleasing ambience. But it takes imagination and a lot of digging to find hotels in Paris that still offer lots of charm and service, but at a more reasonable 3-star rate.

Luckily you don't have to worry about doing all that research — we've done it for you. Let's take a look at our top ten 3-star hotels in Paris, including one in the Marais that we rate "Superb".

The Best Honeymoon Hotels in Paris

What better place to spend your honeymoon than the City of Love? The planning starts with finding the perfect hotel. There are lots of wonderful hotels here in Paris, so we've narrowed down the honeymoon list to the top five romantic, comfortable, and oh-so special hotels that are just perfect for you and that Certain Someone.

The Best 2-Star Hotels in Paris

You won't get a flashy atrium, and there's not going to be a Michelin restaurant, but at our selected 2-star hotels in Paris you will get cheap sleeps, a good Paris location, and comfort. On our quest for the best cheap sleeps we'll take you from the Marais to Montmartre, from the 12th Arrondissement to the 15th, for the really good deals in Paris hotels.

Disneyland Paris Hotels

Just outside Paris is the happiest place sur la terre! Although Disneyland is close enough to Paris for an easy day trip, if you want the full experience you'll probably stay for a day or two. For that you'll want a nearby hotel. There are quite a few hotels in the surrounding area, but we prefer to choose one that's either in Disneyland or right next to it.

The Top Family Hotels

Paris is filled with carousels, parks, museums and toy stores — we think it's a perfect place for families. If you're going with your family, you want to find a hotel with just a little more room, extra beds for the kids, and maybe some special services. And that's just what we look for when we review family hotels. Read our guide to get started. Did we mention the two great zoos in Paris?

Travelers' Top Hotels In Paris – 2019

Take a look back with us at the Paris hotels our readers couldn't get enough of in 2019. This list highlights the top favorites of the year — those timeless spots where elegance, comfort, and service leave a lasting impression. From luxurious hideaways to classic Parisian gems, discover the hotels that continue to captivate and inspire. See which of these reader-loved places made the cut and why they're still some of Paris's finest.