I have a weakness for boutique hotels. Give me a beautiful interior, a French balcony and a hotel with a good story, and I can spend hours researching rooms I haven’t even booked yet. During my last visit, we stayed at Maison Nabis, where a surprise invitation for champagne made our stay even more memorable. For this guide, I’ve selected my favourite boutique hotels in Paris. My where to stay guide explains which neighbourhood suits your trip; this one is all about the hotels themselves.

Think a speakeasy behind a velvet curtain, a rooftop bar on top of the Louvre post office, an Art Deco hideaway below the Sacré-Cœur and a hotel where tea time is on the house every afternoon. Planning the rest of your trip as well? My guide to the best things to do in Paris has the restaurants, hidden gems, bars and museums to go with them.

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Best boutique hotels in Paris at a glance

The best boutique hotels in Paris have character, beautiful interiors, incredible views and stories worth telling. From historic buildings to intimate hideaways, each hotel on this list has something special that makes it worth booking. What sets them apart from the big luxury hotels is the warm, personal service.

Splurge: La Fantaisie, garden, rooftop bar and spa in the 9th.

Near the Louvre: Hôtel Madame Rêve, a 5 star in the Louvre post office.

Smallest: Hôtel Confidentiel, 6 rooms and a speakeasy.

Le Marais pick: Boudoir des Muses, a former theatre with 2 spas.

Views: BOHEM Sacré-Cœur, Art Deco below the Sacré-Cœur.

Best value: Hôtel Adèle & Jules, with free tea time every afternoon.

Luxury boutique hotels in Paris

These Paris luxury boutique hotels feel more like a home than a hotel: 2 in the 9th and 1 in the Golden Triangle, including 2 of the best 5 star boutique hotels in Paris.

La Fantaisie tops my wish list for the next trip. Picture a 5 star in a great location on Rue Cadet, built around a walled garden, with Juliet balconies and Le Bar Sur Le Toit on the roof. Downstairs, the spa has a hammam, a sauna and a mineral water pool. Expect 400 euro and up a night.

Hôtel des Peintres is the newest name here, open since September 2026 in Nouvelle Athènes, near Pigalle. A late 19th century family pension, reimagined by set designer Antoine Fontaine as the home of an art collector, with 30 original paintings spread over 17 rooms. Breakfast comes with a view of the walled garden and its fountain. From around 380 euro.

Grand Powers has been a hotel in the Golden Triangle since 1920, on the corner of Rue François 1er and Rue Pierre Charron, a few minutes from the Champs-Élysées. Now a 5 star, it has 50 rooms and suites and some come with a balcony and a view of the Eiffel Tower. Downstairs there’s a spa!

Staying near the Louvre

Staying in the 1st puts the Louvre, the Palais Royal and the Seine at your door, with Notre Dame Cathedral and the Musée d’Orsay a short walk away.

Hôtel Madame Rêve opened in 2021 inside the Louvre post office. This 5 star has 82 rooms under a glass roof, and the Roof bar up top pours cocktails with stunning views across the 1st. Reckon on 400 euro and up.

Hôtel Confidentiel lives up to its name: a 4 star with 6 rooms, one per floor, situated in a Haussmann building on Rue de l’Arbre Sec, 5 minutes on foot from the Louvre. The look is inspired by the private clubs of 1970s Paris, and the basement hides a speakeasy bar behind a velvet curtain. Rooms start around 400 euro.

Boutique hotels in Le Marais

Le Marais is where cobblestone streets, concept stores and cocktail bars meet, and every café terrace is made for people watching.

Boudoir des Muses looks like a film set. This former theatre turned convent on Rue de Saintonge reopened in 2024 as a 4 star with 28 rooms. Its heart is an eight sided atrium under a glass and steel dome: cocktail bar by day, poetry readings and drawing workshops by night. Below it hide 2 bath salons with hot tub, sauna and hammam that you book by the hour.

Maison Nabis, where we stayed

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Boutique hotels in Montmartre and Batignolles

Montmartre, famous for its artistic history and cobblestone streets, and Batignolles, just west of the hill, give you the village feel.

BOHEM Sacré-Cœur came back to life in spring 2026 on Rue Lamarck. The building once housed the flower shop you might remember from Amélie. Architect Marie-Agnès Louboutin gave the 48 rooms an Art Deco look in blue, black and gold, beige or pink. Travelling alone? The Cozy rooms of 11 m² were made for you, and 2 suites come with big terraces over the rooftops. From around 170 euro.

Breakfast at Maison Nabis

Hôtel Eldorado, located on Rue des Dames in Batignolles, reopened in 2023, run by the team behind Hôtel Providence. An English country house in Paris: House of Hackney floral wallpapers, vintage furniture from every era and a hidden garden with palms, roses and hydrangeas. 26 rooms, many with a terrace or balcony over the garden. Rooms start around 220 euro.

Best value boutique hotels in the 9th

The 9th, from the Opéra Garnier and the Galeries Lafayette department store up to Pigalle, is where your budget goes furthest.

Hôtel Adèle & Jules hides at the end of Cité Rougemont, a tucked away lane off the Grands Boulevards, in 2 identical 19th century buildings called, yes, Adèle and Jules. 60 rooms, and designer Stéphane Poux gave every floor its own bright colour. The best part: for guests, tea time from 16:00 to 18:00 is on the house, with pastries, savoury bites and drinks.

Maison Nabis by Happyculture on Rue de Parme is the one I can vouch for myself, a short walk from Place de Clichy and the foot of Montmartre. We slept in a beautifully decorated room with a French balcony, breakfast was croissants, granola and fruit, and the champagne card I told you about in the intro made our evening. Merci beaucoup!

Our hotel: Maison Nabis in the 9th

The Left Bank: Panthéon views and an indoor pool

The Left Bank is all about bookshops and long lunches. Saint-Germain has its literary cafés and art galleries, while the Latin Quarter adds rich history and historic charm.

Hôtel des Grands Hommes faces the Panthéon, the resting place of the great men it is named after. Surrealism has roots here too: around 1918 André Breton rented a room on the fourth floor, where he worked with Philippe Soupault and Louis Aragon on the first issue of their review Littérature. Today you sleep in 1 of 30 rooms in Empire style with a marble bathroom, and with a balcony room the dome of the Panthéon is right in front of you.

A little further out, Drawing House in the 14th is a 4 star where art sets the tone: all 143 rooms show work by contemporary French artists, and there is a heated indoor pool and sauna.

Photo: Pont Alexandre III.

Design hotels near Canal Saint-Martin and Gare du Nord

Arriving by Eurostar? The 10th puts you minutes from your train.

Paris slang for a hiding place, La Planque sits on Rue Arthur Groussier, a residential street between Canal Saint-Martin and Belleville. The rooms mix velvet headboards with vintage details and retro telephones, while the original winding staircase adds to the hotel’s character. There’s also a pretty little patio for your morning coffee.

Step off the Eurostar, cross the street and you are at 25hours Hotel Terminus Nord. Expect colourful, loud design, compact rooms and breakfast at NENI. Rooms cost around 180 to 250 euro.

How to choose a boutique hotel in Paris

The best hotels in the French capital are not always the biggest. Paris has 20 arrondissements and these different districts each have their own culture, so pick the location first and the hotel second: my guide to the best areas to stay compares them all.

Then look at the room itself. Parisian hotels in old Haussmann buildings often have small guest rooms and a tiny lobby, so a balcony, a courtyard view or a top floor makes all the difference. Planning an upcoming trip in summer? Ask for air conditioning, and check prices early.

Best things to do 

Every hotel on this list puts the best things to do in Paris within easy reach. An electric bike tour past the hidden gems is the easiest way to explore the city in one morning. A guided food tour with tastings covers Le Marais in a few hours, and a dinner cruise on the Seine with live music ends the day on the water.

All my restaurants, bars and museum tips are in my full Paris city guide, with more photos on my Instagram.

Photo: selfie at The Wall of Love.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best boutique hotel in Paris?

La Fantaisie in the 9th is my top pick for a splurge: a 5 star with a garden, a rooftop bar and a spa. For a first visit, Boudoir des Muses in Le Marais or Hôtel Madame Rêve by the Louvre put you in central Paris, close to the main attractions.

Which area of Paris has the best boutique hotels?

Le Marais and the 9th are my favourite areas for boutique hotels in Paris, followed by Montmartre and the Left Bank.

How much should you budget per night?

Reckon on 170 to 250 euro a night for 4 star boutique hotels in Paris such as BOHEM Sacré-Cœur or 25hours Hotel Terminus Nord. Luxury boutique hotels like La Fantaisie, Madame Rêve and Hôtel Confidentiel start around 400 euro.

Which boutique hotels in Paris are good for solo travellers?

BOHEM Sacré-Cœur has compact 11 m² rooms for solo travellers, while Hôtel Adèle & Jules offers complimentary afternoon tea, a lovely extra when you’re spending a few days in Paris on your own.

How far ahead should you book?

For May, June, September and early October, the loveliest months in Paris, France, book 2 to 3 months ahead. Hotels with only a handful of rooms, like Hôtel Confidentiel and Hôtel des Peintres, tend to fill first.