Hotel ChopinvsHotel Plaza Athenee
Both hotels are rated very highly by professional reviewers. Overall, Hotel Plaza Athenee ranks significantly better than Hotel Chopin. Hotel Plaza Athenee comes in at #1 in Paris with endorsements from 19 sources including Star Service, The Telegraph and Not For Tourists.
Hotel Chopin
10 blvd. Montmartre, 09 Arr., 75009 Paris
From $0/night
- Pet Friendly
- Free Internet
- Concierge
- Breakfast buffet
- Fax / photocopying
- 24-hour front desk
Rough Guide
"A charming, quiet hotel set in an atmospheric period building at the end of a picturesque 1850s passage."
Fodor's
"A unique mainstay of the district, the Chopin recalls its 1846 birth date with a creaky-floored lobby and aged woodwork, with basic but comfortable rooms." Full review
Insight Guides
"A quiet, friendly hotel in an excellent location, in a 19th-century glass-and-steel-roofed arcade off the main shopping boulevards."
DK Eyewitness
"The well-loved Chopin gets fully booked far in advance due to its low prices, friendly welcome, and unusual location in a historic covered passage."
Time Out
"Handsomely set in a historic, glass-roofed arcade next door to the Grévin museum, the Chopin's original 1846 façade adds to its old-fashioned appeal." Full review
BlackBook
"This budget option near the Grands Boulevards may be a bit spartan, but its location in a glass-topped 1846 arcade delivers charm in spades."
Oyster
2.0
"It's a bit of a disappointment to enter this old-fashioned budget hotel, which could do with some renovation." Full review
EuroCheapo
Editor's Pick
"Located inside a 19th-century shopping arcade, the two-star hotel offers comfortable rooms at reasonable rates, but it’s the setting that’s sure to make romantics happy." Full review
Frommer's
"Nestled at the back of the delightful Passage Jouffroy, this budget hotel has remarkably quiet rooms considering its location in the middle of the rush and bustle of the Grands Boulevards" Full review
Lonely Planet
"The rooms don’t have much in the way of personality, but the belle époque location is fabulous." Full review
Hotel Plaza Athenee Show All Reviews
25 avenue Montaigne, 75008 Paris
From $806/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Michelin Guide
Star
"This luxury Parisian hotel par excellence opened its doors in 1911... the essence of comfort!"
Frommer's
"The Plaza Athénée, an 1889 Art Nouveau marvel, is a landmark of discretion and style." Full review
Concierge
"The world's young, rich, and titled check in here to check out one another, disporting themselves in one of the city's hottest bars and two of its highly rated restaurants."
Fodor's
"Superlative; the word sums up the overall impression of this glamorous landmark hotel on one of the most expensive avenues in Paris with luxury shops." Full review
Insight Guides
"This palatial hotel, featuring lavish Versace decor, offers 190 soundproofed rooms, a disco, a restaurant and suites furnished in Louis XVI or Regency style."
Oyster
Luxury
"The world-renowned luxury hotel Plaza Athenee -- a part of the Dorchester Collection -- is synonymous with Parisian elegance and good taste." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"The legendary Plaza Athénée is popular with honeymooners, aristocracy, and haute couture shoppers."
Time Out
"This palace is ideally placed for power shopping at Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Dior and other avenue Montaigne boutiques." Full review
Star Service
"Families are welcomed to the hotel with special packages and offerings such as cherry-red minicars, private boat rides, an ice rink in winter, and a menu of age-appropriate welcome amenities and gifts." Full review
BlackBook
"It's here where you'll find the hotel balcony that gave Carrie Bradshaw, in the final episode of Sex and the City, a view of the Eiffel Tower and a wee orgasm."