Le Royal Monceau - Raffles ParisvsHotel des Grandes Ecoles
Le Royal Monceau-Raffles Paris and Hotel des Grandes Ecoles are both rated very highly by expert reviewers. On balance, Le Royal Monceau-Raffles Paris is preferred by most professionals compared to Hotel des Grandes Ecoles. Le Royal Monceau-Raffles Paris has a TripExpert Score of 90 with praise from 15 reviews including BlackBook, Time Out and Travel + Leisure.
Le Royal Monceau - Raffles Paris Show All Reviews
37 Avenue Hoche, 75008 Paris
From $3,223/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Michelin Guide
Star
"Refurbished from top to bottom in 2010, this hotel has been transformed into a 21 C palace...At the cutting edge of modern interior design!"
Frommer's
"The spacious rooms offer all the comfort and amenities that you would expect from a hotel of this caliber, but still have a relaxed vibe." Full review
Concierge
"If a suite is out of your budget, get a standard double overlooking the hotel garden."
Time Out
"This isn't the type of place you’d come for lunch every day... but if you want to splash out, this one of the most beautiful hotels in Paris." Full review
Star Service
"Contemporary and innovative ambience wrapped up in a retro fantasy decor—the 1940s seen through the wormhole—while offering such things as a bookstore, a screening room, an art gallery." Full review
Gayot
"A Paris institution since opening in 1928, Le Royal Monceau has been reimagined into a 21st-century celebration of art de vivre."
BlackBook
"The glorious Royal Monceau should see a steady parade of the fabulous and fashionable beating a path to its glittering doors."
Fodor's
"The glamorous Royal Monceau Raffles offers unparalleled luxury along with a hefty dose of cool." Full review
Oyster
5.0
"Rates are eye-wateringly expensive -- probably the highest in Paris -- so this resort is only to be considered by those with very deep pockets." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Built in 1928, the unapologetically luxe hotel was closed for two years and reopened in October 2010 after a monumental transformation by Philippe Starck." Full review
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Take a stroll in the quasi-secret Parc Salomon de Rothschild.
Hotel des Grandes Ecoles
75 rue du Cardinal Lemoine, 75005 Paris
From $0/night
- Pet Friendly
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Family Friendly
- Accessible
- Baggage storage
Rough Guide
Star
"The rooms are pretty in a modest sort of way, with floral wallpaper and old-fashioned furnishings, and the welcome is homely and sincere."
Fodor's
"Distributed among a trio of three-story buildings, Madame Le Floch's rooms have a distinct grandmotherly vibe with flowery wallpaper and lace bedspreads." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"This hotel is a cluster of three small houses around a beautiful garden, where you can breakfast in good weather."
BlackBook
"Former boarding hourse with three stucco-fronted 19th century buildings and a carriage door that opens onto a long flower-lined driveway."
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Start your night in the flower-filled garden with a home-poured apéro, then make your way to one of the good bars and restos in the 5th.
Afar Magazine
"One of the charms of the place is that the compound feels like an escape to a French granny’s country cottage." Full review
The Telegraph
7.0
"Sitting in lush gardens like a pink stucco manor house, this old-fashioned family-run hotel has become a cult address for numerous tourists, many of whom are return visitors." Full review
Frommer's
"Few hotels in the neighborhood offer so much low-key charm at such reasonable prices." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Spanning three buildings, this welcoming hotel just north of place de la Contrescarpe has one of the loveliest situations in the Latin Quarter." Full review