La Reserve Paris ApartmentsvsInterContinental Paris - Le Grand
Both hotels are rated very highly by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, La Reserve Apartments Paris ranks marginally better than InterContinental Paris Le Grand. La Reserve Apartments Paris comes in at 81 with accolades from 8 publications like Star Service, Mr & Mrs Smith and Forbes Travel Guide.
La Reserve Paris Apartments
3 avenue d'Eylau, 75116 Paris
From $0/night
- Pet Friendly
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
Star Service
"Le Reserve caters to the far end of the luxury spectrum: monied visitors who do not need or want to be seen. " Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"Walking through the hotel’s smoking parlor, library, and cocktail lounge is a bit like being transported back to the dawn of La Belle Époque." Full review
Afar Magazine
"The interiors are done up in gold leaf embellishments and silk taffeta drapery. Rooms feature Toto toilets, and private butlers are on call for late-night cravings." Full review
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Begin your stay with one of the 450 exceptional wines on the menu in the Belle Epoque–inspired grand salon bar.
Travel + Leisure
"French entrepreneur Michel Reybier is responsible for the sumptuous La Réserve Hotel and Apartments, which boasts more suites than rooms for an intimate and elegant Parisian experience." Full review
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Don't miss the small but decadent spa, whose three treatment rooms are set around a 50-foot-long indoor pool.
Gayot
"Contemporary full-service apartments designed by Rémi Tissier."
Forbes Travel Guide
5 Stars
"As its name hints, the lavish La Réserve Paris is all about discretion." Full review
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The only aspect rivaling the design is the exceptional wine list, with 500 whites and more than 1,000 red labels from which to choose.
Mr & Mrs Smith
"leek and luxuriously roomy, its suites boast near-enough-to-touch Eiffel Tower views and ample space for an entourage of friends, family and bodyguards." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"Incredibly luxurious, exquisitely decorated and with only the finest furnishings, La Réserve is one of Paris's chicest destinations." Full review
Michelin Guide
"The rooms and suites are as lavish as they come, large by any standard but positively palatial for Paris, and they’re equipped with every imaginable luxury, from Carrara marble baths to Toto washlets" Full review
InterContinental Paris - Le Grand
2 Rue Scribe, 75009 Paris
From $355/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Michelin Guide
"A true grand hotel typical of the 19C, the Intercontinental stands on the Place de l'Opera in the heart of Haussmann's Paris."
Travel + Leisure
"Since its doors first opened in 1862, Le Grand has welcomed more than a few illustrious guests—queens, kings, and maharajahs among them." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Directly next to the Opéra Garnier, the hotel is a sumptuous example of good taste."
Time Out
"The space under the vast verrière is one of the best oases in town, and the hotel's restaurant and coffeehouse, the Café de la Paix, poached its chef, Laurent Delarbre, from the Ritz." Full review
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For a relaxing daytime break, head to the I-Spa for one of its seawater treatments.
Gayot
"Offering prestigious settings for a large variety of events, the 23 meeting rooms offer plenty of high-tech amenities."
Star Service
"This hotel covers the larger part of an oversized 9th arrondissement block and projects an immense 1862 facade toward the Opera Garnier, a shrine to Phantom devotees." Full review
Jetsetter
"Opulent grande dame overlooking the Opera House, with a glam spa and two showstopping restaurants." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"For those seeking quintessential Paris grandeur, Intercontinental Paris - Le Grand, dating from the Haussmanian renovation of Paris, offers Second Empire-style luxury in the heart of the city." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"The ornate, Beaux-Arts frame of the InterContinental Paris Le Grand has been around since 1862, when the building was first inaugurated as Le Grand Hotel." Full review