There are 33 palace hotels in France in 2026, 13 of them in Paris. On 2 June, Atout France unveiled the new collection: 27 distinctions renewed, six new houses. On each one’s official site we recorded the price of a night, along with its tea time, starred restaurants, spa and our rating where we have stayed.
- 🏛️ How many · 33 palace hotels in France in 2026: 13 in Paris, 7 in the Alps, 9 across the Riviera and Provence, 4 elsewhere (Atout France list of 2 June 2026).
- 💶 Cheapest · Les Prés d’Eugénie (Eugénie-les-Bains), €295 for the night of 17 November 2026 (non-refundable rate (€327 flexible rate)), two adults. In Paris: Fouquet’s Paris, €1,200.
- 💎 Most expensive · Fouquet’s Courchevel (Courchevel), €3,400 for the night of 19 January 2027, entry-level room.
- 🆕 Newest · 6 new palace hotels in 2026: Bvlgari Hotel Paris, Cheval Blanc Paris, Fouquet’s Paris, Four Seasons Resort Megève, Hôtel Martinez and Royal Champagne. The youngest: the Bvlgari Hotel Paris, opened in December 2021.
- 🧖 Biggest spa · Hôtel Royal Évian, 1,700 m², based on the surface areas published by the hotels.
- 🫖 Tea time · From €75 (Plaza Athénée, Lutetia) to €108 (Crillon) at Paris palace hotels, survey of 10 October 2026.
- ⭐ Dining · 24 restaurants with stars in the MICHELIN Guide 2026 at the palace hotels, 7 of them with three stars.
Contents
- All 33 palaces at a glance
- The map of France’s palace hotels
- Paris has 13 palaces in 2026
- Seven palaces in the Alps, five in Courchevel
- Nine palaces between the Riviera and Provence
- Bordeaux, the Landes, Champagne and St Barts
- Which is the cheapest palace hotel?
- The newest palace hotel
- Where is the largest palace spa?
- How a hotel becomes a Palace
- How we recorded the prices
All 33 palaces at a glance
The table brings together the 33 palaces of the 2026 collection. The price is for the cheapest room for two adults, recorded on each hotel’s official site for a specific night: mid-November for the year-round houses, January for the mountains, May for the seasonal houses of the Riviera and Provence.
| Bvlgari Paris New 2026 | Paris | 76 | €1,78517/11/26 | €75 | · | · |
| Cheval Blanc Paris New 2026 | Paris | 72 | €2,10017/11/26 | · | ★★★★★★ | 9.0/10 |
| Fouquet's Paris New 2026 | Paris | 101 | €1,20017/11/26 | · | · | 9.5/10 |
| Four Seasons Hotel George V | Paris | 243 | n/a | · | ★★★★★★ | · |
| Hôtel de Crillon | Paris | 124 | €1,90917/11/26 | €108 | · | · |
| Plaza Athénée | Paris | 208 | €1,87017/11/26 | €75 | ★ | 8.3/10 |
| La Réserve Paris | Paris | 40 | €2,20017/11/26 | · | ★★★ | · |
| Le Bristol | Paris | 188 | €2,33817/11/26 | €95 | ★★★★ | 8.1/10 |
| Le Meurice | Paris | 160 | €1,44017/11/26 | €95 | ★★ | · |
| Mandarin Oriental Lutetia | Paris | 241 | n/a | €75 | · | 9.2/10 |
| Le Royal Monceau, Raffles Paris | Paris | · | n/a | · | ★ | · |
| Shangri-La Paris | Paris | 100 | €1,73217/11/26 | €85 | · | · |
| The Peninsula Paris | Paris | 200 | €1,48817/11/26 | €85 | ★★ | 9.5/10 |
| Airelles Courchevel | Courchevel | 44 | n/a | · | · | · |
| Cheval Blanc Courchevel | Courchevel | 36 | n/a | · | ★★★ | · |
| Fouquet's Courchevel | Courchevel | 42 | €3,40019/01/27 | €55 | · | · |
| L’Apogée Courchevel | Courchevel | 55 | €2,91002/02/27 | €65 | · | · |
| Le K2 Palace | Courchevel | 29 | n/a | · | · | · |
| Four Seasons Megève New 2026 | Megève | 55 | n/a | · | · | · |
| Hôtel Royal Évian | Évian-les-Bains | 150 | n/a | · | ★ | · |
| La Bastide de Gordes (Airelles) | Gordes | 40 | €1,55018/05/27 | · | · | · |
| Château de la Messardière (Airelles) | Saint-Tropez | 86 | n/a | · | · | · |
| Cheval Blanc St-Tropez | Saint-Tropez | 32 | n/a | · | ★★★ | · |
| La Réserve Ramatuelle | Ramatuelle | 27 | n/a | · | ★★ | · |
| Château Saint-Martin | Vence | 46 | €71018/05/27 | · | · | · |
| Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat | Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat | 75 | n/a | · | ★ | · |
| Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc | Antibes | 111 | €1,45014/10/26 | · | ★ | · |
| Hôtel Martinez New 2026 | Cannes | 410 | n/a | · | ★ | · |
| Villa La Coste | Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade | 31 | €1,10024/11/26 | · | · | · |
| Les Prés d'Eugénie | Eugénie-les-Bains | 45 | €29517/11/26 | · | ★★★★ | · |
| Les Sources de Caudalie | Martillac | 62 | €30617/11/26 | · | ★★ | · |
| Royal Champagne New 2026 | Champillon | 47 | €87717/11/26 | · | ★ | · |
| Cheval Blanc St-Barth Isle de France | Saint-Barthélemy | 60 | n/a | · | · | · |
The map of France’s palace hotels
Three areas concentrate most of the addresses: Paris, Courchevel and the Côte d’Azur account for 25 of the 33. The others are standalone houses, from the Luberon to the Landes, from the Bordeaux vineyards to Champagne, as far as Saint-Barthélemy, the only overseas palace hotel.
Paris has 13 palaces in 2026
Paris concentrates 13 of the 33 palaces, including three new ones in 2026: the Bvlgari Hotel Paris, Cheval Blanc Paris and Fouquet’s Paris. Two Paris addresses are no longer on the list, the Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme and the Mandarin Oriental, Paris. The Ritz Paris, often cited among them, is not one of them.
To choose between these houses, also read our selection of the ten palace hotels in Paris and our ranking of their tea times.

Bvlgari Paris
- Night from
- €1,785 · night of 17 November 2026, Executive Room, 2 adults, recorded on 13 October 2026 on the hotel’s website · prepaid non-refundable rate, breakfast included (€2,100 flexible rate)
- Tea time
- €75 · The Bvlgari Lounge · our ranking of tea times
- Spa
- The Bvlgari Spa · 1300 m²

Cheval Blanc Paris
- Night from
- €2,100 · night of 17 November 2026, Chambre Deluxe, 2 adults, recorded on 13 October 2026 on the hotel’s website
- Starred restaurants
- Plénitude ★★★ · Hakuba ★★ · Le Tout-Paris ★
- Spa
- Dior Spa Cheval Blanc Paris · our spa review 9.4/10
- Our rating
- 9.0/10

Fouquet's Paris
- Night from
- €1,200 · night of 17 November 2026, Chambre Supérieure, 2 adults, recorded on 13 October 2026 on the hotel’s website · Avant-Première rate cancellable up to 5 days before (€1,500 flexible rate)
- Spa
- Spa du Fouquet's Paris · 750 m²
- Our rating
- 9.5/10

Four Seasons Hotel George V
- Night from
- No price displayed online for the target night
- Starred restaurants
- Le Cinq ★★★ · L'Orangerie ★★ · Le George ★
- Spa
- Le Spa

Hôtel de Crillon
- Night from
- €1,909 · night of 17 November 2026, Deluxe Room, 2 adults, recorded on 13 October 2026 on the hotel’s website · non-refundable rate (€2,245 flexible rate)
- Tea time
- €108 · Jardin d'Hiver · our ranking of tea times
- Spa
- Sense, A Rosewood Spa

Plaza Athénée
- Night from
- €1,870 · night of 17 November 2026, Chambre Supérieure, 2 adults, recorded on 13 October 2026 on the hotel’s website · non-cancellable rate (€2,200 flexible rate)
- Tea time
- €75 · La Galerie · our ranking of tea times
- Starred restaurants
- La Grande Table du Plaza Athénée ★
- Spa
- Dior Spa
- Our rating
- 8.3/10

La Réserve Paris
- Night from
- €2,200 · night of 17 November 2026, Premier Room, 2 adults, recorded on 13 October 2026 on the hotel’s website
- Starred restaurants
- Le Gabriel ★★★
- Spa
- Spa Nescens

Le Bristol
- Night from
- €2,338 · night of 17 November 2026, Chambre Deluxe, 2 adults, recorded on 13 October 2026 on the hotel’s website
- Tea time
- €95 · Café Antonia · our ranking of tea times
- Starred restaurants
- Épicure ★★★ · 114 Faubourg ★
- Spa
- Spa Le Bristol by La Mer
- Our rating
- 8.1/10

Le Meurice
- Night from
- €1,440 · night of 17 November 2026, Chambre Classique, 2 adults, recorded on 13 October 2026 on the hotel’s website · non-refundable rate (€1,800 flexible rate)
- Tea time
- €95 · Le Dalí · our ranking of tea times
- Starred restaurants
- Restaurant Le Meurice Alain Ducasse ★★
- Spa
- La Maison Valmont pour Le Meurice (Spa Valmont)

Mandarin Oriental Lutetia
- Night from
- No price displayed online for the target night
- Tea time
- €75 · Le Saint-Germain · our ranking of tea times
- Spa
- The Spa at Mandarin Oriental Lutetia
- Our rating
- 9.2/10

Le Royal Monceau, Raffles Paris
- Night from
- No price displayed online for the target night
- Starred restaurants
- Il Carpaccio ★
- Spa
- Raffles Spa & Wellness · 1500 m²

Shangri-La Paris
- Night from
- €1,732 · night of 17 November 2026, Chambre Supérieure, 2 adults, recorded on 13 October 2026 on the hotel’s website
- Tea time
- €85 · Les Salons du Prince · our ranking of tea times
- Spa
- Chi, Le Spa

The Peninsula Paris
- Night from
- €1,488 · night of 17 November 2026, Chambre Deluxe, 2 adults, recorded on 13 October 2026 on the hotel’s website · non-refundable rate (€1,750 flexible rate)
- Tea time
- €85 · Le Lobby · our ranking of tea times
- Starred restaurants
- L'Oiseau Blanc ★★
- Spa
- The Peninsula Spa · our spa review 9.6/10
- Our rating
- 9.5/10
Seven palaces in the Alps, five in Courchevel
Courchevel alone has five palace hotels, a record for France outside Paris. Megève joins the circle in 2026 with the Four Seasons Resort, and the Hôtel Royal d’Évian remains the only lakeside palace hotel. The resort houses open only in winter: their prices are for a night in January 2027.

Airelles Courchevel
- Night from
- No price displayed online for the target night
- Spa
- Spa Airelles

Cheval Blanc Courchevel
- Night from
- No price displayed online for the target night
- Starred restaurants
- Le 1947 à Cheval Blanc ★★★
- Spa
- Spa Cheval Blanc signé Guerlain

Fouquet's Courchevel
- Night from
- €3,400 · night of 19 January 2027, Chambre Deluxe, 1 très grand lit, 38 m², vue sur les Alpes et les chalets, 2 adults, recorded on 13 October 2026 on the hotel’s website
- Tea time
- €55 · Lounge Bar, coin du feu
- Spa
- Fouquet's Courchevel Spa & Wellness · 1000 m²

L’Apogée Courchevel
- Night from
- €2,910 · night of 2 February 2027, Chambre Deluxe, 29 m², vue forêt, 2 adultes, 2 adults, recorded on 13 October 2026 on the hotel’s website · half board, minimum stay of 2 nights
- Tea time
- €65 · L'Apogée Club
- Spa
- Spa L'Apogée by La Prairie

Le K2 Palace
- Night from
- No price displayed online for the target night
- Spa
- Goji Spa · 500 m²

Four Seasons Megève
- Night from
- No price displayed online for the target night
- Spa
- The Spa at Four Seasons Resort Megève · 900 m²

Hôtel Royal Évian
- Night from
- No price displayed online for the target night
- Starred restaurants
- Les Fresques ★
- Spa
- evian®SPA · 1700 m²
Nine palaces between the Riviera and Provence
The Saint-Tropez peninsula has three, the capes of Antibes and Ferrat one each, and so do Vence and Cannes. In Provence, Gordes and Villa La Coste complete the list. Most close in winter: the price then refers to the first bookable night, and the page gives the season.

La Bastide de Gordes (Airelles)
- Night from
- €1,550 · night of 18 May 2027, Chambre Supérieure Village, 2 adults, recorded on 13 October 2026 on the hotel’s website
- Spa
- Airelles Spa by Guerlain

Château de la Messardière (Airelles)
- Night from
- No price displayed online for the target night
- Spa
- Le Spa Airelles · 1000 m²

Cheval Blanc St-Tropez
- Night from
- No price displayed online for the target night
- Starred restaurants
- La Vague d'Or ★★★
- Spa
- Spa Cheval Blanc

La Réserve Ramatuelle
- Night from
- No price displayed online for the target night
- Starred restaurants
- La Voile ★★
- Spa
- Spa Nescens · 1000 m²

Château Saint-Martin
- Night from
- €710 · night of 18 May 2027, Deluxe Room, 2 adults, recorded on 13 October 2026 on the hotel’s website
- Spa
- Spa Saint-Martin by La Prairie

Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat
- Night from
- No price displayed online for the target night
- Starred restaurants
- Le Cap ★
- Spa
- Le Spa (Four Seasons)

Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc
- Night from
- €1,450 · night of 14 October 2026, Chambre Classique, Deux Fontaines, 2 adults, recorded on 13 October 2026 on the hotel’s website
- Starred restaurants
- Louroc ★
- Spa
- Dior Spa Eden-Roc

Hôtel Martinez
- Night from
- No price displayed online for the target night
- Starred restaurants
- La Palme d'Or ★
- Spa
- L'Oasis du Martinez (L'Oasis Spa par Carita)

Villa La Coste
- Night from
- €1,100 · night of 24 November 2026, Villa Suite King or Twin bedded, 2 adults, recorded on 13 October 2026 on the hotel’s website
- Spa
- Spa Villa La Coste
Bordeaux, the Landes, Champagne and St Barts
Four houses with no neighbour: Les Prés d’Eugénie in the Landes, Les Sources de Caudalie among the vines of Martillac, Royal Champagne above the Marne Valley, a new palace hotel for 2026, and Cheval Blanc St-Barth Isle de France, the only overseas palace hotel.

Les Prés d'Eugénie
- Night from
- €295 · night of 17 November 2026, Chambre Classique dans la Grande Maison, 2 adults, recorded on 13 October 2026 on the hotel’s website · non-refundable rate (€327 flexible rate)
- Starred restaurants
- Les Prés d'Eugénie ★★★ · L'Orangerie ★
- Spa
- La Ferme Thermale

Les Sources de Caudalie
- Night from
- €306 · night of 17 November 2026, catégorie la moins chère affichée par le calendrier du moteur, 2 adults, recorded on 13 October 2026 on the hotel’s website
- Starred restaurants
- La Grand'Vigne ★★
- Spa
- Spa Vinothérapie Caudalie

Royal Champagne
- Night from
- €877 · night of 17 November 2026, Garden Junior Suite, 2 adults, recorded on 13 October 2026 on the hotel’s website
- Starred restaurants
- Le Royal ★
- Spa
- Spa du Royal Champagne · 1500 m²

Cheval Blanc St-Barth Isle de France
- Night from
- No price displayed online for the target night
- Spa
- Spa Cheval Blanc St-Barth
Which is the cheapest palace hotel?
In the survey of 13 October 2026, the cheapest palace hotel in France is Les Prés d’Eugénie, in Eugénie-les-Bains: €295 for the night of 17 November 2026 (non-refundable rate (€327 flexible rate)), two adults. In Paris, the most affordable is Fouquet’s Paris, at €1,200, while Le Bristol asks €2,338. At the top, Fouquet’s Courchevel lists €3,400 for its entry-level room.
These prices move every day with demand, trade fairs and holidays: they give an order of magnitude, not a guaranteed rate. For suites and seasonal differences in Paris, read how much a night in a Paris palace hotel costs.
The newest palace hotel
The newest of the palace hotels is the Bvlgari Hotel Paris, opened in December 2021 at 30 Avenue George-V and awarded the distinction on 2 June 2026, like Cheval Blanc Paris, opened the same year in La Samaritaine. The latest to change its name is Fouquet’s Courchevel: the former Hôtel Barrière Les Neiges has carried that name since winter 2025-2026.
At the other end of the list, Le Meurice has been welcoming guests since 1835 facing the Tuileries, the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc was born in 1870 as the Grand Hôtel du Cap, and the Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat opened in 1908. The six new palace hotels of 2026 carry a badge in the table and on their pages.
Where is the largest palace spa?
Among the surface areas published by the hotels, the largest palace spa is the evian SPA at the Hôtel Royal, at 1,700 m² with two heated pools. Next come Royal Champagne (1,500 m², two pools, nine treatment rooms) and Le Royal Monceau (1,500 m², 23-metre pool), the Bvlgari Hotel Paris (1,300 m² around a 25-metre pool), then three 1,000 m² spas at Fouquet’s Courchevel, Château de la Messardière and La Réserve Ramatuelle. In Paris, the longest pool is at Cheval Blanc, 30 metres.
Without staying the night, several Paris palace spas open for the day: see our guide to palace spas without an overnight stay.
How a hotel becomes a Palace
Created in 2010, the Palace distinction singles out, among five-star hotels, those that their exceptional location, their historic, aesthetic or heritage interest and their service place at the top of French hospitality. Atout France processes the application, a commission of figures from hospitality and luxury visits and interviews the hotel, then the minister in charge of Tourism awards the distinction for three years.
- 27 distinctions renewed in 2026, after the commission reviewed the applications in 2025.
- 6 new palaces: Bvlgari Hotel Paris, Cheval Blanc Paris, Fouquet’s Paris, Four Seasons Resort Megève, Hôtel Martinez (Cannes), Royal Champagne Hôtel & Spa (Champillon).
- 4 addresses missing from the 2026 list: Byblos (Saint-Tropez), Hôtel du Palais (Biarritz), Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme and the Mandarin Oriental, Paris.
For the difference with a simple five-star hotel, read Palace or 5-star hotel; for the 2026 departures, why these hotels lost their title.
How we recorded the prices
Each price was recorded on 13 October 2026 on the hotel’s official booking engine, with no customer account and no promo code, for two adults and one night, in the cheapest room category displayed that day. We use no online travel agency prices. When a hotel displays no price for the target night, we say so rather than estimate.
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