The Best Hotels with Eiffel Tower Views in Paris · 2026 Ranking

In Paris, one address alone captures the world’s idea of French luxury: a room where the Eiffel Tower fills the window, sparkling every night on the hour. This view is never available by chance. It is concentrated in just three neighbourhoods: the Trocadéro and the hill of Passy in the 16th arrondissement, the Champ-de-Mars and Gros-Caillou in the 7th, and Avenue Montaigne in the 8th, and it typically costs several hundred euros more than the same room overlooking the courtyard.

Demand shows no sign of weakening. The Trocadéro palaces sell out their panoramic suites months in advance for the night of 14 July, when the fireworks are launched from the monument itself. And the supply keeps refreshing: La Bourdonnais reopened in spring 2026 after a complete renovation, proof that the race for the finest view of the Iron Lady remains a live investment category in Parisian hospitality.

To build this ranking, La Revue des Hôtels cross-referenced four criteria: the quality and directness of the view (head-on vs. angled), the number of rooms actually affected, the overall experience level of the hotel (gastronomy, spa, service), and the relationship between price and what you actually see from the bed. To draw out the suspense, we have ranked these addresses in reverse order: from tenth place down to the one that claims the top step of the podium, here are the ten hotels where the Eiffel Tower becomes your room neighbour.

10. Hôtel La Bourdonnais · Gros-Caillou (7th)

Reopened in spring 2026 after a complete renovation, this boutique hotel in the 7th puts the Eiffel Tower five minutes away on foot.

This is the newcomer in this ranking. Fully renovated, La Bourdonnais reopened in spring 2026, completing its transformation in April under the Inwood Hotels banner. On a quiet street in the Gros-Caillou neighbourhood, five minutes’ walk from the Champ-de-Mars, the boutique hotel now offers 53 rooms and suites themed around a journey between East and West: inspired motifs, noble materials and deep colours. The Classic Eiffel Tower Room categories let you glimpse the Iron Lady from the window, while the neighbourhood, one of the most sought-after on the Left Bank, puts Rue Cler and its shops within easy reach. A human-scale address of charm, La Bourdonnais is capitalising on its makeover to establish itself as one of the Parisian openings to watch in 2026.

• ◆ Reopened spring 2026 after complete renovation
• ◆ Classic Eiffel Tower rooms with views of the monument
• ◆ 53 rooms and suites with East-West travel-inspired décor
• ◆ Quiet Gros-Caillou street, five minutes from the Champ-de-Mars
• ◆ Steps from Rue Cler, one of the liveliest streets in the 7th

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9. Hôtel La Comtesse · École Militaire (7th)

A corner boutique hotel whose V-shaped Haussmann architecture gives almost every room a glimpse of the Eiffel Tower.

On Avenue de Tourville, steps from the École Militaire and the dome of Les Invalides, La Comtesse makes the most of an architectural asset: its V-shaped Haussmann building gives almost every room a view, head-on or angled, of the Eiffel Tower. The décor pays homage to the literary salons of the 18th century and the women of letters, countesses and marchionesses, who presided over them: velvet, deep tones and feminine touches. The forty rooms and suites, some with a balcony, also look out over the dome of Les Invalides and the École Militaire. On the ground floor, a café-library serves simple French cuisine, and a wellness area with hammam rounds off the offering. A neighbourhood gem, ideally placed in the 7th, for those who want the view without the formality of the great houses.

• ◆ V-shaped building: almost every room sees the Eiffel Tower
• ◆ Some rooms with a balcony facing the monument
• ◆ Décor inspired by 18th-century literary salons and women of letters
• ◆ Café-library and wellness area with hammam
• ◆ Steps from the École Militaire and the dome of Les Invalides

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8. Pullman Paris Tour Eiffel · Champ-de-Mars (7th)

The hotel closest to the Eiffel Tower, set at the foot of the Champ-de-Mars, where the Iron Lady fills the entire window.

No Parisian hotel sleeps closer to the Eiffel Tower. Set at the foot of the Champ-de-Mars on Avenue de Suffren, the Pullman Paris Tour Eiffel puts the monument within arm’s reach: numerous rooms and suites look directly at the Iron Lady, sometimes close enough to read every rivet, and room 616 is among the most requested in Paris. With its 430 rooms spread across a modernised 1960s building, the property plays the card of a contemporary grand hotel: restaurant Frame, lively bar, meeting rooms and co-working space. Service is well-drilled for an international and business clientele. It is not the most intimate hotel in this ranking, but for experiencing the Eiffel Tower up close, window wide open to the twinkling, it has been the reference address for decades.

• ◆ Closest hotel to the Eiffel Tower, at the foot of the Champ-de-Mars
• ◆ Numerous rooms with direct, head-on views of the monument
• ◆ Room 616, one of the most requested in Paris for its view
• ◆ 430 rooms and suites, Frame restaurant and panoramic bar
• ◆ Ideal for the 14 July fireworks, with a guaranteed bird’s-eye view

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7. Le Metropolitan Paris Tour Eiffel, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel · Trocadéro (16th)

A boutique hotel in the 16th where the Eiffel Tower is visible from the front door and fills the windows of the panoramic suites.

At the corner of Place de Mexico, midway between the Trocadéro and the Maison de la Radio, Le Metropolitan cultivates a boutique spirit under Marriott’s Tribute Portfolio banner. The property lines up around fifty keys, including six 40 m² Eiffel View suites offering an unobstructed panoramic view of the monument, visible even from the hotel entrance. The contemporary and warm rooms are complemented by a spa and wellness area with a pool, a rare amenity at this scale. The setting, in an upscale residential neighbourhood of the 16th, places the Trocadéro gardens, the Palais de Chaillot and the Pont de Bir-Hakeim within a short walk. A credible alternative to the palaces for those who want the view without the five-star price tag.

• ◆ Six 40 m² Eiffel View suites with panoramic views of the monument
• ◆ Eiffel Tower visible from the hotel’s front door
• ◆ Spa and wellness area with pool, rare at this scale
• ◆ Around fifty rooms and suites in boutique style
• ◆ Upscale residential neighbourhood of the 16th, minutes from the Trocadéro

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6. Narcisse Blanc Hôtel & Spa · Invalides-Tour Eiffel (7th)

An intimate five-star dedicated to dancer Cléo de Mérode, where certain suites open a terrace onto the Iron Lady.

In the shadow of Les Invalides and a few streets from the Champ-de-Mars, Le Narcisse Blanc pays homage to Cléo de Mérode, icon of the Belle Époque, in a hushed setting inspired by dance and the Parisian art de vivre. Behind a Haussmann façade, the property lines up around thirty rooms and seven suites, two of which have a terrace turned towards the Eiffel Tower and the Paris rooftops. The spa, nestled in the basement around soothing water and a hammam, defines the wellness identity of the address, complemented by careful cuisine on the ground floor. Far from the bustle, midway between Les Invalides and the Eiffel Tower, this is the retreat for travellers seeking the calm of a human-scale five-star without giving up the monument in their sightline.

• ◆ Two suites with terrace oriented towards the Eiffel Tower
• ◆ Spa with pool and hammam, the house’s wellness signature
• ◆ Décor inspired by dancer Cléo de Mérode and the Belle Époque
• ◆ Around thirty rooms and seven suites, on a human scale
• ◆ Between Les Invalides and the Champ-de-Mars, in the 7th arrondissement

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5. Hôtel Raphael · Kléber-Étoile (16th)

A discreet palace from 1925 whose rooftop garden offers one of Paris’s most beautiful postcards: the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe in a single glance.

Opened in 1925 steps from the Arc de Triomphe, the Raphael cultivates the secrets of the great Parisian houses: wood panelling, Old Masters, a Caravaggio in the lobby and an English bar that has welcomed generations of artists. But its trump card lies on the roof. La Terrasse, a hanging garden redesigned by couturier Alexis Mabille, unfolds from mid-spring to early autumn one of the most complete panoramas in the capital: the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe and Sacré-Cœur in a single glance. Guests lunch on refined Mediterranean cuisine and take aperitifs at sunset as the Iron Lady lights up. The upper floors and their suites extend the experience on the room side. A five-star of the old school, where the view is earned by climbing to the roof.

• ◆ La Terrasse, rooftop garden with views of the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe and Sacré-Cœur
• ◆ Rooftop décor designed by couturier Alexis Mabille
• ◆ Palace from 1925, listed among Paris’s historic hotels
• ◆ Mediterranean cuisine and sunset aperitifs on the roof
• ◆ Legendary English bar steps from the Arc de Triomphe

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4. Brach Paris · Muette-Passy (16th)

A former postal sorting centre transformed by Philippe Starck, with pools, a rooftop kitchen garden and terraces open over Paris.

Conceived by Philippe Starck for the Evok collection, Brach Paris has occupied since 2018 a former 1970s postal sorting centre, transformed into a 7,000 m² manifesto blending modernism, surrealism and raw materials. The 59 rooms and suites cultivate a relaxed luxury of marble, leather and wood, and the suites on the 5th and 6th floors, ranging from 60 to 210 m², open onto 180-degree panoramic terraces, some of which embrace the Eiffel Tower. The rooftop conceals an urban kitchen garden and a confidential rooftop bar, while the basement houses one of the most impressive sports clubs in Paris: two pools including a 22-metre lap pool, hammam, spa and fitness studios. A design address that speaks to Parisians as much as to travellers, far from classical grandeur.

• ◆ Upper-floor suites with 180-degree terraces and Eiffel Tower views
• ◆ Philippe Starck signature across 7,000 m², former postal sorting centre
• ◆ Two indoor pools including a 22 m lap pool, spa and hammam
• ◆ Confidential rooftop bar and urban kitchen garden on the roof
• ◆ 59 rooms and suites in an upscale residential neighbourhood of the 16th

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3. Hôtel Plaza Athénée · Avenue Montaigne (8th)

On the avenue of haute couture, a legendary palace whose suites frame the Eiffel Tower between red geraniums.

Opened in 1913 on the most elegant avenue in Paris, the Plaza Athénée is the archetype of the Parisian palace: a façade draped in scarlet geraniums, the Galerie des Gobelins, and a loyal clientele since Dior, whose first boutique stood opposite the hotel. The Dorchester Collection property has around 154 rooms and suites; those facing Avenue Montaigne frame the Eiffel Tower to the right, above the rooftops, up to the spectacular Suite Eiffel. On the gastronomy side, the restaurant led by Jean Imbert has revived the legendary dining scene of the place, the Bar remains a social institution, and the Dior Spa deploys one of the most sought-after wellness settings on the Right Bank. Parisian luxury in its most couture form, with the Iron Lady as a backdrop.

• ◆ Suite Eiffel and Avenue Montaigne rooms with views of the monument
• ◆ Jean Imbert’s restaurant, the new gastronomic stage of the palace
• ◆ Dior Spa, one of the most coveted wellness addresses in Paris
• ◆ Iconic façade with red geraniums, facing the couture houses
• ◆ Around 154 rooms and suites in the heart of the Golden Triangle

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2. The Peninsula Paris · Kléber-Arc de Triomphe (16th)

Behind a 1908 Haussmann façade, a palace where the finest view is savoured on the roof, champagne in hand.

Steps from the Arc de Triomphe, in a 1908 building that once hosted literary salons and peace conferences, The Peninsula Paris opened in 2014 as one of the most ambitious restorations in the capital. While the Eiffel Tower view is not head-on from every room, it becomes spectacular at height: the Rooftop Garden Suite and Rooftop Eiffel Suite offer private terraces turned towards the monument. Above all, the rooftop is home to L’Oiseau Blanc, a gastronomic restaurant perched beneath a replica of a mythical aircraft, and a panoramic bar where the Iron Lady can be seen above the zinc rooftops. Below, the spa, pool and an exceptional fleet of cars recall the Asian hospitality expertise of the Peninsula house. An address for those who want the view and the restaurant on the same floor.

• ◆ Rooftop Eiffel Suite and Garden Suite with private terraces facing the monument
• ◆ L’Oiseau Blanc, rooftop gastronomic restaurant with Eiffel Tower view
• ◆ Panoramic bar at the summit, among the most sought-after in Paris
• ◆ Spa, pool and collection of vintage cars available to guests
• ◆ Steps from the Arc de Triomphe and the Champs-Élysées

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1. Shangri-La Paris · Trocadéro (16th)

Former palace of Prince Roland Bonaparte, the Trocadéro palace offers the most direct and closest view available of the Iron Lady.

Housed in the former residence of Prince Roland Bonaparte, nephew of Napoleon I, built in 1896 and listed as a Historic Monument, the Shangri-La opened in 2010 as Paris’s first Asian palace. Of its hundred or so rooms and suites, close to forty look the Eiffel Tower directly in the eye, across the Seine. The house’s signature lies in one address: the 100 m² terrace of the Shangri-La Suite, where the Iron Lady appears to rest on the railing. On the restaurant side, La Bauhinia deploys its cuisine beneath a Belle Époque glass roof, while the Shang Palace remains the only Chinese restaurant in France to hold a Michelin star. An indoor pool and spa complete this Franco-Asian luxury manifesto, steps from the Trocadéro gardens, Paris’s most celebrated belvedere.

• ◆ Close to 40 rooms and suites with a head-on view of the Eiffel Tower
• ◆ Shangri-La Suite: private 100 m² terrace facing the monument
• ◆ Shang Palace, the only Michelin-starred Chinese restaurant in France
• ◆ Indoor pool and spa in a Historic Monument dating from 1896
• ◆ Facing the Trocadéro gardens, Paris’s most prized belvedere

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How to book the best Eiffel Tower view

The same address can offer either a magnificent view or a blank wall: everything depends on the moment of booking. Always specify “Eiffel Tower view room” and request a high floor on the monument side, as entry-level categories often face the courtyard. Bear in mind that the Iron Lady sparkles for five minutes at the top of every hour once night has fallen: the highest rooms benefit from this without obstruction. Finally, for the night of 14 July, when the fireworks are launched from the monument itself, panoramic suites are booked nearly a year in advance.

From the Trocadéro palace to the freshly renovated neighbourhood gem, Eiffel Tower views are now available across all budgets. The choice remains: the head-on directness of a Pullman room, the terrace of a palace or the panoramic rooftop of a historic house. To continue exploring the finest addresses in the capital, browse our ranking of the best hotels with outdoor pools in Paris and our selection of the best Parisian hotels.