9.1
/10
A Haussmann building a few steps from Gare Saint-Lazare, 54 rooms and junior suites, a planted patio for breakfast in the open air and an honesty bar until 23:00. Our review of this four-star in the 8th.
9.1
/10
9.9
/10
Ten thousand square metres in the 17th arrondissement, a semi-Olympic pool, a sports club spread over four floors with an indoor climbing wall and breakfast on the eighth floor facing the Eiffel Tower. Our review.
9.3
/10
A nineteenth-century coaching inn reimagined in lime, terracotta, wood and linen, with twelve rooms, a heated pool and a garden dropping in terraces towards the valley. We stayed at the Villa Fol Avril in the Perche.
8.9
/10
Forty rooms a few steps from the Champ de Mars, balconies that look straight at the Eiffel Tower and a private spa tucked under the vaulted cellars. We stayed at the Hotel Duquesne Eiffel after its 2025 renovation, and here is our verdict.
From Honfleur to Cabourg, via Trouville, Deauville, Villers-sur-Mer, and the Pays d’Auge: ten verified spa hotels, from the 2,500 m² of Les Cures Marines to the vaulted jacuzzi of Honfleur, with pools, temperatures, treatment brands, and rates noted.
Nine French châteaux turned hotels, from a mid-18th-century estate near Chambord to a 1597 manor house in the Dordogne and a 1904 residence in Reims. Build dates, room counts, spas, restaurants and how to reach each one from London or New York.
9.5
/10
An Art Deco address on a quiet street in the 15th arrondissement, with a heated indoor pool under a glass roof, a hammam, a sauna and a suite opening onto a private terrace. Our full review and our score.
8.8
/10
A Marriott address a few steps from Place de la Republique, with the Martin bar and its planted terrace, modular meeting rooms and rooms stocked with French produce. Our review of the Renaissance Paris Republique.
8.7
/10
Twenty rooms rethought in a chic Provencal style, a pool screened by Mediterranean greenery and a rooftop added since the 2024 change of ownership. We stayed at the Hostellerie du Cigalou in Bormes-les-Mimosas.
From Petite France to Place Kléber, and from Illkirch to Obernai: nine verified spa hotels, from the 17-metre pool at Les Haras to the 3,000 m² of Yonaguni Spa, with pools, cabins, skincare brands, schedules and rates noted.
A pool, a sauna or a hot bath reserved for two: ten French hotels where the wellness area is truly private, from terrace Jacuzzis to hourly spa hire, with bookable options, durations and published rates.
From Saint-Tropez to the bay of Menton, ten Riviera hotels checked on their own official figures, seven of them scored by our team after a stay, with rooms, spas, starred tables, seasons and everything a first trip from London or New York needs to settle.
