- The Hotel Duquesne Eiffel, a four-star address near the Champ de Mars, completed a full renovation in early 2025.
- The project was led by Decoeur Hospitality alongside the PKI Sodes group, to modernise a building more than two centuries old.
- The hotel has 40 rooms in an early twentieth-century style, and some of them open onto a balcony facing the Eiffel Tower.
- A private spa sits in the vaulted cellars, with wellness facilities and fabrics from the Casamance and Pierre Frey houses.
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A historic house given a second youth
A few steps from the Champ de Mars, the Hotel Duquesne Eiffel has stood for more than two centuries as a discreet witness to Parisian history. Freshly renovated in early 2025 by Decoeur Hospitality in partnership with the PKI Sodes group, this four-star hotel now offers far more than a night’s sleep: an immersion in the Parisian art of living, with the Eiffel Tower as a neighbour to the balcony.
From the moment you arrive at the four-star Duquesne Eiffel, the eye settles on the elegant facade, before the doors open onto a refined lobby: herringbone parquet, a bespoke counter, pleated velvet pendant lights and a library that could have come straight out of a Parisian flat. This is elegance without ostentation.
The feel of a lived-in Paris house
The 40 rooms are designed as quiet cocoons: bespoke floral carpet, velvet tub chairs, period burgundy or blue curtains. The materials and colours recall the refinement of the early twentieth century. The bathrooms pair marble with designer taps, and some of them have generous bathtubs that suit a family stay.
The welcome matches the house: warm, sincere and generous. Throughout the day you can settle into a soft armchair with homemade treats and a tea or a coffee. And for a picnic at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, you only have to ask: the hotel puts together bespoke hampers.
Some superior rooms come with a balcony that looks straight at the Eiffel Tower, a living picture that changes through the day, from the soft blue of the morning to the sparkle of the night.
In the bathrooms, the hotel went for an elegant and practical design: walk-in showers clad in marble-effect Marazzi tiles and sand-coloured Mirage tiles, smooth Ondyna Cristina taps and, in some rooms, a family-sized bathtub for a long scented soak. Backlit mirrors and soft lighting set a restful mood.
What strikes you at the Duquesne Eiffel is the care given to detail. The hotel reads like a Parisian cabinet of curiosities: weathered globes, period show posters, forgotten portraits. Every object tells a story, the story of an artistic and intellectual Paris.
A spa under the vaulted cellars
In the vaulted cellars, a private wellness space awaits guests: an infrared sauna in soft light, a whirlpool bath scented with dried Corsican flowers and plants. A moment out of time, bookable for private use, and open to outside visitors as well.
The setting is the draw here: a whirlpool bath fed with soothing warm water, into which you can slip with a choice of infusions, including one made of dried flowers and plants from Corsican craft workshops. The plant infusion scents the air, relaxes the body and adds a refined, almost meditative note.
Comfortable benches, covered with Casamance and Pierre Frey cushions, welcome visitors to stretch out the calm after a session. You can curl up there with a herbal tea or a glass of flavoured water, listening to the hush of the room.
To protect that quiet, the spa can be booked for private use. Having it to yourself, alone, as a couple or with friends, is a real luxury this close to central Paris. Hotel guests get a preferential rate, and the space is also open to outside visitors who want this wellness pause in the heart of the 7th arrondissement.
A French breakfast worth waking up for
In the morning, the breakfast room, with its bespoke armchairs, blue Nobilis velvet banquettes and Ebb & Flow glass pendants, comes alive around a generous buffet. There are pastries still warm, crusty fresh bread, a selection of matured cheeses, seasonal cut fruit and homemade treats that change with the chef’s mood. Savoury eaters will enjoy the scrambled eggs and the fine charcuterie. The coffee is strong, the tea fragrant, and the orange juice is pressed on the spot, a rarity worth savouring.
Our verdict on the Duquesne Eiffel
The four-star Duquesne Eiffel manages to marry heritage with contemporary comfort while keeping an intimate, genuine atmosphere. It is the right address for a romantic or a contemplative stay, with the finest postcard in Paris within reach: the Eiffel Tower.
Practical information and contacts
- Name: Hôtel Duquesne Eiffel
- Address: 23 Avenue Duquesne, 75007 Paris
- Telephone: +33 (0)1 47 05 49 15
- Website: hotel-duquesne-eiffel-paris.com
- Check-in: from 15:00 until midnight · Check-out: until 12:00
- Breakfast: buffet, or served in the room, the dining room or on the terrace
- Rates: 40 rooms, from 180 euros a night. Wellness space: 40 euros for hotel guests, 90 euros for outside visitors
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