Where to Stay in Paris

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An elegant 17th-century townhouse hotel in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés — beamed rooms, a cobbled courtyard, a famous jazz café-bar, and a Left Bank location steps from the area's cafés, galleries, and the Seine.

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The Left Bank's only palace — the 1910 art-nouveau liner of Saint-Germain, restored stem to stern: jazz in the Bar Joséphine, the Akasha pool's light well, literary-history floors, and the Bon Marché across the street.

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A 16th-century cloister hiding off the Seine — Saint-Germain's secret courtyard hotel: 48 rooms around a private garden, honesty-bar salons, a spa in the medieval cellars, and the Latin Quarter's best streets outside the gate.

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A legendary palace hotel on the rue de Rivoli facing the Tuileries Garden — gilded 18th-century-style grandeur, a celebrated restaurant, and an unbeatable location between the Louvre and Place de la Concorde.

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The most famous hotel name in the world, on the elegant Place Vendôme — timeless luxury, legendary suites, the Hemingway Bar, and a renowned spa, at the heart of Paris's jewelry-and-fashion district.

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A romantic, ivy-clad boutique hotel tucked off the Place des Vosges in the heart of the Marais — historic charm, a hidden courtyard garden, and a cozy spa, steps from the neighborhood's galleries, cafés, and boutiques.

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A modern hotel right at the foot of the Eiffel Tower — contemporary rooms (many with tower views), a buzzy bar and restaurant, and arguably the most dramatic location in Paris for waking up beneath the icon.

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A chic design hotel on the Left Bank near the Musée d'Orsay — sophisticated contemporary style, a fashionable bar and terrace, and a refined Saint-Germain location amid galleries, antique shops, and cafés.

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A stylish hotel on the edge of Montmartre with a celebrated rooftop terrace bar and sweeping views over Paris to the Eiffel Tower — contemporary rooms in the bohemian 18th, steps from Sacré-Cœur and the artists' quarter.

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The palace the palaces measure against — Faubourg Saint-Honoré's garden grande dame: Epicure's three Michelin stars, the rooftop pool over the rooftops, the 1,200-square-meter courtyard garden, and Fa-raon the lobby cat.

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The art-deco flagship off the Champs-Élysées — Jeff Leatham's flower theater in the lobby, three Michelin-starred restaurants under one roof, marble spa and courtyard dining: the Golden Triangle's American-polished palace.

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Napoleon's grand-nephew's palace with the Eiffel Tower filling the windows — the Bonaparte mansion turned Asian-grace palace hotel: tower-view rooms across the Seine, starred Cantonese at Shang Palace, and the city's best breakfast view.

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The cocktail generation's Paris hotel — the Experimental Group's hidden-courtyard boutique off the Grands Boulevards: Directoire-dream rooms, the glass-roofed Grand Restaurant, a rooftop bar for house guests, and the passages at the door.

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A textile factory turned the 11th's best-value boutique — loft rooms with brick and beams in Oberkampf's bar quarter: honesty breakfast tables, a little sauna, and the real-Paris evenings of rue Oberkampf at the door.

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The hideaway on Place Saint-Sulpice — 24 rooms tucked beside the church on Paris's most civilized square: velvet-jewel-box style, church-view balconies, afternoon tea for guests, and Saint-Germain's whole village outside.