Albert Camus made it The Stranger finished, Jean-Michel Frank designed the original interior and is now located Madison Hotel For well over a hundred years now, it has been located in perhaps one of the most delightful spots in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. High time to shake things up again, they must have thought. Friedmann & Versace took the hotel in hand, and the ground floor, in particular, underwent a major overhaul. New additions include cocktail bar Jay and La Carterie, a mix of photo gallery, art library, and shop. The history remained intact. Just dusted off, of course, and with a cocktail to go with it.

Behind Adventure Gilbert and Thierry Costes of Beaumarly are involved, and by now they certainly know how to establish a Parisian address. After all, Thierry previously helped found Hôtel Amour. Moreover, L'Aventure offers more than just accommodation: the mere fifteen rooms also include a restaurant and a private club. Vincent Darré designed the rather distinctive rooms, where classic Haussmann Paris is combined with deep colors, graphic patterns, and a healthy dose of fantasy. The restaurant was designed by Martin Brudnizki, known in Paris for establishments such as La Fantaisie and Le Grand Mazarin. And all of this right by the Arc de Triomphe. From dinner to the dance floor to bed, without changing addresses.

Vincent Darré is very busy with the Parisian hotel world: after the fifteen rooms of L'Aventure, he was also allowed to let loose on The Magnificent in Montparnasse. The former Hôtel Le M underwent a complete overhaul and returned in 2026 with 62 rooms and five different fantasy worlds. Of the Garden of Eden to an underwater world and then straight on to the Milky Way. So expect theatricality, with hand-painted frescoes, bright colors, graphic tapestries, and striking furniture. Fitting, too, as the rue de la Gaîté has traditionally been a true theater street. Downstairs, cocktail bar Le Picabia and an extravagant indoor pool full of mosaics await.

Behind Hotel Lulu Vanessa Scoffier, whom you might already know from Hôtel Henriette, is located on the Rive Gauche. Here too, she personally took care of the interior design, featuring a mix of modernism, brutalist touches, and a generous dose of the Côte d'Azur. The 27 rooms are filled with vintage finds and personal details, from old family portraits to bathrooms inspired by the swimming pools on the Mediterranean. Downstairs, you will find a coffee shop and piano bar, and the name is easy to find: Lulu is a nod to the Jardin du Lu(lu)xembourg just around the corner.

At the foot of Montmartre opened Hotel Luxia & Spa, the seventh address of Touriste, the Parisian hotel group behind Les Deux Gares, Panache, and De la Boétie, among others. The group assigns a different designer to the interior of each hotel, and for Luxia, that was Necchi Architecture. The result: 44 rooms in soft, muted tones, plenty of diffused light, and a small spa with a pool and sauna. The location is particularly pleasing: between Marché Saint-Pierre and the streets of Montmartre, just a few steps from the Sacré-Cœur but just outside the busiest area.

Hotel of Painters opened in September 2026 in the 9th arrondissement, between Pigalle and Place de Clichy. Only seventeen rooms and, more importantly, a good story. In the late 19th century, the building was a boarding house where young artists studying at the Parisian art academies stayed. So the name is no exaggeration. The rooms are all different, featuring velvet, silk, antique furniture, upholstered walls, art, and plenty of color. The more is more-principle. The trump card lies behind the facade: a hidden courtyard where you have breakfast in the morning and later in the day sit down for a glass of wine or a cocktail.

From legendary nightclub to five-star hotel: Bus Palladium made a rather spectacular comeback in Pigalle in April 2026. At the address where Serge Gainsbourg, Mick Jagger, and Salvador Dalí, among others, used to hang out starting in 1965, you will now find 35 rooms and suites, a restaurant, and – fortunately – still a club. Studio KO extended the sixties and seventies into the interior, with red velvet, raw concrete, and an Ojas speaker in every room. Furthermore, there is a concert hall for two hundred people located fourteen meters underground. So, clearly, sleeping is not strictly necessary here.

A little further from the center opens on November 23. Hotel Super in La Villette, where a former parking garage is being transformed into a hotel-hostel. The first images: lots of color, neon, and a rooftop. There will be private rooms as well as dorms, and given the location slightly outside the city center, the optimistic calculation is that you won't have to dig quite so deep into your pockets here. And because you aren't right in the middle of Paris here, they are simply bringing Paris inside: with a restaurant, bar, events, and even an amphitheater. Reservations aren't possible yet, but we are curious.

Close to the Eiffel Tower opens on October 22 Hotel Daline EiffelA small hotel with just 27 rooms and the first hotel project by architect Régis Botta. He kept things nice and understated, with plenty of curves, sand tones, wood, and soft materials. Quite Zen, all of it, topped off by a twelve-meter-long swimming pool that looks more like an underground cave. There is also a sauna and a gym. And with only 27 rooms, hopefully you don't have to share that pool with half of Paris.