Le Meurice

The Setting: The Rue de Rivoli and the Tuileries

Le Meurice is a luxury hotel on the rue de Rivoli, between the Louvre and the Place de la Concorde, looking straight across the Tuileries Garden. It opened on this address in 1835 and has been a favourite of artists and writers ever since, most famously Salvador Dalí, who returned year after year and whose spirit still runs through the hotel’s design. Today it is part of Dorchester Collection and holds Palace status, the highest distinction for hotels in France. The Louvre, the Musée de l’Orangerie and the Palais Royal are a short walk away, and the Champs-Élysées and Saint-Germain are minutes by car.

Paris is at its best from April to June and again in September and October, when the weather is mild and the gardens are at their finest. December brings festive lights along the rue de Rivoli and the Place Vendôme, while August is quieter, as many Parisians leave the city.

Rooms, Suites and the Belle Étoile Penthouse

There are 121 rooms and 39 suites, newly restored in the hotel’s 18th-century style, with silk, gilded mirrors and marble bathrooms. Rooms range from Classic and Superior rooms to Executive rooms with Eiffel Tower views, some with balconies, and these are the ones we ask for first. The suites include the Pompadour Suite, Heritage Suites over the park and two Presidential Apartments facing the Tuileries.

The Belle Étoile Penthouse Suite sits at the very top of the hotel, with a wraparound terrace and views across Paris from the Eiffel Tower to Sacré-Cœur. Families are well looked after, connecting rooms are available, and pets are welcome too.

Dining: Alain Ducasse, Le Dalí, Bar 228 and Cédric Grolet

Restaurant le Meurice Alain Ducasse is overseen by Alain Ducasse with executive chef Amaury Bouhours, holds Michelin stars and has a chef’s table for private dinners. Le Dalí, designed by Philippe Starck and inspired by the artist, serves seasonal French cooking through the day and afternoon tea in the afternoon. Bar 228 is the hotel’s wood-panelled bar, with deep leather armchairs and live jazz each evening, and La Pâtisserie du Meurice par Cédric Grolet is home to the pastry chef’s famous sculpted fruit, so expect a queue outside. Your Travel Designer can reserve your table at the restaurant and your pastries in advance.

La Maison Valmont pour Le Meurice

The spa is run with Swiss skincare house Valmont, with a boutique alongside it and treatments built on natural ingredients and Valmont’s cellular science. There is also a fitness studio, and the Tuileries Garden opposite is perfect for an early-morning run.

Le Meurice Dorchester Diamond Club Benefits with Berkeley Travel

Berkeley Travel books Dorchester Collection through Diamond Club, the programme the group reserves for a select number of partner agencies. When you book Le Meurice through us, you pay the same best available rate as booking direct, with no booking fee, and your stay includes daily full breakfast for two, an upgrade to the next room category confirmed at the time of booking where one is available, a credit of 100 in the hotel’s own currency once per stay, and early check-in and late check-out, subject to availability. The upgrade is confirmed when we book, not left to chance on arrival.

Your Travel Designer will match the room to how you travel, arrange your transfer from Charles de Gaulle or the Gare du Nord, and book your table with Alain Ducasse. Pair Le Meurice with its sister hotel Hôtel Plaza Athénée or with The Dorchester in London, compare it with Hôtel de Crillon and The Peninsula Paris, explore more of France and our city breaks, or contact our team to start planning.