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Le Meurice

Rue de Rivoli · 1st arrondissement Guide updated

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Palace
No. 9 on Atout France’s list
Eiffel Tower
Ten categories, three of them rooms
Dining
Two MICHELIN stars
Afternoon tea
Cedric Grolet, €95 per person

Who is Le Meurice for?

The palace on rue de Rivoli, facing the Tuileries: a two-star restaurant, Cedric Grolet’s afternoon tea, and the Eiffel Tower from three room categories.

On rue de Rivoli, facing the Tuileries Garden and a five-minute walk from the Louvre, Le Meurice opened in 1835. It has 121 rooms and 39 suites, two restaurants, Restaurant Le Meurice Alain Ducasse, with two stars in the MICHELIN Guide, and Le Dalí, as well as Bar 228 and Cedric Grolet’s pastry shop. It has no pool: La Maison Valmont pour Le Meurice offers treatments, hammams, a sauna and a gym.

Yes, if

  • you want the Eiffel Tower from a roomThree room categories list it, from 32 to 45 m², two with a Juliet balcony; so do six suites and the Belle Etoile penthouse.
  • you love pastryCedric Grolet’s afternoon tea at Le Dalí, €95 per person; his shop is just around the corner, on rue de Castiglione.
  • you come by carParking is complimentary during your stay, according to the hotel.

No, if

  • you want to swimThe hotel has no pool and no day pass: compare the hotels with a pool.
  • there are four of you in one roomThree guests at most, except in the Belle Etoile penthouse; plan on two connecting rooms.

Ask about

  • what the suite overlooksFor the Versailles Suite, the Heritage Suite and the Dalí Apartment, the Eiffel Tower appears only in the view line; their names say “Park View”, and the Versailles and Dalí descriptions speak of the Tuileries.
  • early arrival and late departureThe website’s home page offers them, with no times or conditions.
The Tuileries Garden and the Louvre from above

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Fact check-in

The hotel says
the two-Michelin-starred experience
We verified
We read the restaurant’s entry in the MICHELIN Guide: two stars in the 2026 edition, and the Guide’s dessert distinction for its pastry. The hotel’s other restaurant, Le Dalí, is not in the Guide.
Verdict
True: two stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide

Le Meurice, Dorchester Collection, official website ·

Rooms and suites at Le Meurice

From 30 to 620 m², over the courtyard, the street or the Tuileries; the Eiffel Tower from three room categories, 32 to 45 m².

The hotel describes 21 categories, all in our table, with the occupancy it publishes.

Of the 21 categories, 18 sleep up to three; the Classic Room and the Superior Room, two; the Belle Etoile penthouse, 620 m² including a 300 m² terrace, up to eight. An extra bed costs €100 a night from age 13, and a cot is free for children under 3.

A bedroom opening onto trees
A living room
A marble bathroom
A living room under the eaves
The 21 categories, from the hotel’s pages. Floor area, view and occupancy are as the hotel states them and do not guarantee a particular room.
CategoryFloor areaStated viewOccupancyGood to know
Classic Room 30 m² Courtyard or Parisian street view sleeps 2

Queen-size bed; no connecting room listed.

Superior Room, Eiffel View with Balcony 32 m² Eiffel Tower view sleeps 3

A Juliet balcony overlooking the Eiffel Tower.

Superior Room 35 m² Courtyard or Parisian street view sleeps 2

No connecting room listed.

Deluxe Room 40 m² Courtyard view sleeps 3
Executive Room, Eiffel Tower View with Balcony 42 m² Eiffel Tower view sleeps 3

Sixth floor, three Juliet balconies.

Executive Room 45 m² Courtyard view sleeps 3
Executive Room, Eiffel View 45 m² Eiffel Tower view sleeps 3
Junior Suite 52 m² Parisian street view sleeps 3
Deluxe Junior Suite 55 m² Parisian street view sleeps 3
Executive Junior Suite 60 m² Courtyard view sleeps 3

Sacré-Cœur seen from the bathroom windows.

La Parisienne 63 m² Parisian rooftop view sleeps 3

Signature suite under the eaves.

Superior Suite 70 m² Rue de Castiglione or courtyard view sleeps 3
Deluxe Suite 75 m² Rue de Castiglione or courtyard view sleeps 3
Pompadour Suite 75 m² Rue de Castiglione view sleeps 3
Executive Suite, Eiffel View 80 m² Eiffel Tower view sleeps 3
Versailles Suite, Park View 85 m² Eiffel Tower view sleeps 3
Prestige Suite, Eiffel View 95 m² Eiffel Tower view sleeps 3
Heritage Suite, Park View 98 m² Eiffel Tower view sleeps 3

Connecting rooms listed on the English page only.

Presidential Apartment Dalí, Park View 160 m² Eiffel Tower view sleeps 3

Salvador Dalí’s favourite suite, according to the hotel.

Presidential Apartment Tuileries, Park View 160 m² Eiffel Tower view sleeps 3

Connecting rooms listed on the French page only.

Belle Etoile Penthouse Suite with Terrace 620 m² Skyline views from Notre-Dame to the Eiffel Tower sleeps 8

620 m² including a 300 m² terrace; 360° view.

Source: the hotel’s room and suite pages, checked · All sources

Compare rates for your dates

Same category
The Eiffel Tower view comes with the category: compare offers for the same room, not a “similar” one.
Same guests
Enter every adult and each child’s age: the extra bed is charged from age 13.
Same offer
Compare breakfast, cancellation and city tax on the same basis.

Rates change with dates and offers: check them on Expedia for your stay.

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Where is the Eiffel Tower?

Three rooms
The Superior Room, Eiffel View with Balcony (32 m², a Juliet balcony), the Executive Room, Eiffel Tower View with Balcony (42 m², on the sixth floor, three Juliet balconies) and the Executive Room, Eiffel View (45 m²).
Six suites
The Executive Suite, Eiffel View (80 m²), the Prestige Suite, Eiffel View (95 m²), the Versailles Suite (85 m²), the Heritage Suite (98 m²) and the two Presidential Apartments, Dalí and Tuileries (160 m² each).
The penthouse
The Belle Etoile Penthouse Suite, 620 m² including a 300 m² terrace: a 360° view, with “Skyline views from Notre-Dame to the Eiffel Tower”.
To check
For the Versailles Suite, the Heritage Suite and the Dalí Apartment, the tower is named only in the view line; their names say “Park View”, and the Versailles and Dalí descriptions speak of the Tuileries Garden.
The Eiffel Tower from a rooftop terrace
A rooftop terrace at sunset, the Eiffel Tower on the horizon

Le Meurice’s Valmont spa

No pool: Valmont treatments, hammams, a sauna, and a gym open early and late.

The hotel has no pool. La Maison Valmont pour Le Meurice, the only Valmont spa in Paris according to the hotel, has four treatment rooms including two doubles, hammams and a sauna, a relaxation room and a terrace.

The spa is open every day from 9am to 7pm, the gym from 5am to midnight. Treatments are booked by phone or e-mail. Memberships, from three months, are open to hotel guests and outside members alike, with no published price and no detail of what they cover.

Spa hours

From the Spa & Wellness page, in English and in French

SpaEvery day
9am to 7pm
TreatmentsIn the opening-hours block or the page’s FAQ
From 10am or from 9am
GymEvery day
5am to midnight
PoolNo pool, no day pass
None

Source: the hotel’s Spa & Wellness page, checked · All sources

A relaxation area

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Dining at Le Meurice

A two-star restaurant, Philippe Starck’s Le Dalí, Bar 228, Cedric Grolet’s pastry shop, and afternoon tea and brunch at published prices.

Restaurant Le Meurice Alain Ducasse

Gastronomic restaurant

Two MICHELIN stars ·

Alain Ducasse with executive chef Amaury Bouhours, in a room inspired by the Salon de la Paix at Versailles and reinterpreted by Philippe Starck; dress code “Elegant” (smart casual, according to the hotel overview); hotel guests are offered a glass of Dom Pérignon 2017.

Dinner Monday–Friday 7–⁠9.30pm; closed throughout August 2026 · Official page ·

The Chef’s Table

Private room by the kitchen

Eight seats around a curved table, with a window onto the kitchen; set lunch and the two-star tasting menu.

Monday–Friday 12–⁠1.30pm (groups of 4 to 10, at least 48 hours ahead, bank guarantee) and 7–⁠9.30pm (€575 per person, prepaid; eight guests maximum); closed throughout August 2026 · Official page ·

Restaurant Le Dalí

All-day restaurant

Designed by Philippe Starck and inspired by Dalí; seasonal French cooking by chef Clémentine Bouchon; Cedric Grolet’s afternoon tea; children’s menu.

Lunch 12–⁠2.15pm, dinner 7.30–⁠9.30pm; afternoon tea Monday–Saturday 1.30–⁠5.15pm, Sunday 4.30–⁠5.15pm · Official page ·

Bar 228

Bar

Leather armchairs, painted ceilings and live jazz every evening; no shorts after 5pm.

Daily 2pm–1am; reservations for hotel guests only · Official page ·

La Pâtisserie du Meurice par Cedric Grolet

Pastry shop

Cedric Grolet’s boutique at 6 rue de Castiglione, around the corner; take-away only, no seating; Click & Collect.

From 12pm until sold out; Wednesday–Sunday (English page) or Wednesday–Friday (French page) · Official page ·

Breakfast

At Restaurant Le Dalí, in a separate setting inspired by the Salon de la Paix at Versailles, or in your room; Cedric Grolet’s pastries.

Monday–Saturday 7–⁠10.45am, Sunday 7–⁠9.30am · Official page ·

Cedric Grolet’s afternoon tea

€95per person, menu price

At Restaurant Le Dalí, Monday to Saturday from 1.30pm to 5.15pm, Sunday from 4.30pm to 5.15pm: savoury bites, Cedric Grolet’s sculpted seasonal fruit, a hot drink and pastries served throughout. VAT and the 5% staff contribution included; a glass of champagne is extra, from €36.

Source: the hotel’s afternoon tea menu, checked · All sources

Sunday brunch

€195per person, menu price

From 12.15pm to 2.15pm (the service was closed from 26 July to 5 September 2026): pastries, hot drinks, juice, assortments from the land and the sea, salads, a main course of your choice, matured cheeses and Cedric Grolet’s creations. VAT and the 5% employee contribution included; no child price; the page does not name the room, and the menu online dates from May 2025.

Source: the hotel’s brunch menu, checked · All sources

Pastries and a sculpted fruit
A gilded dining room
A dining room under a painted canvas ceiling
A bar with leather armchairs

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Le Meurice with children

Up to three guests in most categories, connecting rooms and a children’s menu at Le Dalí.

Of the 21 categories, 18 sleep up to three, and 19 list connecting rooms subject to availability, on their English or French page; the Classic Room and the Superior Room list none.

An extra bed costs €100 a night from age 13; a cot is free for children under 3. The hotel’s Family Time offer gives 50% off a second room, breakfast and a welcome gift for children; its terms are not set out on the page, and nothing says it applies to a booking through Expedia. The hotel publishes no free-stay age and no babysitting service.

  1. Your party

    Adults, children and ages

  2. One or two rooms

    Connecting, subject to availability

  3. Bed or cot

    Ask when you book

At the table

Le Dalí has a children’s menu; the breakfast and brunch page describes a “family” atmosphere.

Afternoon tea

The menu lists a single price, €95 per person, and no children’s price: ask before booking for a child.

Practical details

228 rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris · View on a map

AI-generated artistic illustration. Ink and watercolour drawing of the hotel’s long pale stone façade on rue de Rivoli, seen in three-quarter view from slightly above: on the ground floor, the arcades with their hanging lanterns, pale green valances and topiaries in planters; above, two running wrought-iron balconies, pale shutters and small green awnings, two flags, French and European, over the entrance; a zinc mansard roof with two rows of dormers. Two imaginary cars are parked in front.
Le Meurice on rue de Rivoli, drawn
The façade from the Tuileries Garden

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Arrival and departure

Check in from 3pm, check out by 12pm. City tax of €15.93 per person per night, on top of the rate.

Arriving by car

Parking is complimentary during your stay, according to the hotel; neither its location nor a valet service is stated.

Pets

Up to two small dogs under 7 kg per room, €40 per day per animal; welcome at Le Dalí in a bag or at the foot of the table, but not in Bar 228, the spa or at dinner in the gastronomic restaurant.

Accessibility and trains

Six suites are accessible. Gare du Nord, where the Eurostar arrives, is about 15 minutes away by car, according to the hotel; airport transfers on request.

Source: the hotel’s FAQ and useful information, checked · All sources

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Sources and checks

Sources were read, without staying or testing on site. Each date is when the fact was checked.

Categories, floor areas, views and occupancy

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Eiffel Tower views

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Connecting rooms and family offer

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