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Located about a ten-minute walk from the fashionable Champs-Elysées, Le Bristol Paris is ideally situated and named after the fourth Earl of Bristol who was an adventurer and explorer. This historic hotel is renowned for its superior service and unbridled luxury. It features an impressive art collection and an ornate elevator from the 1940s.
The spacious rooms exude elegance with antique furnishings, wrought-iron balconies, high ceilings, and sweeping views of some of Paris’s best-loved sights such as the Sacré-Coeur Basilica, the Eiffel Tower or quintessential Parisian rooftops.
The hotel has two Michelin-starred restaurants, L’Épicure and the 114 Faubourg, as well chic Café Antonia and the tranquil Le Jardin Français, a beautiful garden with seating under orange trees.
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The traditionally styled rooms at Le Bristol each have their own individual design and are among the most spacious in Paris. Adorned with Louis XV- and Louis XVI-style antique rosewood furnishings, the rooms feature high ceilings and tall windows that flood each space with natural light. Beautiful fabrics, fresh flowers, and gilt-framed etchings or artworks accentuate the sense of refined elegance. Some rooms boast views of traditional Parisian rooftops from the wrought-iron balconies, while others overlook the Eiffel Tower or the Sacré-Coeur Basilica. All have separate baths and showers, as well as complimentary Wi-Fi, a TV and air conditioning.
Ideally situated in the 8th arrondissement, Le Bristol Paris is just a short walk from the fashionable Champs-Élysées, and about 20 minutes on foot from many of the major sites including the Arc de Triomphe, the Tuileries Garden and the Louvre. Paris’s north station, or Gare du Nord, is approximately half an hour's drive and Charles de Gaulle airport is about 45 minutes by car, depending on traffic.
For a formal French dining experience, L’Épicure boasts three Michelin stars and offers garden seating in the summer. Alternatively, the hotel’s vibrant brasserie, 114 Faubourg, also has a Michelin star. For lighter fare, Café Antonia offers all day food and drink, while Le Jardin Français is a tranquil spot to enjoy light lunches, afternoon tea or a relaxed evening meal beneath the orange trees.
Le Bristol Paris has a pool that overlooks the Eiffel Tower, a fitness facility offering personal training sessions, and a spa that offers a variety of luxurious treatments.
A ‘palace’ distinction hotel, Le Bristol is an absolute classic, traditional in style and effortlessly sophisticated. One of our preferred hotels in Paris, it's both historic and enchanting.
Where possible, we like to offer a range of accommodation for each stop of your trip, chosen by our specialists as some of their favorite places to stay. To help you make the right choice, we give each property a rating based on its facilities and service, but we also look for hotels with distinct character or a location that can’t be bettered.
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The following activities are designed to give you the most authentic experiences of the area where you’re staying. We work with local guides, who use their knowledge and often a resident’s eye to show you the main sights and more out-of-the-way attractions. Our specialists can also suggest outdoor pursuits and activities, such as cooking classes, that will introduce you to the traditions of the area’s inhabitants.
Aligre market tour with wine and cheese tasting
Explore a Paris food market like a local, chatting to the stall holders, learning about Parisian shopping habits and food provenance, and choosing fine cheeses for a paired wine-and-cheese tasting at the end of your tour.
Best of the Right Bank: Arc de Triomphe to the Marais
For an overview of the Paris landscape and its main sights, this fast-paced tour offers an introduction to the city's history and geography taking in the Eiffel Tower and Champs-Élysées as well as Notre-Dame, the Sacré-Coeur and the fashionable Marais.
Champagne discovery tour: vineyards, cellars & tastings
Learn about the secrets, traditions and strict rules behind the production of Champagne on a guided tour that offers the opportunity to meet local producers, visit vineyards and historic chalk pits, and sample some of these renowned sparkling wines.
Château de Versailles private tour
Explore the vast and extravagant palace of Louis XIV, the ‘Sun King’, on the outskirts of Paris. This lavish chateau is surrounded by seemingly endless formal gardens, while inside, no expense was spared in decorating its opulent rooms.
Claude Monet's house and gardens at Giverny
Monet's house and beloved gardens at Giverny, just north of Paris, offer a delightful insight into the Impressionist painter and his works. See his studio and home and wander through the gardens that so inspired his opus.
Macaron making class
Learn to make the classic French delicacy of macarons on a half-day course hosted by a professional chef. In a small group you're taught how to craft these much-loved treats with traditional techniques and classic fillings.
Paris’s islands on the Seine tour: Notre-Dame Cathedral & Sainte-Chapelle
Explore the very heart of medieval Paris on this guided tour, which takes you to the Gothic glories of Notre-Dame Cathedral and Sainte-Chapelle, and to a quiet residential island in the Seine River.
The Louvre and Musée d'Orsay
Learn about the history of the former royal palace of the Louvre before enjoying a guided tour of the museum's vast collection of art. Then cross the river to the Musée d'Orsay to browse Impressionist and post-Impressionist masterworks by Renoir, Gauguin and Van Gogh.
