Paris

Le Meurice

1st (Louvre / Tuileries)

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.

Ritz Paris

1st (Place Vendôme)

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.

Le Pavillon de la Reine

Marais

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.

Saint-Germain (6th)

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.

Pullman Paris Tour Eiffel

7th (Eiffel Tower)

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.

Hôtel Montalembert

Saint-Germain (7th)

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.

Montmartre (18th)

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.

Eiffel Tower

The symbol of Paris — Gustave Eiffel's 1889 iron tower soaring over the city, with three visitor levels, a glass floor, restaurants, and a summit view that's the definitive Paris experience. Book ahead to skip the lines.

The Louvre Museum

The world's largest and most-visited art museum — a former royal palace holding the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo, and 35,000 works across millennia, entered through I.M. Pei's glass pyramid. Plan ahead and pick your highlights.

The world's great collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art — Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh, Degas, Cézanne — housed in a magnificent former Belle Époque railway station with its iconic giant clock.

Palace of Versailles

Louis XIV's staggering royal palace just outside Paris — the dazzling Hall of Mirrors, opulent state apartments, and vast formal gardens with fountains, the Grand Trianon, and Marie Antoinette's estate. A day-trip essential.

Seine River Cruise

Glide past the heart of Paris from the water — the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, Notre-Dame, and the bridges of the Seine, on a sightseeing, dinner, or evening cruise. One of the most relaxing and romantic ways to see the city.

Arc de Triomphe

Napoleon's monumental triumphal arch at the top of the Champs-Élysées — honoring France's armies, sheltering the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and offering a rooftop view down the twelve radiating avenues of the Étoile.

Sainte-Chapelle

A 13th-century Gothic jewel on the Île de la Cité — its upper chapel a breathtaking cage of stained glass, with 15 soaring windows of biblical scenes that bathe the interior in colored light. One of the most beautiful spaces in Paris.

Catacombs of Paris

An eerie underground ossuary beneath the city — miles of former quarry tunnels lined with the carefully arranged bones of millions of Parisians, relocated here over two centuries ago. A haunting, unforgettable descent.

An intimate museum in the Tuileries built around Monet's monumental Water Lilies — eight vast panels filling two oval rooms designed to immerse you in his garden at Giverny — plus a superb collection of Impressionist and modern masters.

Musée Rodin

The sculptor Auguste Rodin's works in an elegant 18th-century mansion and its beautiful sculpture garden — The Thinker, The Kiss, and The Gates of Hell among rose beds and lawns in the 7th, near Les Invalides.

The golden-domed landmark of the 7th — home to the Army Museum's sweep of French military history and, beneath the glittering Dôme church, the grand tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte.

Palais Garnier (Opéra)

Paris's opulent 19th-century opera house — a riot of marble, gold, and chandeliers, with a sweeping Grand Staircase, a mirrored Grand Foyer, and a ceiling painted by Chagall. The inspiration for The Phantom of the Opera.

Notre-Dame Cathedral

The Gothic masterpiece on the Île de la Cité, reopened in December 2024 after the 2019 fire — soaring nave, rose windows, and gargoyles at the very heart of Paris. Free to enter; the towers climb is separately ticketed.

Sacré-Cœur & Montmartre

The white-domed basilica crowning Montmartre, the highest point in Paris — sweeping free views over the whole city, and the winding, village-like streets of the old artists' quarter just below, with its square of painters and cafés.

A day trip from Paris to the village where Claude Monet lived and painted — his pink house, the flower gardens, and the famous water-lily pond with its Japanese bridge that inspired his greatest works. Seasonal (spring through fall).