Cheval Blanc Paris

French sophistication along the Seine
VERIFIED LUXURY

When Cheval Blanc Paris debuted in the landmark art deco building overlooking the Seine, it was the finishing touch in the five-year renovation of one of the fashion capital’s grande dame department stores: La Samaritaine. Joining LVMH’s handful of ultra-luxurious hotels in locales from St. Tropez to St. Barts, Paris marks the brand’s first urban maison. Intended to feel like a home (one with butler service and two acclaimed restaurants — including an outpost of well-known Milan seafood restaurant Langosteria), every element of the historical landmark building — which dates back a century — and its 72 rooms was handpicked to give the space a soul of its own.

Curated materials range from 20 different marbles to a selection of leathers, parchments and hand-painted patinas — plus collector-worthy paintings by abstract French artists and a series of lithographs by Sonia Delaunay. Taking advantage of its lively location on the Seine near Pont-Neuf, all of the rooms show off landmarks like the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame from the winter garden bay windows, while the suspended garden on the seventh floor features 360-degree vistas of the City of Light.

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Our Inspector's Highlights

  • Chef Arnaud Donckele helms one of the hottest tables in town, Plénitude, which revolves around market-fresh ingredients and the culinary culture of the countryside (sabayons, consommés), which he’s modernized with creatively composed “non-recipes” and sauces crafted with up to a dozen ingredients.
  • From the seventh-floor Le Tout-Paris, the terrace shows off one of the best panoramas of Paris’ skyline over the Seine.
  • While parents explore the city, children up to 12 can have their own adventure by going on treasure hunts or playing beneath the weather-themed interactive ceiling at the kids’ club, Le Carrousel.
  • The Dior Spa Cheval Blanc Paris is an urban escape in the center of the city and offers exclusive treatments and technology, like sapphire crystal micro-abrasion.
  • Make time to take a dip in the 100-foot infinity pool lined with handcrafted mosaics — it’s one of France’s longest hotel pools.

The Rooms

  • French haircare expert Leonor Greyl designed two shampoos and a hair mask exclusively for Cheval Blanc Paris, while the rest of the bath amenities — all in bottles shaped after the hotel’s art deco façade — feature signature scents designed by Maison Dior’s former perfumer François Demachy.
  • All of the marble-clad bathrooms are outfitted with large soaking tubs and walk-in showers that can be converted to steam rooms.
  • Every room category includes 24-hour majordome (butler) service, seamlessly handling everything from shoe shining (with Berluti products) to drawing candlelit baths.

Amenities
Bar
Gym
House car
Indoor pool
Spa
Getting There
8 Quai du Louvre, Paris, 75001 France
TEL33-0-1-40-28-00-00
NEARBY AIRPORT(S)
CDG (28-45 min)   ORY (18-30 min)