
Ritz Paris
Vendôme, Louvre & Palais-Royal · Paris
A sense of the place
Why it's in the collection
Because César Ritz opened it on Place Vendôme in 1898 and the house – Bar Hemingway, L'Espadon, the Ritz Club & Spa – is still independent, and holds five-star standing.
- Opened by César Ritz in 1898 on Place Vendôme; independent, owned by the Al-Fayed family.
- Bar Hemingway, L'Espadon and the Ritz Club & Spa; Three MICHELIN Keys in the 2025 selection.
- Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star 2026 for the hotel; holds five-star standing.
The neighborhood
Le Meurice, Dorchester Collection · Vendôme, Louvre & Palais-Royal — Arthur Weidmann · CC BY-SA 4.0Vendôme, Louvre & Palais-Royal
The line from Place de la Concorde to the Palais-Royal, with six of the twenty-three hotels. It takes in the Tuileries and the Louvre along the river, Place Vendôme and rue de la Paix for the jewelers, rue Saint-Honoré for the shops, the gardens and arcades of the Palais-Royal at the end, and La Samaritaine on the Seine at the Pont-Neuf.
- Place Vendôme and its jewelers, at the door.
- Rue de la Paix and the Opéra Garnier, to the north.
- The Tuileries and rue Saint-Honoré, to the south.
“César Ritz's hotel of 1898 on Place Vendôme – Bar Hemingway, L'Espadon and the Ritz Club & Spa, independent to this day.”
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