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Hôtel Lutetia

Every other palace in Paris is on the Right Bank. The Lutetia is in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, among the publishers, the cafés and the bookshops.

The Hôtel Lutetia at the corner of the boulevard Raspail and the rue de Sèvres, photographed in 1917.
Charles Lansiaux, CC0
Class
Five-star hotel, Palace
Opened
1910
Rooms
About 180 rooms and suites
Area
Saint-Germain-des-Prés

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    What sets Hôtel Lutetia apart

    1. The Left Bank

      The hotel stands at the crossroads of the boulevard Raspail and the rue de Sèvres, opposite Le Bon Marché, the department store whose owners built it. The Musée Rodin and the Musée d'Orsay are both within walking distance, and the Luxembourg Garden is ten minutes away.

    2. The building

      Its façade, of 1910, is where Art Nouveau turns into Art Deco: stone carved with vines and grapes, and long curved balconies. The interiors were restored between 2014 and 2018.

    3. Bar and brasserie

      Bar Joséphine, named for Josephine Baker, under a fresco uncovered during the restoration, and the Brasserie Lutetia on the corner, a meeting place of the neighbourhood for a century.

    4. The pool

      A spa on the lower level with a swimming pool seventeen metres long, lit from above.

    What it has

    • Indoor pool
    • Spa
    • Bar Joséphine
    • Brasserie Lutetia
    • Library
    • Courtyard
    • Fitness room

    Where Hôtel Lutetia is

    Address

    45 boulevard Raspail
    75006 Paris, France

    Nearest metro

    Sèvres-Babylone, on lines 10 and 12

    Museums and sights nearby

    Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.

    The hotel that remembers

    The Lutetia opened on 28 December 1910. It was built by the Boucicaut family, owners of Le Bon Marché across the street, so that the store's customers from the provinces had somewhere suitable to stay. Its architects were Louis-Charles Boileau and Henri Tauzin.

    Between the wars it was the hotel of writers and artists: James Joyce, Pablo Picasso, Josephine Baker. In the late 1930s German exiles opposed to the Nazis met here. Then the occupier took it over, as the headquarters of German military intelligence.

    In 1945 it became the place where survivors of the concentration camps were brought on their return to France, and where families came to look for them. A plaque on the façade records it. The hotel reopened in July 2018 after four years of restoration, and since April 2025 has been managed by Mandarin Oriental.

    Hôtel Lutetia: common questions

    Where is Hôtel Lutetia?
    At 45 boulevard Raspail, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. The nearest metro station is Sèvres-Babylone, on lines 10 and 12.
    Which museums and sights are near Hôtel Lutetia?
    Musée Rodin is 1.0 km away, Musée d'Orsay is 1.0 km away, Louvre Museum is 1.3 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
    Does Hôtel Lutetia have a swimming pool?
    Yes. It has an indoor swimming pool seventeen metres long, in the spa.
    Is Hôtel Lutetia a Palace hotel?
    Yes. It holds the Palace distinction, which the French state gives to a small number of five-star hotels judged exceptional.
    When did Hôtel Lutetia open?
    In 1910. It has about 180 rooms and suites.

    What visitors say about Hôtel Lutetia

    Rating from Google

    4.6

    2,533 ratings on Google

    Google's figures as read on 4 October 2026.

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