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Le Bristol Paris

The most discreet of the Paris palaces, a few doors from the Élysée, with a lawn and fountain where other hotels have a lobby.

The entrance of Le Bristol on the rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, under a canopy of glass and iron hung with greenery.
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Class
Five-star hotel, Palace
Opened
1925
Rooms
About 190 rooms and suites
Area
Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré

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    What sets Le Bristol Paris apart

    1. The garden

      The hotel is built around a French garden of more than a thousand square metres, with a lawn, a fountain and magnolias. The restaurant opens onto it, and in summer the tables move outside.

    2. The rooftop pool

      A swimming pool on the top floor, panelled in teak like the deck of a yacht, with windows over the roofs of Paris to Sacré-Cœur.

    3. The restaurants

      Epicure, the formal restaurant, in a room on the garden, and 114 Faubourg, a brasserie on two levels opened in 2009.

    4. The street

      The rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré is the street of the art galleries, the antique dealers and the couture houses, and of the presidential palace. The Champs-Élysées is a short walk away.

    What it has

    • Rooftop pool
    • Spa
    • Garden
    • Epicure
    • 114 Faubourg
    • Bar
    • Fitness room

    Where Le Bristol Paris is

    Address

    112 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
    75008 Paris, France

    Nearest metro

    Miromesnil, on lines 9 and 13

    Museums and sights nearby

    Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.

    The last independent palace

    Hippolyte Jammet bought the site in 1923 and opened Le Bristol in April 1925, naming it after an English earl famous as a traveller with exacting tastes. It was built to be quieter and more private than its rivals, and has stayed that way.

    In June 1940 it became the home of the American embassy in Paris, which spared it from being requisitioned. It has belonged since 1978 to the Oetker family, who own a small group of hotels, and is often described as the only great Paris hotel not part of a chain.

    A renovation lasting six years was finished in 2016. The hotel holds the Palace distinction, and appeared as itself in the film Midnight in Paris.

    Le Bristol Paris: common questions

    Where is Le Bristol Paris?
    At 112 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. The nearest metro station is Miromesnil, on lines 9 and 13.
    Which museums and sights are near Le Bristol Paris?
    Musée de l'Orangerie is 1.1 km away, Arc de Triomphe is 1.5 km away, Musée d'Orsay is 1.6 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
    Does Le Bristol Paris have a swimming pool?
    Yes. It has a swimming pool on the roof, with a view to Sacré-Cœur.
    Is Le Bristol Paris 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 Le Bristol Paris open?
    In 1925. It has about 190 rooms and suites.

    What visitors say about Le Bristol Paris

    Rating from Google

    4.7

    3,254 ratings on Google

    Google's figures as read on 4 October 2026.

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