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Le Meurice

Few grand hotels in Paris are closer to the Louvre. Le Meurice stands under the arcades of the rue de Rivoli, with the Tuileries Garden across the street.

The long front of Le Meurice on the rue de Rivoli, with arcades at street level, under a blue sky.
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Class
Five-star hotel, Palace
Opened
1815
Rooms
160 rooms and suites
Area
Rue de Rivoli, facing the Tuileries

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    What sets Le Meurice apart

    1. The position

      The hotel runs from the rue de Rivoli back to the rue du Mont Thabor, opposite the Tuileries Garden. The Louvre is one way along the arcades, the Orangerie and the Place de la Concorde the other, and the Musée d'Orsay is across the garden and the river.

    2. The rooms

      The rooms are furnished in the style of Louis XVI. Those on the front look over the trees of the Tuileries to the Left Bank, and the suite on the top floor has a terrace with a view of the whole city.

    3. Restaurant Le Meurice and Le Dalí

      The main restaurant is a room modelled on the Salon de la Paix at Versailles, overlooking the garden. Le Dalí, under a vast painted canvas, serves through the day, and Bar 228 is one of the classic hotel bars of Paris.

    4. Dalí and Starck

      Salvador Dalí took the Royal Suite for a month a year for thirty years, and the hotel has made the most of it since. Philippe Starck redesigned the public rooms in 2007 with the painter in mind.

    What it has

    • Spa
    • Restaurant Le Meurice
    • Le Dalí
    • Bar 228
    • Garden views
    • Fitness room

    Where Le Meurice is

    Address

    228 rue de Rivoli
    75001 Paris, France

    Nearest metro

    Tuileries, on line 1

    Museums and sights nearby

    Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.

    Two centuries on the rue de Rivoli

    Le Meurice opened in 1815, founded by a postmaster from Calais who saw that the British travellers arriving in Paris after Waterloo wanted a hotel that worked the way they were used to. It moved to its present address on the rue de Rivoli in 1835, and has been called the hotel of kings ever since: Alfonso XIII of Spain kept a suite here.

    From 1940 to 1944 it was the headquarters of the German military governor of Paris. It was here, in August 1944, that General Dietrich von Choltitz was in command when Paris was liberated.

    The hotel was rebuilt behind its façade in 1905 to 1907 and has been renovated several times since. It belongs to the Dorchester Collection, and was among the first hotels to receive the Palace distinction, in 2011.

    Le Meurice: common questions

    Where is Le Meurice?
    At 228 rue de Rivoli, in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. The nearest metro station is Tuileries, on line 1.
    Which museums and sights are near Le Meurice?
    Musée de l'Orangerie is 450 m away, Musée d'Orsay is 600 m away, Louvre Museum is 900 m away. Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
    Does Le Meurice have a swimming pool?
    No. Le Meurice has no swimming pool, though it has a spa.
    Is Le Meurice 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 Meurice open?
    In 1815. It has 160 rooms and suites.

    What visitors say about Le Meurice

    Rating from Google

    4.5

    2,112 ratings on Google

    Google's figures as read on 4 October 2026.

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