A character-rich small hotel in Paris — 20 rooms in a hôtel particulier on Rue des Beaux-Arts where Oscar Wilde died in 1900. Jacques Garcia's interior — a subterranean pool, a spiral staircase, rooms named for their historical residents — makes it a theatrically seductive boutique hotel.
Why We Chose It
L'Hôtel is a singular Paris experience: 20 rooms, a spiral staircase around a light-filled atrium, a small pool carved into the basement, and a history that no other property in the city can match. Oscar Wilde's room is bookable; Mistinguett's mirrored room is available; Frank Sinatra reportedly stayed in room 16. Jacques Garcia's 2000 restoration turned a decaying pension into one of the atmospheric small hotels in Europe.
What Stands Out
- Oscar Wilde's final address
- 20 rooms only
- Saint-Germain
- Jacques Garcia interiors
- Subterranean pool
- Spiral staircase atrium
- Most atmospheric small hotel in Paris