Le Meurice

About Le Meurice

Versailles provides the architectural cue for Le Meurice’s Alain Ducasse restaurant, where Philippe Starck reinterpreted the château’s Salon de la Paix. That interplay of classical grandeur and artistic invention gives this Paris hotel its character: Starck also designed Le Dalí, drawing on the surrealist’s playful imagination. Facing the Tuileries Garden on rue de Rivoli, with the Louvre a five-minute walk away, Le Meurice puts art within easy reach both indoors and out. Food is an equally compelling reason to linger, from the two-Michelin-starred restaurant to Cédric Grolet’s pastries sculpted to resemble fruit. In the evening, Bar 228 offers deep leather armchairs and live jazz—a more intimate setting within the hotel’s ornate world.

Why Celebrities Love Le Meurice

The hotel's artistic playfulness gives its splendour some wit, an appealing quality for guests who spend their lives around creative work. At the most extravagant end, Belle Etoile offers a private kitchen and a remarkable amount of outdoor space overlooking Paris. Even on a shorter visit, the combination of ambitious cooking and live jazz gives an evening a satisfying shape.