2026 location index
Best Hotels in France
Compare 60 hotels using seven years of Forbes Travel Guide recognition history, weighted toward recent performance.
Ranked for consistency
France hotel rankings
60 hotels
| Property | Score | Destination | Country | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris | 5.00 | Paris | France | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel | 5.00 | French Riviera | France | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Hotel Plaza Athénée Paris | 5.00 | Paris | France | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel | 5.00 | Paris | France | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| La Réserve Paris | 5.00 | Paris | France | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Le Bristol Paris | 5.00 | Paris | France | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Le Meurice, Dorchester Collection | 5.00 | Paris | France | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Mandarin Oriental, Paris | 5.00 | Paris | France | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Ritz Paris | 5.00 | Paris | France | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Shangri-La Paris | 5.00 | Paris | France | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Airelles Courchevel, Les Airelles | 4.99 | The Alps | France | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Cheval Blanc Paris | 4.96 | Paris | France | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Royal Champagne Hotel & Spa | 4.96 | Champagne | France | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Airelles Gordes, La Bastide | 4.92 | French Riviera | France | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc | 4.92 | French Riviera | France | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Carlton Cannes, a Regent Hotel | 4.82 | French Riviera | France | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Hotel Lutetia | 4.10 | Paris | France | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Le Royal Monceau — Raffles Paris | 4.07 | Paris | France | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| The Peninsula Paris | 4.07 | Paris | France | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Airelles Saint-Tropez, Château de la Messardière | 4.00 | French Riviera | France | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Cheval Blanc St-Tropez | 4.00 | French Riviera | France | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Château Saint-Martin & Spa | 4.00 | French Riviera | France | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Grand Hôtel du Palais Royal | 4.00 | Paris | France | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Hotel Byblos Saint-Tropez | 4.00 | French Riviera | France | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Hotel Lancaster | 4.00 | Paris | France | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Hôtel Barrière Le Majestic | 4.00 | French Riviera | France | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| La Réserve Ramatuelle | 4.00 | French Riviera | France | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme | 4.00 | Paris | France | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Prince de Galles, A Luxury Collection Hotel | 4.00 | Paris | France | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Saint James Paris | 4.00 | Paris | France | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Terre Blanche | 4.00 | French Riviera | France | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Airelles Château de Versailles, Le Grand Contrôle | 3.97 | Paris | France | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Bvlgari Hotel Paris | 3.97 | Paris | France | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Cheval Blanc Courchevel | 3.97 | The Alps | France | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Le Negresco | 3.92 | French Riviera | France | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Hôtel Barrière Le Fouquet's Paris | 3.90 | Paris | France | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Hôtel Barrière Les Neiges | 3.86 | The Alps | France | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Le Barthélemy Hotel & Spa | 3.86 | St. Barts | France | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Airelles Val d'Isère | 3.69 | The Alps | France | 4 | |||||
| The Maybourne Riviera | 3.69 | French Riviera | France | 5 | 3 | ||||
| Coquillade Provence | 3.42 | French Riviera | France | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| San Régis Paris | 3.17 | Paris | France | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
| Hotel Balzac | 3.00 | Paris | France | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Hotel Napoleon Paris | 3.00 | Paris | France | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Hyatt Paris Madeleine | 3.00 | Paris | France | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Hôtel du Louvre, in The Unbound Collection by Hyatt | 3.00 | Paris | France | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| JW Marriott Cannes | 3.00 | French Riviera | France | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Sofitel Paris Le Faubourg | 3.00 | Paris | France | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Waldorf Astoria Versailles – Trianon Palace | 3.00 | Paris | France | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Hôtel Martinez | 2.99 | French Riviera | France | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Sofitel Le Scribe Paris Opéra | 2.98 | Paris | France | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| J.K. Place Paris | 2.89 | Paris | France | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Château de Berne | 2.77 | French Riviera | France | 3 | |||||
| Hôtel du Palais, Biarritz | 2.77 | Southwest France | France | 3 | |||||
| Le Cap Estel | 2.77 | French Riviera | France | 3 | |||||
| Sax Paris, LXR Hotels & Resorts | 2.77 | Paris | France | 3 | |||||
| L’Hotel du Collectionneur | 2.46 | Paris | France | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Hotel Raphael Paris | 1.69 | Paris | France | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| InterContinental Carlton Cannes | 0.24 | French Riviera | France | ||||||
| W Paris - Opéra | 0.24 | Paris | France |
Our methodology
Recognition that lasts
Hoslog looks across seven years of published designations. Recent recognition carries more influence, while earlier years reveal consistency. When a hotel goes unlisted, its previous recognition gradually fades.
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