2026 location index
Best Hotels in Paris
Compare 34 hotels using seven years of Forbes Travel Guide recognition history, weighted toward recent performance.
Ranked for consistency
Paris hotel rankings
34 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 |
| 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 |
| Cheval Blanc Paris | 4.96 | Paris | France | 5 | 5 | 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 |
| Grand Hôtel du Palais Royal | 4.00 | Paris | France | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Hotel Lancaster | 4.00 | Paris | 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 |
| 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 | ||
| Hôtel Barrière Le Fouquet's Paris | 3.90 | Paris | France | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Sofitel Le Scribe Paris Opéra | 2.98 | Paris | France | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| J.K. Place Paris | 2.89 | Paris | France | 3 | 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 | ||
| 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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