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Hôtel Europe Saint-Séverin

38-40 rue Saint-Séverin · 75005 Paris

A 59-room hotel beside Saint-Michel, with a broad range of room sizes, an Italian restaurant, and easy access to the Seine and lower Latin Quarter.

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Watercolor illustration of Hôtel Europe Saint-Séverin’s pale stone corner building and wraparound iron balcony.
Hôtel Europe Saint-Séverin’s present-day corner building on rue Saint-Séverin. Editorial illustration.

A closer look

Inside Hôtel Europe Saint-Séverin

Three original editorial illustrations based on the hotel’s documented rooms, décor, and private pool.

Editorial illustration of a Hôtel Europe Saint-Séverin room with exposed limestone and dark beams, modern white bedding, oak, and burgundy accents.
A beamed guest room, interpreted from the hotel’s documented historic structure and modern décor. Editorial illustration.
Editorial illustration of an upper Hôtel Europe Saint-Séverin room with honey-colored beams, neutral bedding, a red chair, and a small balcony.
A balcony room, interpreted from the hotel’s documented upper-floor rooms and rooftop views. Editorial illustration.
Editorial illustration of the Rim Café with a checkered floor, stone walls, dark beams, wood bistro tables, red napkins, and warm lights.
The Rim Café, interpreted from the hotel restaurant’s documented materials and dining-room layout. Editorial illustration.

About Hôtel Europe Saint-Séverin

Hôtel Europe Saint-Séverin occupies a corner building at 38–40 rue Saint-Séverin, close to the Saint-Michel transport hub. Its 59 rooms make it substantially larger than Hôtel Parc Saint-Séverin or Hôtel Esmeralda, and the range extends from compact Classic rooms to a top-floor Junior Suite.

Choose this address for Notre-Dame, Sainte-Chapelle, the Seine, and the operating Shakespeare and Company. Exposed beams and stone walls give parts of the hotel an old-Paris look, while the on-site Rim Café, breakfast buffet, room service, and 24-hour multilingual concierge add services the smallest hotels nearby do not offer.

Room sizes range from 11 square meters for a Classic room to 32 square meters for the Junior Suite. Street, courtyard, balcony, and rooftop-view categories create materially different stays. Travelers sensitive to size or street activity should compare the exact floor area and outlook before booking.

Good to know

This 59-room hotel offers a different scale and setting from the 27-room Hôtel Parc Saint-Séverin on rue de la Parcheminerie.

Who this hotel suits

Best for

  • Lower Latin Quarter sightseeing with convenient transport
  • Travelers who want an on-site restaurant and more services
  • Couples, solo travelers, or families comparing many room categories

Consider another area if

  • You want a tiny, secluded hotel rather than a 59-room property
  • You need more than 11–12 m² but plan to book an entry category
  • Your trip is centered on upper Latin Quarter or Montparnasse history

Location

What is nearby

38-40 rue Saint-Séverin, 75005 Paris

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Lower Latin Quarter

Across the Left Bank

Plan a day from the hotel

Must-visit places nearby

Three cultural places that fit naturally into a stay at this address. Open each place for its history and practical visitor details.

Landmark

Notre-Dame de Paris

The cathedral seen at night from the wooden footbridge off the Quai de Béthune — the still point of the finest walk in Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises, answered a decade later from the same river in Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer.

Park

Jardin du Luxembourg

Ernest Hemingway's daily shortcut and his hungry-day refuge — the park where he walked to avoid the smell of food, and studied the Cézannes in its museum on an empty stomach.

Bookshop

Shakespeare and Company (Rue de la Bûcherie)

George Whitman's bookshop by the Seine — opened as Le Mistral in 1951, renamed Shakespeare and Company in 1964 with Sylvia Beach's blessing, and still sleeping writers among its shelves.