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Hôtel Grand Powers
The entrance to Hôtel Grand Powers on rue François-Ier.
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About Hôtel Grand Powers
A 50-room five-star hotel in a stone corner building of 1890 on rue François-Ier, in the 8th arrondissement. It was called the Hôtel Powers from the 1920s until a renovation that ended in 2019. It has a restaurant and bar, Café 52, a small spa and suites that face the Eiffel Tower.
Best for
- Travellers who want a mid-sized five-star hotel a short walk from the Champs-Élysées and avenue Montaigne.
- Couples who want a room with a balcony or a suite facing the Eiffel Tower.
Know before you book
Check-in is from 3 pm and check-out is by noon. There is no pool. The hotel's French and English pages disagree about parking: the French page offers valet parking at €45 a day, while the English page says the hotel has no car park and points guests to a public one. Ask the hotel before arriving by car. Guests with reduced mobility are asked to contact the hotel in advance, and the number of adapted rooms is not published.
- The building
- Built in 1890A stone corner building with wrought-iron balconies.
- Café 52
- Open 7 am to midnightChef Maxime Raab, with a terrace on rue François-Ier.
- Eiffel Tower Suite
- 60 m² on the top floorIts windows face the Eiffel Tower.
Hôtel Grand Powers is at 52 rue François-Ier in the 8th arrondissement, on the corner of rue Pierre-Charron and about 250 metres from the Champs-Élysées. George V Métro station (line 1) and Franklin D. Roosevelt station (lines 1 and 9) are less than five minutes' walk away, according to the hotel.
The hotel has 50 rooms and suites on six floors. They range from Superior rooms of about 20 m² to the Eiffel Tower Suite, 60 m² on the top floor. Some rooms have a small balcony over the street, and some suites face the Eiffel Tower. Bathrooms are in white marble, and every room has a Nespresso machine and Diptyque toiletries.
Café 52, the restaurant and bar, is open from 7 am to midnight every day, with tables on a terrace along rue François-Ier. The chef is Maxime Raab, and food is served until 9:30 pm. The marble spa has a whirlpool bath, a hammam, a sauna and a treatment room, and it also takes non-guests. There is a gym but no pool.
The hotel belongs to Paristory, a group of four Paris hotels run by the sisters Alexandra and Julie Marang, and it is a member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World.
Choose the right fit
Rooms at a glance
Compare the hotel’s room categories, then check your preferred configuration and dates when booking.
01 / ROOM CATEGORY
Superior Room
From 20 m² · 1 or 2 guests · queen or twin beds
Room details
White marble bathroom with a shower, or a bath on request. Some have a balcony over the street.
02 / ROOM CATEGORY
Deluxe Room
26 m² · king or twin beds · bath
Room details
Large windows and a white marble bathroom with a bath.
03 / ROOM CATEGORY
Executive Room
About 31 m² · 2 guests · king or twin beds
Room details
Executive rooms with a balcony have a rain shower and take an extra bed for a third guest at €85 a night.
04 / ROOM CATEGORY
Junior Suite
45 m² · up to 3 guests with an extra bed · king or twin beds
Room details
A sitting area and a marble and brass bathroom with a bath and a rain shower. Some have a balcony, and one category faces the Eiffel Tower.
05 / ROOM CATEGORY
Family Suite
A 25 m² Superior room joined to a 13 m² sitting room
Room details
The suite's sitting room has its own bathroom, looks onto the courtyard and can serve as a second bedroom for one guest.
06 / ROOM CATEGORY
Eiffel Tower Suite
60 m² · top floor · bath and walk-in shower
Room details
The suite's windows face the Eiffel Tower, and the suite can connect to an Executive room.
The practical details
Amenities & guest services
- Café 52 restaurant and bar
- Terrace on rue François-Ier
- Spa with whirlpool bath, hammam and sauna
- Gym
- Room service, 24 hours
- Reception, 24 hours
- Concierge
- Pets up to 15 kg accepted for a fee
Breakfast
A buffet is served from 7 am to 10:30 am every day, in Café 52 or in your room. The hotel does not publish the price.
Sunday brunch
Café 52 serves brunch on Sundays for €82 per person. The hotel's pages give both 12 pm and 12:30 pm as the start time, so check when booking.
Spa and gym
The spa is open from 9 am to 9 pm and also takes non-guests. The gym is open from 6 am to 11 pm and is free for hotel guests, according to the hotel's FAQ.
Pets
Pets up to 15 kg are welcome for €35 a day. Tell the hotel before you arrive.
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History & cultural connections
The history of the Hôtel Powers
Rue François-Ier was named by an imperial decree of 1861. Its name comes from a house known as the house of Francis I, which was moved in 1823 to the corner of the cours la Reine and rue Bayard. The house first gave its name to the nearby place François-Ier.[1]
The building went up in 1890. In July of that year Albert Le Voisvenel, its owner and architect, applied for a permit to build on the corner of rue François-Ier and rue Pierre-Charron. By 1914 it held furnished apartments for rent, according to a newspaper report of a theft from one of them.[2][3]
A hotel called the Hôtel Powers was advertising at 52 rue François-Ier by January 1923, with a restaurant, reception rooms and a winter garden. In 1928 it advertised every day in the Paris edition of the Chicago Tribune.[4][5]
The hotel today says it opened in 1920. The newspapers of the time show an earlier Hôtel Powers about 600 metres away, at 69 avenue d'Antin, now avenue Franklin-D.-Roosevelt. It was there from at least 1916, was still advertising there in February 1920 and was still listed there in a 1921 street directory. Whether that business moved to rue François-Ier is not known.[6][7][8]
The Marang family, who run the Paristory hotel group, renovated the building under a planning permit granted in July 2016. The permit allowed lifts to every floor and the enclosing of the inner courtyards. A photograph from April 2017 still shows the Hôtel Powers signs. The hotel reopened as the Grand Powers in February 2019, with interiors by the decorator Cathy Crinon.[9][10][11]
PhotographSources for this history
- 1.Ville de Paris open data — street names and origins (rue François-Ier)
- 2.Bulletin municipal officiel de la Ville de Paris, 22 July 1890, p. 4 — building permit requests (Gallica)
- 3.Le Matin, 17 February 1914, p. 2 — furnished apartment at 52 rue François-Ier (Gallica)
- 4.La Revue diplomatique, 31 January 1923, p. 15 — Hôtel Powers advertisement (Gallica)
- 5.Chicago Tribune, European edition, 7 April 1928, p. 6 — hotel advertisements (Gallica)
- 6.La République française, 13 November 1916, p. 2 — Hôtel Powers, 69 avenue d'Antin (Gallica)
- 7.New York Herald, European edition, 14 February 1920, p. 3 — Hotel Powers, 69 avenue d'Antin (Gallica)
- 8.Annuaire du commerce Didot-Bottin, 1921 — avenue Victor-Emmanuel-III, no. 69 (Gallica)
- 9.Ville de Paris open data — planning permits (PC 075 108 15 V0079, 2016)
- 10.L'Hôtellerie Restauration, 27 February 2019 — "Le Grand Powers s'offre une nouvelle vie"
- 11.Hôtel Grand Powers — the Paristory group and the Marang family
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Paris, just outside the door
Places to discover nearby
street · Champs-Élysées (8th)
Rue Pierre-Charron
The street where Edith Wharton's refugee organisations ran a grocery depot during the First World War. No building number survives in the record, so this is a street-level entry rather than an address.
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office · Champs-Élysées (8th)
American War Relief Clearing House, 5 rue François-Ier
The Paris address to which Edith Wharton told readers of The Book of the Homeless to send donations in kind — the clearing house through which American war relief reached the French charities.
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theatre · Champs-Élysées
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
The concrete temple of the avant-garde — where The Rite of Spring caused a riot in 1913, and the Ballet Mécanique caused another in 1926, with Ezra Pound shouting over the pianolas.
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Useful questions, clear answers
Where is Hôtel Grand Powers?
At 52 rue François-Ier, 75008 Paris, on the corner of rue Pierre-Charron. The Champs-Élysées is about 250 metres away, and George V and Franklin D. Roosevelt Métro stations are less than five minutes' walk.
Is the Grand Powers the old Hôtel Powers?
Yes. The hotel at 52 rue François-Ier was called the Hôtel Powers from the 1920s. It reopened under the name Grand Powers in February 2019 after a renovation.
Does the hotel have a pool?
No. The spa has a whirlpool bath, a hammam, a sauna and a treatment room, and there is a gym.
Do any rooms face the Eiffel Tower?
Yes. The Eiffel Tower Suite on the top floor and one category of Junior Suite with a balcony face the tower.
What are the check-in and check-out times?
Check-in is from 3 pm and check-out is by noon.
Are pets allowed?
Yes. Pets up to 15 kg are welcome for €35 a day if you tell the hotel before you arrive.
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Sources & image credits
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Image credits
Illustrations and reconstructions are labelled throughout this page.
- The entrance to Hôtel Grand Powers on rue François-Ier.The Paris Atlas, AI-generated illustration based on visual references.
- The hotel in April 2017, still signed as the Hôtel Powers, before the renovation that reopened it as the Grand Powers in 2019.Thomon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsSource & reference
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