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Hôtel La Bourdonnais
Hôtel La Bourdonnais
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About Hôtel La Bourdonnais
A 53-room four-star hotel near the École Militaire and the Champ-de-Mars, reopened in 2026 after a redesign by Oscar Lucien Ono, with the Minuit Express cocktail bar.
Best for
- Travellers who want a quiet street near the Eiffel Tower, the Champ-de-Mars and rue Cler.
- Families who need a junior suite for four.
Know before you book
Single and Classic rooms are small and cannot take a cot. Check-in is from 3 pm and check-out is by noon, under the group's terms of sale. Ask the hotel about step-free access before booking.
- The hotel
- 53 rooms and junior suitesReopened in March 2026 after a full redesign.
- The bar
- Minuit ExpressCocktails and sharing plates from late afternoon.
- Location
- École MilitaireClose to the Champ-de-Mars and rue Cler.
Hôtel La Bourdonnais is at 111–113 avenue de La Bourdonnais in the 7th arrondissement, at the École Militaire end of the avenue. The hotel gives walking times of about 5 minutes to the Champ-de-Mars, 12 minutes to the Eiffel Tower and 13 minutes to Les Invalides, and the food shops of rue Cler are close by.
The 53 rooms and junior suites were redesigned by Oscar Lucien Ono of Maison Numéro 20, who took the golden age of long-distance train travel as his theme, and the hotel reopened in March 2026. Single rooms measure 12 to 13 m², Classic rooms 15 to 17 m², Executive rooms 18 to 23 m² and Deluxe rooms 24 to 28 m². Classic and Executive rooms are also sold with a view of the Eiffel Tower, and Junior Suites of 28 to 33 m² sleep up to four.
The hotel bar, Minuit Express, serves cocktails and sharing plates in the evening, and breakfast is a buffet in the bar area. There is a meeting room for up to 50 people. The hotel has no restaurant, spa or gym.
Choose the right fit
Rooms at a glance
Compare the hotel’s room categories, then confirm your preferred configuration and dates directly with the hotel.
01 / ROOM CATEGORY
Single Room
12–13 m² · 1 guest
Room details
Small rooms designed like cabins. A cot cannot be added.
02 / ROOM CATEGORY
Classic Room and Classic Eiffel Tower Room
15–17 m² · 2 guests
Room details
Decorated in terracotta and sand tones. The Eiffel Tower version looks towards the tower. A cot cannot be added in Classic rooms.
03 / ROOM CATEGORY
Executive Room and Executive Eiffel Tower Room
18–23 m² · 2 guests
Room details
Beige and straw-coloured natural materials. The Eiffel Tower version looks towards the tower.
04 / ROOM CATEGORY
Deluxe Room
24–28 m² · 2 guests
Room details
The largest double rooms, in terracotta tones.
05 / ROOM CATEGORY
Junior Suite
28–33 m² · up to 4 guests · shower or bathtub
Room details
Designed for couples or families, in two layouts.
The practical details
Amenities & guest services
- 24-hour reception and concierge
- Air conditioning
- Free Wi-Fi
- Coffee machine and kettle
- Lift
- Free luggage storage
- Room service
- Pets accepted for a fee
Minuit Express
The bar opens on Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday from 4 pm to 11:30 pm, and on Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 5 pm to 1 am. The hotel's pages give slightly different hours, so check before you go.
Breakfast
A buffet is served in the bar area from 7 am to 10:30 am on weekdays and until 11 am at weekends and on public holidays.
Parking and pets
The hotel offers parking nearby for €40 a day, booked in advance. It is unavailable from July to mid-September. Pets cost €15 a night up to 5 kg and €30 a night above.
The Paris Atlas · Beyond the booking
History & cultural connections
The history of Hôtel La Bourdonnais
Avenue de La Bourdonnais was laid out in 1770 beside the École Militaire, the military academy founded under Louis XV. It is named after Bertrand François Mahé de La Bourdonnais (1699–1753), a French naval officer and governor of the islands now called Mauritius and Réunion.[1]
The hotel was owned by one family for about half a century before the Inwood hotel group bought it in May 2012, when it was a three-star hotel with 54 rooms.[2]
Until 2004 the building also held a gastronomic restaurant, La Cantine des Gourmets. According to the LesRestos guide, its chef Jean-François Rouquette left for the Hôtel Scribe in 2003. He later led the kitchen of PUR' at the Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme. The hotel's tea room became the Gloster cocktail bar in 2017, and the bar reopened as Minuit Express after the 2026 renovation.[3][4][5][6]
About 300 metres away, James Joyce lived at 2 square de Robiac from 1925 to 1931, his longest Paris address, while writing the book that became Finnegans Wake.[7]
Sources for this history
- 1.Ville de Paris open data — street names and origins (avenue de La Bourdonnais)
- 2.Inwood — press release: Inwood acquires the Hôtel la Bourdonnais (16 May 2012)
- 3.Internet Archive — Hôtel La Bourdonnais website, 2002 (La Cantine des Gourmets)
- 4.LesRestos — Le Bourdonnais, La Cantine des Gourmets, 113 avenue de La Bourdonnais
- 5.Business Marchés — how the Gloster widened the hotel bar's clientele (11 July 2020)
- 6.Hôtel La Bourdonnais — the renaissance of La Bourdonnais (6 April 2026)
- 7.The Paris Atlas — 2 square de Robiac, James Joyce's longest Paris address
See where you’ll be
Paris, just outside the door
Hôtel La Bourdonnais
111–113 avenue de La Bourdonnais, 75007 Paris
Eiffel Tower and École Militaire
Places to discover nearby
landmark · Champ de Mars
Eiffel Tower
The tower at the era's edge of vision — and in the twenties and thirties, a champagne advertisement three hundred meters tall, fizzing in lights over everyone's night walks.
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museum · Invalides (7th)
Musée Rodin
An eighteenth-century Paris mansion where Auguste Rodin rented four rooms in 1908, later took the whole building, and which he gave away in advance — donating his entire output to the French State on condition it buy the house and turn it into his museum. It opened in 1919, two years after his death.
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salon · Champ de Mars
The Salon on the Avenue Charles Floquet
The drawing room by the Champ de Mars where Ezra Pound the composer made his debut — the Villon songs, heard by invitation before anyone believed he'd really done it.
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Useful questions, clear answers
Where is Hôtel La Bourdonnais?
The hotel is at 111–113 avenue de La Bourdonnais, 75007 Paris, near the École Militaire. The hotel gives about a 12-minute walk to the Eiffel Tower and 5 minutes to the Champ-de-Mars.
Which rooms face the Eiffel Tower?
The Classic Eiffel Tower and Executive Eiffel Tower rooms look towards the tower. Book one of those categories if the view matters.
What are the check-in and check-out times?
Under the group's terms of sale, rooms are available from 3 pm and must be vacated by noon. Tell the hotel if you will arrive after 6 pm.
Does the hotel have a restaurant?
No. Minuit Express serves cocktails and sharing plates in the evening, and breakfast is a buffet in the bar area.
Is parking available?
Yes, nearby, for €40 a day, booked in advance. The car park is unavailable from July to mid-September.
Are pets allowed?
Yes, for €15 a night up to 5 kg and €30 a night above.
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