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La Maison Favart
The hotel at 5 rue de Marivaux in August 2012.
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About La Maison Favart
A 39-room four-star hotel facing the Opéra-Comique, in a listed 1780s building at the address where the painter Francisco Goya lodged in 1824.
Best for
- Theatregoers who want to stay opposite the Opéra-Comique and close to the Palais Garnier.
- Couples looking for a small, quiet hotel with period decoration.
Know before you book
Check-in is from 3 pm and check-out is by noon. Breakfast is included only when the rate says so. Pets are accepted on the hotel's conditions and rates, so ask before you book. The hotel does not describe parking.
- The hotel
- 39 rooms and suitesDecorated as a tribute to Charles and Justine Favart.
- The view
- Opéra-ComiqueSome Deluxe rooms face the theatre.
- Wellness
- Bath and saunaIn the stone vaults, bookable for private sessions.
La Maison Favart stands at 5 rue de Marivaux in the 2nd arrondissement, beside place Boieldieu and directly facing the Opéra-Comique theatre. The hotel places itself between Quatre-Septembre and Richelieu-Drouot Métro stations, within walking distance of the Palais Garnier and the Grands Boulevards.
The 39 rooms and suites are decorated in an 18th-century spirit as a tribute to Charles-Simon Favart, the playwright after whom the Opéra-Comique's hall is named, and to his wife, the actress Justine Favart. Classic rooms have a double bed and a walk-in shower. Deluxe rooms have a double or twin beds, and some have a courtyard balcony or a view of the Opéra-Comique. Suites have two rooms, and family suites sleep four, some on two levels. The hotel does not publish room sizes.
There is no restaurant. Breakfast can be served in your room, afternoon tea is complimentary, and an honesty bar by the library fireplace is open from 3 pm to midnight. In the building's stone vaults the hotel has a relaxation bath, a sauna and a small cardio room, which can be booked for a private 60-minute session. Room service runs from 5 pm to midnight.
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
Classic Room
2 guests · double bed · walk-in shower
Room details
The hotel's standard room. Sizes are not published.
02 / ROOM CATEGORY
Deluxe Room
2 guests · double or twin beds · shower or bathtub
Room details
Some Deluxe rooms have a balcony on the courtyard, and others look directly at the Opéra-Comique.
03 / ROOM CATEGORY
Suite
Two rooms · shower and/or bathtub
Room details
A two-room suite with bathrobes and slippers.
04 / ROOM CATEGORY
Family Suite
Up to 4 guests · bedroom and living room with sofa bed
Room details
Some family suites are duplexes on two levels.
The practical details
Amenities & guest services
- 24-hour concierge
- Free Wi-Fi
- Individual air conditioning
- Gourmet minibar
- Complimentary afternoon tea
- Honesty bar, 3 pm to midnight
- Relaxation bath and sauna
- Rooms for guests with reduced mobility
Tea and honesty bar
Afternoon tea is served free every day, and the honesty bar by the fireplace in the library lounge is open from 3 pm to midnight.
Bath, sauna and cardio room
The relaxation bath, the sauna and a small room with a treadmill, a cross-trainer and a bike are in the building's stone vaults. The space can be booked for a private 60-minute session.
Room service and laundry
Room service runs from 5 pm to midnight. A laundry service is available.
The Paris Atlas · Beyond the booking
History & cultural connections
The history of La Maison Favart and Goya's stay
Rue de Marivaux was opened under letters patent of 1780 on the site of the former Hôtel de Choiseul, next to the theatre of the Comédie-Italienne, today the Opéra-Comique. The street is named after the playwright Pierre de Marivaux. Numbers 1 to 7, including the hotel, were built in 1780–1785, and their street façades and roofs have been a listed historic monument since 1975.[1][2]
A hotel called the Hôtel Favart was already operating on the street in 1823. That November, a Paris police report noted that a Spanish visitor, Jerónimo Goicoechea, had been living at the "hôtel Favart, rue de Marivaux" since 18 October.[3]
Goicoechea was a cousin of the wife of Javier Goya, the son of the painter Francisco Goya. When Francisco Goya came to Paris in the summer of 1824, the French police kept him under discreet watch. Their report of 15 July records that he had arrived on 30 June and was staying at 5 rue Marivaux, that he received no visitors, and that he went out only to see monuments and walk in public places. He left for Bordeaux around 1 September.[3]
The historian Manuel Núñez de Arenas, who published these police files in 1950, concluded that Goya lodged with Goicoechea on rue Marivaux. No single record names both the hotel and the house number. A plaque beside the hotel entrance states that Goya lived in the house in 1824.[3][4]
The hotel has traded as La Maison Favart since 2012 and belongs to the Lignée Hotels group.[5]
PhotographSources for this history
- 1.Ville de Paris open data — street names and origins (rue de Marivaux)
- 2.French Ministry of Culture, Mérimée database — Immeubles, 1, 3, 5, 7 rue de Marivaux (PA00086067)
- 3.Manuel Núñez de Arenas, "Manojo de noticias. La suerte de Goya en Francia", Bulletin Hispanique 52:3 (1950), pp. 233–242 (Persée)
- 4.Wikimedia Commons — the Goya plaque at 5 rue de Marivaux (2010)
- 5.Lignée Hotels — La Maison Favart
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La Maison Favart
5 rue de Marivaux, 75002 Paris
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Useful questions, clear answers
Where is La Maison Favart?
The hotel is at 5 rue de Marivaux, 75002 Paris, beside place Boieldieu and facing the Opéra-Comique. The hotel places itself between Quatre-Septembre and Richelieu-Drouot Métro stations.
Did Goya stay at La Maison Favart?
French police records place Goya at 5 rue Marivaux from 30 June 1824 for about two months, and a hotel called the Hôtel Favart was already operating on the street. The historian who published the records concluded that Goya lodged there with a relative by marriage; no single record names both the hotel and the house number.
What are the check-in and check-out times?
Rooms are available from 3 pm on the day of arrival and must be vacated by noon on the day of departure.
Does the hotel have a restaurant?
No. Breakfast can be served in your room, afternoon tea is free, the honesty bar is open from 3 pm to midnight and room service runs from 5 pm to midnight.
Are pets allowed?
Pets can be accepted on the conditions and rates the hotel sets, so ask before you book.
Who were Charles and Justine Favart?
Charles-Simon Favart was an 18th-century playwright, and the Opéra-Comique's hall, the Salle Favart, is named after him. His wife Justine Favart was an actress. The hotel's decoration is a tribute to the couple; neither is known to have lived in the building.
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Sources & image credits
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Image credits
Illustrations and reconstructions are labelled throughout this page.
- The hotel at 5 rue de Marivaux in August 2012.Remi Mathis, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsSource & reference
- The entrance in May 2010, before the 2012 renovation, with the plaque recording Goya's stay.Tangopaso, public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsSource & reference
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