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Hôtel Molitor
The outdoor pool and blue cabin doors at Molitor.
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About Hôtel Molitor
A five-star hotel built around Molitor’s reconstructed Art Deco swimming baths, with indoor and outdoor pools, contemporary rooms and a collection of street art.
Best for
- Travelers who want swimming and a substantial wellness offering as part of their stay.
- Guests visiting the sports venues around Porte Molitor and Auteuil.
- Visitors interested in the meeting of Art Deco design and street art.
Know before you book
The hotel promises access to at least one pool year-round, rather than uninterrupted access to both. Superior and Executive rooms can face the city. Confirm pool opening arrangements, the precise room view, and any class or treatment bookings before your stay.
- Swimming
- Indoor and outdoor poolsThe hotel guarantees access to at least one pool throughout the year.
- Architecture
- Reconstructed Art Deco bathsYellow galleries and blue cabin doors surround the outdoor pool.
- Rooms
- Pool, city or porthole viewsChoose the specific room category for your preferred outlook.
Molitor is at the western edge of the 16th arrondissement, beside the sports grounds around Roland-Garros, Stade Jean-Bouin and the Parc des Princes. The hotel’s 124 rooms and suites occupy the complex around the outdoor pool. Yellow walls, blue cabin doors and white galleries give the central courtyard its distinctive appearance.
Jean-Philippe Nuel designed the accommodation with a calmer, contemporary palette. The categories differ in outlook as well as size: a Deluxe room faces the pool, while a Superior or standard Executive room may face the city. The Executive room with a porthole window is a separate category, and a terrace also requires a specific booking.
Swimming is central to a stay here. The hotel has a heated indoor pool and a heated outdoor pool, and its room page guarantees access to at least one pool throughout the year. Spa by Clarins offers treatments and a hammam; the sports club adds studios and training equipment. Restaurant Molitor, Bar Bikini and the seasonal rooftop provide several settings for a meal or a drink.
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
22 m² · queen bed
Room details
Views of either Paris or the pool; confirm the outlook when booking.
02 / ROOM CATEGORY
Deluxe Room
26 m² · king bed
Room details
Faces the outdoor pool and its blue cabins.
03 / ROOM CATEGORY
Executive Room
30 m²
Room details
A larger room with a view of the pool or the city.
04 / ROOM CATEGORY
Executive Room with Iconic Porthole Window
30 m² · pool view
Room details
A round window overlooks the outdoor pool, with a glass roof bringing in additional light.
05 / ROOM CATEGORY
Executive Room with Terrace
35 m² room · 80 m² private terrace
Room details
A specific terrace category with a large outdoor space.
06 / ROOM CATEGORY
Pool Suite with Balcony
50 m² · pool view
Room details
A suite with a separate living room and a balcony facing the outdoor pool.
07 / ROOM CATEGORY
La Grande Suite
60 m²
Room details
An apartment-style suite with a separate living room, bedroom and large bathroom.
The practical details
Amenities & guest services
- Heated indoor pool
- Heated outdoor pool
- Spa by Clarins
- Hammam
- Fitness and training studios
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Seasonal rooftop
- Selected rooms with private terraces
- Selected suites with balconies
- Street-art collection
Swimming and fitness
The complex has two heated pools, cardio and strength-training areas, and studios for activities including yoga, cycling and reformer Pilates. Ask which classes are available to hotel guests and whether advance booking or an extra charge applies.
Spa treatments
Spa by Clarins has 13 treatment rooms, including two rooms for couples. A separately bookable private Spa Suite has a sauna, whirlpool bath, treatment room and relaxation area.
Restaurants and bars
Restaurant Molitor faces the pool; Bar Bikini and the seasonal rooftop offer additional places to eat or drink. Club 1929 is reserved for hotel guests and club members.
The Paris Atlas · Beyond the booking
History & cultural connections
From swimming baths to a hotel around the pools
Molitor opened in 1929 as the Piscine Molitor Grands Établissements Balnéaires d’Auteuil, designed by Lucien Pollet. It joined an established group of sports facilities in western Paris, including Roland-Garros, Stade Jean-Bouin and the Parc des Princes. The baths provided indoor and outdoor swimming, while restaurants, a bar and other services made the complex a place to spend the day.[1]
Social events soon became part of Molitor’s life. Its history records an artists’ gala in 1931 and an annual Fête de l’Eau from 1934. By the 1970s, however, the business and building were in difficulty. Failing filtration, chlorine damage to the concrete and a glass roof needing repair contributed to the problems. The complex closed in 1989 when the operating lease ended.[1]
The empty baths became a setting for graffiti, photography, concerts and parties. Artists worked on the walls and in the drained pools, turning the abandoned structure into an informal studio. A redevelopment tender followed in 2007. When construction began in 2011, the damaged foundations and concrete required extensive demolition; the hotel identifies the rotunda and the entrance at 2 avenue de la Porte Molitor as the parts that could be saved.[1]
Molitor reopened on May 19, 2014, with the pools reconstructed to recover their earlier forms, railings, mosaics and colors. The new hotel brought 124 rooms and suites designed by Jean-Philippe Nuel around the outdoor pool. Artists associated with the abandoned site were invited back, and works in the indoor-pool cabins and hotel interiors preserve a connection to the years between the baths’ closure and the hotel’s opening.[1]
Sources for this history
See where you’ll be
Paris, just outside the door
The neighborhood: Auteuil
Before you go
Useful questions, clear answers
Does Molitor have an outdoor pool?
Yes. Molitor has a heated outdoor pool and a heated indoor pool. The hotel guarantees access to at least one throughout the year.
Do all rooms overlook the pool?
No. The current room descriptions say Superior and standard Executive rooms may face Paris or the pool. Deluxe rooms and the porthole Executive category have pool views.
Is this the original 1929 building?
Only partly. The hotel’s history says the rotunda and the entrance at 2 avenue de la Porte Molitor were saved during the redevelopment. Much of the deteriorated pool complex was demolished and faithfully reconstructed before the 2014 reopening.
Can I book a room with outdoor space?
Yes. There is a 35 m² Executive room with an 80 m² terrace and a 50 m² Pool Suite with Balcony. Book the named category to secure that feature.
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Sources & image credits
Hotel information reviewed .
Hotel information & sources
Image credits
Illustrations and reconstructions are labelled throughout this page.
- The outdoor pool and blue cabin doors at Molitor.The Paris AtlasSource & reference
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