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Paris Hotels by Neighborhood and Cultural Interest

Start with the Paris you want to explore—Saint-Germain cafés, Latin Quarter bookshops, Montparnasse studios, or the places associated with a particular writer.

Choose a neighborhood guide for Saint-Germain, the Latin Quarter, or Montparnasse. If a writer or bookshop is shaping the trip, start with the Literary Paris, Ernest Hemingway, or Shakespeare and Company guide.

Illustration of a small Paris hotel entrance, café tables, luggage, and rooftops.
Editorial illustration

Start with the trip you want

The neighborhood guides compare hotels within one part of Paris. The literary, Ernest Hemingway, and Shakespeare and Company guides bring together stays across several neighborhoods. The hotels below are a few places to begin.

Plan around the places

See what each hotel puts within your orbit

A quick guide to the cafés, bookshops, and landmarks that pair naturally with each stay. This shows relationships, not street distances.

  1. Hôtel Bel Ami

    7-11 rue Saint-Benoît

    • Café de Flore

      One of Saint-Germain’s landmark cafés, alongside Les Deux Magots and Brasserie Lipp.

    • Les Deux Magots

      On Place Saint-Germain-des-Prés, near the neighborhood’s other historic cafés.

    • Brasserie Lipp

      Part of the historic boulevard Saint-Germain café trio.

  2. Hôtel des Grandes Écoles

    75 rue du Cardinal Lemoine

  3. Hôtel des Académies et des Arts

    15 rue de la Grande Chaumière

A few places to start

Watercolor illustration of Hôtel Bel Ami’s cream façade and central glazed bay on rue Saint-Benoît.
Hôtel Bel Ami’s façade on rue Saint-Benoît. Editorial illustration.

Well placed for exploring

Hôtel Bel Ami

7-11 rue Saint-Benoît · 75006 Paris

A good base for Café de Flore, Les Deux Magots, Brasserie Lipp, and the nearby gallery streets.

Good to know: Ernest Hemingway’s Cardinal-Lemoine address and the rue Delambre cafés are in other parts of the Left Bank.

Places to explore

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Watercolor illustration of the leafy courtyard and pale pink façade of Hôtel des Grandes Écoles.
Hôtel des Grandes Écoles’ courtyard and garden. Editorial illustration.

Character and history

Hôtel des Grandes Écoles

75 rue du Cardinal Lemoine · 75005 Paris

Choose Hôtel des Grandes Écoles for its courtyard and garden near Cardinal-Lemoine, Place de la Contrescarpe, and rue Mouffetard.

Good to know: AFAR describes the rooms as small by American standards and the bathrooms as simple; the courtyard and neighborhood are the main attractions.

Places to explore

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Watercolor illustration of Hôtel des Académies et des Arts’ cream façade, green window boxes, and dark entrance.
Hôtel des Académies et des Arts on rue de la Grande Chaumière. Editorial illustration.

Character and history

Hôtel des Académies et des Arts

15 rue de la Grande Chaumière · 75006 Paris

Choose Hôtel des Académies et des Arts for its current arts program and its position near the studios and cafés of Montparnasse.

Good to know: This location favors Montparnasse; Saint-Germain and the Latin Quarter sit outside the immediate neighborhood.

Places to explore

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