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Where to Stay in Saint-Germain-des-Prés

Compare Hôtel Bel Ami near the boulevard cafés, L’Hôtel—where Oscar Wilde spent his final months—and La Louisiane, an independent hotel with a long artistic and literary history.

Choose Hôtel Bel Ami for Café de Flore, Les Deux Magots, and Brasserie Lipp; L’Hôtel for its Oscar Wilde history; or La Louisiane for a simpler stay in a hotel associated with Jean-Paul Sartre, Juliette Gréco, Miles Davis, and other artists.

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Choose the Saint-Germain experience

Hôtel Bel Ami puts the classic café circuit at the center of the stay. L’Hôtel offers a smaller, more intimate setting with Oscar Wilde history inside the building. La Louisiane is the simpler choice, with rooms that reflect its independent character and a long record of artistic life.

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.

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.
L’Hôtel
13 rue des Beaux-Arts
- Les Deux Magots
  On Place Saint-Germain-des-Prés, near the neighborhood’s other historic cafés.
- Café de Flore
  One of Saint-Germain’s landmark cafés, alongside Les Deux Magots and Brasserie Lipp.
- Sylvia Beach’s Shakespeare and Company
  Adds the original rue de l’Odéon bookshop to a literary Saint-Germain day.
Hôtel La Louisiane
60 rue de Seine
- Sylvia Beach’s Shakespeare and Company
  Links rue de Seine to the original rue de l’Odéon bookshop story.
- 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.

Hotels to consider

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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The entrance and cream stone façade of L’Hôtel on rue des Beaux-Arts. — L’Hôtel on rue des Beaux-Arts, photographed in 2019. Photo: Celette. Source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Character and history

L’Hôtel

13 rue des Beaux-Arts · 75006 Paris

Choose L’Hôtel if staying in Oscar Wilde’s final home matters as much as exploring the cafés, galleries, and literary addresses of Saint-Germain.

Good to know: The hotel has only 20 rooms, a very small elevator, and areas that may be difficult for travelers with reduced mobility.

Places to explore

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Watercolor illustration of Hôtel La Louisiane’s present-day red entrance and pale stone façade on rue de Seine. — Hôtel La Louisiane’s present-day entrance on rue de Seine. Editorial illustration.

Character and history

Hôtel La Louisiane

60 rue de Seine · 75006 Paris

Choose Hôtel La Louisiane for its history as a Saint-Germain address for writers, artists, and musicians.

Good to know: France-Amérique describes the rooms as spartan, so the appeal is the hotel’s character and history rather than polished luxury.

Places to explore

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Exterior reconstruction of Esprit Saint Germain at 22 rue Saint-Sulpice, Paris — Exterior reconstruction.

5-star hotel

Esprit Saint Germain

22 rue Saint-Sulpice · 75006 Paris

A small five-star hotel on rue Saint-Sulpice, with individually decorated rooms, comfortable lounges and a private wellness space.

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Exterior reconstruction of Hôtel d’Aubusson at 33 rue Dauphine, Paris — Exterior reconstruction.

5-star hotel

Hôtel d’Aubusson

33 rue Dauphine · 75006 Paris

A five-star Saint-Germain hotel with jazz at Café Laurent, an interior patio and a 20-metre swimming pool.

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Hôtel Montalembert’s entrance, photographed in 2025. — Hôtel Montalembert’s entrance, photographed in 2025. Jakob N. Layman / BsigantureHotels / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0. Original photograph; display may crop the edges.

5-star hotel

Hôtel Montalembert

3 rue Montalembert · 75007 Paris

A 50-room hotel opened in 1926, with Pascal Allaman interiors, a restaurant and bar, and a small wellness area near rue du Bac.

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Reference-based illustration of the reception at La Villa Saint-Germain des Prés. — Reception at La Villa Saint-Germain des Prés. The Paris Atlas, AI-generated illustration based on visual references.

5-star hotel

La Villa Saint-Germain des Prés

29 rue Jacob · 75006 Paris

A 22-room hotel on rue Jacob, with interiors by Bruno Borrione, a counter-current swimming pool, a sauna and a two-bedroom suite for four.

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Reference-based illustration. Classic room at Pavillon Faubourg Saint-Germain. — Classic room at Pavillon Faubourg Saint-Germain. The Paris Atlas — reference-based illustration.

5-star hotel

Pavillon Faubourg Saint-Germain

5 rue du Pré-aux-Clercs · 75007 Paris

A 47-room hotel in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, with Les Parisiens restaurant, a James Joyce bar and a spa in vaulted cellars.

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AI-generated illustration of a bedroom at Villa-des-Prés: a bed with cushions printed with line drawings, a burgundy headboard and bench, a lacquered red chest of drawers, a brass wall light and a large abstract painting. — An AI-generated view of a bedroom at Villa-des-Prés. The Paris Atlas, AI-generated illustration based on visual references.

5-star hotel

Villa-des-Prés

29 rue de Buci · 75006 Paris

A five-star hotel with 34 rooms and suites at 29 rue de Buci in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, opened in December 2023 in a building from the early 1910s. Bruno Borrione designed the interiors, original abstract artworks hang in every room, and guests have a 13-meter indoor pool.

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Editorial illustration of the present-day hotel entrance and neighbouring shops at 153 boulevard Saint-Germain. — Present-day entrance at 153 boulevard Saint-Germain. The Paris Atlas

4-star hotel

Hôtel Au Manoir Saint-Germain

153 boulevard Saint-Germain · 75006 Paris

A 28-room hotel on boulevard Saint-Germain, with Superior and Deluxe rooms, breakfast and the cafés of Saint-Germain-des-Prés close by.

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Exterior reconstruction of Hôtel Baume at 7 rue Casimir Delavigne, Paris — Exterior reconstruction.

4-star hotel

Hôtel Baume

7 rue Casimir Delavigne · 75006 Paris

An Art Deco-inspired hotel by the Odéon, with a glass-roofed lounge, honesty bar and rooms drawn from the style of the 1930s.

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Exterior reconstruction of Hôtel de Buci at 22 rue de Buci, Paris — Exterior reconstruction.

4-star hotel

Hôtel de Buci

22 rue de Buci · 75006 Paris

An intimate rue de Buci hotel with rich fabrics, a winter garden and a private spa in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés.

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Illustration of Hôtel de l’Abbaye’s ivy-lined entrance courtyard, open iron gate and green awning. — Daylight illustration of the entrance courtyard at Hôtel de l’Abbaye. The Paris Atlas

4-star hotel

Hôtel de l’Abbaye

10 rue Cassette · 75006 Paris

Hôtel de l’Abbaye is a four-star hotel on rue Cassette, with 43 rooms and suites arranged around a garden and courtyard. Traditional fabrics, a fireside lounge and a small dining terrace make it a quiet base near Saint-Sulpice.

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The façade and entrance of Hôtel des Saints Pères at 65 rue des Saints-Pères, photographed in 2011. — Hôtel des Saints Pères, photographed in 2011. Reinhardhauke / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Original photograph; display may crop the edges

4-star hotel

Hôtel des Saints Pères

65 rue des Saints-Pères · 75006 Paris

A 38-room hotel on rue des Saints-Pères, with a planted courtyard, antique furnishings and a seventeenth-century ceiling fresco in its Signature Junior Suite.

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Hôtel Luxembourg Parc at 42 rue de Vaugirard, with green shutters and plants outside the entrance, photographed in 2019. — Hôtel Luxembourg Parc on rue de Vaugirard, photographed in 2019. Celette / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Original photograph; display may crop the edges

4-star hotel

Hôtel Luxembourg Parc

42 rue de Vaugirard · 75006 Paris

A small hotel opposite the Luxembourg Gardens, with Louis XV and Napoleon III-style rooms, a bar, a gym and a courtyard filled with sculpture.

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Reference-based illustration of the entrance of Hôtel Récamier at 3 bis place Saint-Sulpice. — Entrance at 3 bis place Saint-Sulpice. The Paris Atlas, AI-generated illustration based on visual references.

4-star hotel

Hôtel Récamier

3 bis place Saint-Sulpice · 75006 Paris

A 24-room hotel on place Saint-Sulpice, with interiors by Jean-Louis Deniot, a courtyard garden and complimentary afternoon tea.

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Reference-based illustration of the entrance of Hôtel Saint-André des Arts at 66 rue Saint-André des Arts. — Entrance at 66 rue Saint-André des Arts. The Paris Atlas, AI-generated illustration based on visual references.

4-star hotel

Hôtel Saint-André des Arts

66 rue Saint-André des Arts · 75006 Paris

A 30-room hotel with colourful interiors by Chloé Nègre, a retro-style bar and a reservable whirlpool and treatment room in Saint-Germain-des-Prés.

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Illustration of Le Relais Saint-Germain’s white façade, flower-filled windows, black iron railings and dark awnings. — The flower-lined façade of Le Relais Saint-Germain on carrefour de l’Odéon. The Paris Atlas

4-star hotel

Le Relais Saint-Germain

9 carrefour de l’Odéon · 75006 Paris

A 22-room hotel on carrefour de l’Odéon, with individually furnished literary rooms, exposed beams and Le Comptoir bistro downstairs.

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Black-and-white present-day view of guests arriving at the Hôtel du Quai Voltaire beside the Seine — The restored entrance at number 19 today, with the Seine and the Louvre-side quay beyond.

Hotel

Hôtel du Quai Voltaire

19 quai Voltaire · 75007 Paris

Hôtel du Quai Voltaire reopened in March 2025 with 30 rooms at 19 quai Voltaire.

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Black-and-white present-day view of guests arriving at Hôtel Madison opposite Saint-Germain-des-Prés church — The hotel today at the Saint-Germain intersection Camus knew, directly opposite the church.

Hotel

Hôtel Madison

143 boulevard Saint-Germain · 75006 Paris

Hôtel Madison faces Saint-Germain-des-Prés at 143 boulevard Saint-Germain.

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Hôtel Pont Royal, photographed in August 2015. — Hôtel Pont Royal, photographed in August 2015. Norio NAKAYAMA / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0. Original photograph; display may crop the edges.

Hotel

Hôtel Pont Royal

5-7 rue de Montalembert · 75007 Paris

A 75-room hotel near rue du Bac, with a literary past, live jazz at Bar F-Sharp and selected rooms with balconies or Eiffel Tower views.

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Pen-and-ink illustration of the Hôtel Verneuil façade at 8 rue de Verneuil, window boxes at every window and the hotel's hanging sign at the corner — The façade at 8 rue de Verneuil, with the hotel's sign over the pavement.

Hotel

Hôtel Verneuil

8 Rue de Verneuil · 75007 Paris

Hôtel Verneuil is a 26-room hotel on rue de Verneuil.

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Lutetia’s façade, photographed in April 2021. — Lutetia’s façade, photographed in April 2021. Arthur Weidmann / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0. Original photograph; display may crop the edges.

Hotel

Mandarin Oriental Lutetia, Paris

45 boulevard Raspail · 75006 Paris

The historic Lutetia on boulevard Raspail, with a 17-metre indoor pool, Bar Joséphine and rooms ranging from courtyard doubles to rooftop suites.

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Photorealistic illustration of Le Grand Hôtel Cayré, with a curved glass entrance canopy, pale stone balconies, potted shrubs and pavement café tables. — The entrance and brasserie terrace on boulevard Raspail. The Paris Atlas

Hotel

Miiro Le Grand Hôtel Cayré

4 boulevard Raspail · 75007 Paris

A restored hotel at the meeting of boulevard Raspail and rue du Bac, with Michaelis Boyd interiors, 123 rooms and suites, a French brasserie and a bar in a former dispensary.

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Reference-based illustration of the library lounge at Relais Christine. — The library lounge at Relais Christine. The Paris Atlas · reference-based illustration

Hotel

Relais Christine

3 rue Christine · 75006 Paris

A 48-room hotel behind a courtyard on rue Christine, with Laura Gonzalez interiors, garden suites and a Guerlain spa beneath medieval vaults.

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AI-generated illustration of J.K. Place Paris on rue de Lille: a pale limestone façade with rows of tall windows and flower boxes, mansard dormers, and a small cart with a blue-and-white umbrella beside the entrance. — An AI-generated view of J.K. Place Paris at 82 rue de Lille. The Paris Atlas, AI-generated illustration based on visual references.

Near Saint-Germain-des-Prés · 5-star hotel

J.K. Place Paris

82 rue de Lille · 75007 Paris

A 29-room five-star hotel at 82 rue de Lille in the 7th arrondissement, a short walk from the Musée d'Orsay. It belongs to J.K. Place, a hotel group founded in Florence, and has an Italian restaurant, a bar and a spa with an indoor pool.

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Reference-based illustration of a Deluxe room at Hôtel d’Orsay. — A Deluxe room at Hôtel d’Orsay. The Paris Atlas · reference-based illustration

Near Saint-Germain-des-Prés · 4-star hotel

Hôtel d'Orsay

93 rue de Lille · 75007 Paris

A 42-room hotel near the Musée d’Orsay, with original artwork, an inner garden and room choices from a compact single to a 50 m² suite.

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