Plaza Athénée suits those who want to choose their outlook among 22 categories: nights start at €1,596 from 3 to 8 January 2027, the lowest price any seller showed on Google for one night. For swimming I would choose another address, as the hotel’s pages list no pool.

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The courtyard with laid tables, red parasols, trees and greenery along the walls
  1. The suite with the balcony

    For the Eiffel Tower from a balcony, I would ask for the Deluxe Suite, Avenue Montaigne View with Balcony: 60 m², with its own balcony over Avenue Montaigne, a view of the tower and a king-size bed.

  2. The weeks that cost less

    From 3 to 7 November 2026, nights held between €1,629 and €1,671 for 2 adults on Google, read 13 October 2026. In the dearest week, 14 to 20 June 2027, they ran from €2,880 to €3,002.

  3. City tax, extra bed

    Rates are per room, per night, with VAT included; Paris adds its tourist tax for a Palace, €15.93 per adult per night since 1 January 2026, read 15 October 2026. An extra bed for guests from 13 is €105, says the rooms page.

  4. The courtyard ice rink

    In the festive season the courtyard holds a small ice rink, which the hotel’s festive offer invites guests to try; 8 guests mention it, and 3 pair afternoon tea with their children’s skating.

What Plaza Athénée is

The 154 rooms and 54 suites are divided into 22 categories, from 25 to 450 m². For the Eiffel Tower from your room, choose a category that names it; a Deluxe may face the courtyard or Avenue Montaigne. Select a balcony at booking too, from the room types that provide one. official catalogue

At La Grande Table, dinner is a 6-course menu costing €295. Le Relais Plaza offers a brasserie evening; courtyard dining at La Cour Jardin follows the season. Its page announces closure after lunch on 8 October without giving the year in that sentence, so confirm service for your dates. La Grande Table

Come to Dior Spa for massages, facials and Light Suite phototherapy. For a sauna in your room, look at Terrace Duplex, which has a private one. I would choose another address for swimming: Google Hotels marks the pool and hot tub unavailable, and Agoda’s pool description is not supported by the official sources consulted. Dior Spa

The Google calendar read on 13 October 2026 gives €1,632 for 16 November and €1,778 for 15 December, without specifying room or inclusions. Suite pages publish return transfers, while Arrive Early, Stay Late excludes Signature Suites. These are separate benefits with separate eligibility.

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Plaza Athénée is the hotel with the red awnings on Avenue Montaigne: 154 rooms and 54 suites, some with the Eiffel Tower in the window, and dinner at La Grande Table.

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Our reading, point by point

What we found reading the hotel’s own pages, one thing at a time.

  1. Location

    Avenue Montaigne in the Golden Triangle; an 18-minute OSRM walking estimate to the Eiffel Tower.

  2. Character

    A Palace opened in 1913, with a distinctive red-awning façade and planted courtyard.

  3. Rooms

    22 categories from 25 to 450 m², with specific outlooks and outdoor spaces; Eiffel views require a category choice.

  4. Food and social life

    La Grande Table, Le Relais Plaza and La Galerie; published dinner menus and a dated 2026 festive programme.

  5. Wellness

    Dior treatments, sauna and steam rooms; the hotel’s pages list no pool and give 2 versions of the spa’s hours.

  6. The stay as a whole

    €2,607 on 8 October and €1,381 on 16 November 2026; breakfast and privileges depend on the rate.

The 5 things that matter, as guests tell them

What do Plaza Athénée’s guests say? They write it in their reviews, even those who only came for a drink or dinner: we read every one and tell the 5 things that matter, from the location to the bill.

  1. Location

    9 in 10 guests who mention it are happy with it. The Avenue Montaigne address pleases those who return to Paris: guests write about a location that makes the city easy and the Eiffel Tower seen from the balconies.

  2. Room

    8 in 10 guests who mention it are happy with it. Guests write about the beds and pillows, the linen and, in the categories that have it, the Eiffel Tower from the window or the balcony.

  3. Staff and service

    7 in 10 guests who mention it are happy with it. What stays with guests is the personal attention: flowers in the room for a birthday, concierges who make a request happen, staff on hand from the doorman to housekeeping.

  4. Breakfast

    8 in 10 guests who mention it are happy with it. Guests write about the room where breakfast is served, all gilding and chandeliers, the choice of sweet and savoury, and the brunch, which also draws people who are not staying.

  5. Price

    Breakfast is charged separately, from €60 a person; guests happy with the bill write of the setting and the staff’s attention.

The numbers, and how we count them
Plaza Athénée in numbers
WhatScore out of 10Guests who mention itHappy
Location8.57094%
Room7.65779%
Staff and service7.034670%
Breakfast7.55976%
Price–4529%

The scores come from 500 Google reviews with text, left from 30 April 2023 to 1 October 2026. The sample includes stays and restaurant, bar or spa visits reviewed on the same Google listing; it is not restricted to overnight stays. The other hotels are the ones weighed for a stay in Paris: for each we read its latest 500 Google reviews with text, or all of them where there are fewer, as of 1 October 2026. The score is the average of what they say, from 0 if they speak of it very badly to 10 if they speak of it very well. Where only a few mention something, the score stays close to the guide’s average: a handful of voices does not make a reputation.

The hotels we weigh it against in Paris:

Price: for two on the night of 4 January 2027, from €1,596 (seen on Google Hotels on 13 October 2026).

What a night costs, season by season

From 1 November 2026 to 21 May 2027 a night for 2 adults costs €1,358 to €3,200, and €2,448 to €3,002 from 22 May to 17 July 2027. I would start with 16 to 22 November 2026, when the 7 nights cost €1,632 to €1,664.

PeriodEuros a night
14 Oct–31 Oct 20262,347–3,200
1 Nov 2026–21 May 20271,358–3,200
22 May–17 Jul 20272,448–3,002
18 Jul–8 Sep 20271,396–2,448

The lowest price any seller showed on Google Hotels for one night searched alone, for 2 adults, read 13 October 2026; no room or meal plan is specified. The calendar stops on 8 September 2027; 21 and 22 October 2026 and 31 December 2026 have no price. The lowest night shown, 9 January 2027, is €1,358, on its own among dearer nights. Booked as 7 nights from 16 November 2026, the lowest seller Google listed that day asked €1,409 a night; the hotel’s own listing, €1,870.

Plaza Athénée, Le Meurice or The Peninsula

Choose Plaza Athénée for Avenue Montaigne, in the Golden Triangle. Choose Le Meurice for rue de Rivoli, opposite the Tuileries, or The Peninsula Paris for an evening courtesy car within a 15-minute perimeter.

HotelA night, from
Plaza Athénée€1,632
Le Meurice€1,284
The Peninsula Paris€1,359

The lowest single-night seller price in the week of 16–22 November 2026, for 2 adults, read on Google on 13 October 2026; no room or meal plan is specified.

Spaces for the stay

2 spaces with their own prices and conditions.

A dining room with a long laid table, pink flowers, candles and red lamps

La Grande Table du Plaza Athénée

A 6-course dinner at €295, with a separate published programme for 31 December 2026.

A treatment room with 2 beds, Dior textiles and a basin

Dior Spa

Massages, facials and the Light Suite. The spa is open 10:00–20:00, until 22:00 on Thursdays, and a fitness membership costs €650 a month, according to the official spa page and fitness brochure, read on 15 October 2026.

Good to know before you book

  • Only some categories have the Eiffel Tower view, a balcony or a terrace: each is listed category by category. Source: dorchestercollection.com

  • The hotel’s pages list no swimming pool: the Dior Spa has treatments and a gym. Source: dorchestercollection.com

  • Breakfast is charged separately, from €60 per person; only the Bed & Breakfast rate includes it, for 2. Source: dorchestercollection.com

  • Paris’s tourist tax for Palace hotels is added to the rate: €15.93 per adult per night in 2026. Source: taxedesejour.paris.fr

  • Eiffel views, balconies and terraces belong to the chosen category.

  • No verified pool; Dior Spa provides treatments and fitness facilities.

  • Return transfers appear in the 14 suite and Signature categories, not room or junior-suite benefit lists.

  • 08:00 arrival and 20:00 departure belong to the named offer, excluding Signature Suites.

  • Up to 2 dogs under 7 kg per room, €40 each daily, with venue restrictions.

  • Between December 2023 and October 2026 more than 10 Google reviews describe waits at the tables, to order or to be served, at breakfast, at the bar and in the restaurants.

The 22 room and suite categories

A bedroom with a bed, 2 purple chairs, a desk and French doorsClassic Single Room25 m² · 1 guestOverlooks the inner courtyard, described by the hotel as quiet. King-size bed.View this category on the official site A bedroom with a bed, wall-mounted television and a pale armchair beside the windowSuperior Room30 m² · 2 guestsOverlooks the inner courtyard, described by the hotel as quiet. King-size bed or twins on request.View this category on the official site A bedroom with a bed, French doors and flowers along the railings outsideDeluxe Room38 m² · 3 guestsOverlooks La Cour Jardin. King-size bed or twins on request. Extra bed subject to availability.View this category on the official site A bedroom with a bed, 2 pale armchairs and a table beside the French doorsDeluxe Room, Avenue Montaigne View38 m² · 3 guestsFaces Avenue Montaigne. King-size bed or twins on request. Extra bed subject to availability.View this category on the official site

Getting here

The entrance is at 25 Avenue Montaigne.

Alma-Marceau384 m / 5 minutes on foot, a static OSRM estimate dated 1 October 2026.
TransferComplimentary return transfers in 14 suite and Signature categories; endpoint list and eligibility of every rate unverified.
ParkingComplimentary in front of the hotel; underground parking €45 daily in the official FAQ.

Source: Plaza Athénée’s official information, read on 1 October 2026.

At 25 Avenue Montaigne

Plaza Athénée in Paris’s Golden Triangle.

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A day at Plaza Athénée

From 8am

Arrive before check-in

The Arrive Early, Stay Late offer guarantees arrival from 8am and departure until 8pm for stays through 31 March 2027, excluding Signature Suites.

The morning

Check what breakfast includes

Breakfast is generally an extra, starting at €60 per person; the Bed & Breakfast rate includes daily American breakfast for 2.

Late morning

Walk to the Eiffel Tower

The walk to the Eiffel Tower is 1,375 metres, about 18 minutes; Alma-Marceau metro is 384 metres, about 5 minutes.

The afternoon

Book a Dior treatment

The treatment brochure prices the D-Tissue at €280 for 60 minutes or €360 for 90.

7.15pm

Dinner at La Grande Table

La Grande Table serves dinner from 7.15pm to 9.30pm Tuesday to Friday and until 10pm on Saturday.

Plaza Athénée reviews

The Google listing covers stays and restaurant, bar or spa visits; its overall rating includes both experiences.

The comparison uses the latest 500 written reviews, from 30 April 2023 to 1 October 2026, among the 1,121 collected. It includes visits without a stay; the reviews of the other hotels compared cover different periods.

Guest voices

Paraphrases of 5 individual Google reviews, read on 1 October 2026. Dates identify when each review was posted.

Google

Room, breakfast and Dior Spa

A 19 September stay account praises a room with a view, breakfast and Dior Spa.

Google · 2026-09-19Read the review
Google

A return stay and breakfast

An 11 August repeat guest praises the beds, breakfast choice and quiet mornings in the courtyard.

Google · 2026-08-11Read the review
Google

Small touches for a family

A 16 May guest recalls birthday flowers, adaptors already in place and teddy bears for the children.

Google · 2026-05-16Read the review
Google

2 nights in September

A 2-night stay reviewed on 11 September starts with delays and a room unlike the booking. The guest appreciates the team’s response, including a half-price first night.

Google · 2026-09-11Read the review
Google

A visitor’s lunch

A 1 October lunch visitor enjoys the setting and club sandwich but describes long waits to order and pay.

Google · 2026-10-01Read the review

Questions about Plaza Athénée

Answers from pages read on 1 October 2026 and prices read on 13 October 2026, retaining each source’s limits.

Which restaurants and menus does Plaza Athénée currently offer?

For the current gastronomic restaurant, use La Grande Table du Plaza Athénée. Its linked September 2026 dinner menu lists 6 courses at €295 and a vegetarian menu at €275, including VAT and the 5% employee contribution. Saturday lunch is €190. Published dinner hours are Tuesday–Friday 19:15–21:30 and Saturday 19:15–22:00; Saturday lunch is 12:30–13:30. Le Relais Plaza serves lunch 12:15–14:30 and dinner 19:30–22:30. The €65/€75 Relais lunch page still says September, so those figures do not establish an October menu. The official factsheet under a 2026/02 path retains the former chef-branded restaurant name. Dress guidance also differs: the overview requires a jacket, while the dedicated page recommends one. All were read on 1 October 2026.

Is breakfast included at Plaza Athénée?

Breakfast is generally an extra, starting at €60 per person. The Bed & Breakfast rate specifically includes daily American breakfast for 2. The linked breakfast and brunch PDFs include VAT but exclude the 5% employee contribution; dinner and tea menus include it. These different terms, observed on 1 October 2026, should be applied to each meal and rate separately.

What does Dior Spa offer, and when is it open?

Dior Spa has body massages and facials; the Light Suite is a light-therapy treatment room. The treatment brochure prices D-Tissue at €280 for 60 minutes or €360 for 90, Skin Atelier at €700 for 90 minutes, and the Light Suite supplement at €170. These include 20% VAT and the 5% employee contribution. Sauna and steam-room access appears in fitness-membership terms. The spa is open 10:00–20:00, and until 22:00 on Thursdays, according to the opening-hours table of the official spa page, read on 15 October 2026; the treatment brochure also announces Thursday evenings until 22:00.

How much is a night at Plaza Athénée, and what tax applies?

The 2-adult Google calendar, read on 13 October 2026, shows €1,632 for 16 November and €1,778 for 15 December. Its lowest night is 9 January 2027, at €1,358. It prices 327 dates, from 14 October 2026 to 8 September 2027. An empty cell establishes neither closure nor sold-out rooms. Room category, breakfast, cancellation and tax inclusions remain unspecified for those Google offers. The official overview says hotel room rates include VAT and a 5% employee contribution. Paris’s 2026 Palace tourist tax is separately €15.93 per adult per night; we do not assume it is included in Google readings or remains unchanged in 2027. Observed Google calendar.

What does the Arrive Early, Stay Late offer guarantee?

The named offer guarantees arrival from 08:00 and departure until 20:00 for stays through 31 March 2027, excluding Signature Suites. Book at least 2 days ahead and provide the expected arrival time at least 48 hours in advance. A hospitality room or room move may be needed; the temporary room’s category, view and bed type are not guaranteed. The homepage headline does not extend these privileges to every booking.

Is Plaza Athénée a Palace, and how many rooms does it have?

Yes. Hôtel Plaza Athénée is on Atout France’s Palace list. The current overview counts 154 rooms and 54 suites, 208 units altogether. The 22 categories in this guide describe room types rather than physical room inventory. Its address is 25 Avenue Montaigne, 75008 Paris, and its official opening date is 20 April 1913.

What ratings do review platforms show for Plaza Athénée?

On 1 October 2026, Google Hotels displays 4.6/5 from 2,896 ratings, Tripadvisor 4.7/5 from 1,062 reviews, Booking 9.2/10 from 230, Expedia 9.4/10 from 289 and Agoda 9.2/10 from 327. Each has its own scale and denominator. Booking’s location subset has 219 responses, rather than its 230 overall reviews. Google’s theme mentions can overlap and do not establish an overnight-guests-only judgement. See the Google listing and Booking listing.

In the latest 500 written reviews, from 30 April 2023 to 1 October 2026, location is what guests write about most warmly: 94% of those who mention it are happy. The beds, breakfast and the staff’s personal attention also recur. Guests repeatedly mention waits to order and to be served, both at breakfast and at the bar. Those writing include restaurant, bar and spa visitors who did not stay the night.

How many guests can Plaza Athénée accommodate for a wedding?

The Salon Haute Couture has 150 m², with published capacities of 110 banquet guests, 150 for cocktails, 130 theatre-style or 75 classroom-style. The layout determines the count; 150 is not a universal wedding limit. The wedding, event-space and floorplan sources checked on 1 October 2026 do not establish a current package price, a buyout minimum or a separate ceremony capacity.

Does Plaza Athénée have a swimming pool?

The hotel’s pages list no swimming pool. Google Hotels explicitly marks pool and hot tub unavailable; the official Dior Spa sources describe treatments, gym, sauna and steam rooms. The hotel has no swimming pool: the official spa page, read on 15 October 2026, lists treatments, a gym, sauna and steam room, and no pool.

Can non-residents use Dior Spa, and what does fitness access cost?

The official table gives resident gym hours of 06:00–22:00 and non-resident hours of 08:00–21:00. External fitness memberships include sauna and steam rooms; a treatment booking is a separate entitlement. A monthly membership costs €650 and a private session €150, according to the fitness-studio brochure that the official spa page links for membership options, read on 15 October 2026. Google’s free-fitness label does not establish free treatments or unrestricted non-resident access. A separately priced day pass has not been verified.

Which Plaza Athénée rooms have Eiffel views, balconies or transfers?

The official catalogue has 4 room types, 4 junior suites, 8 suites and 6 Signature categories. It runs from the 25 m² Classic Single for one guest to the 450 m² Royal Suite for 8. Eiffel views and balconies belong to named categories; the Terrace Duplex instead has a terrace and private sauna. All 14 suite and Signature leaves publish complimentary round-trip transfers; room and junior-suite benefit lists do not. The 95 m² and 83 m² balcony Prestige Suite Avenue Montaigne pages explicitly mention airport or railway-station transfers, but the airport list and eligibility of every rate remain unverified. According to the official pages, read on 15 October 2026, the Prestige Junior Suite has an Avenue Montaigne view and the Terrace Duplex measures 98 m². The hotel describes the outlook as “quiet inner courtyard”; soundproofing is not guaranteed by that wording.

Does Plaza Athénée close seasonally?

No seasonal closure of the entire hotel has been established. Outlet schedules differ. La Cour Jardin’s page, read on 1 October 2026, announced closure after lunch on 8 October without a year in that sentence; on 11 October 2026 that page no longer opened. The linked menu is dated 2026, but the notice itself leaves the year unstated. Its “12.00–10.00 am” hours are ambiguous and are not silently changed to 22:00. La Terrasse lists 15 April–31 October, and La Grande Table a 24–28 December closure without an inline year. The 2026 festive programme gives the winter chalet dates as 26 November–31 January. These are outlet notices rather than a hotel closure.

Where is Plaza Athénée, and can you walk to the Eiffel Tower?

The address is 25 Avenue Montaigne, in the Golden Triangle of the 8th arrondissement. The OSRM pedestrian route calculated on 1 October 2026 returns 1,375 metres and 18 minutes to the Eiffel Tower; the Alma-Marceau route gives 384 metres and 5 minutes. These are static coordinate-based estimates, without guarantees for crossings, accessibility or individual walking pace. This guide’s map marks the hotel only.

Is a New Year’s Eve 2026 menu published for Plaza Athénée?

Yes. The official 2026 festive programme explicitly counts down to 2027. For 31 December 2026, Le Relais Plaza lists €490 per person, or €670 with wine pairing, 20:00–22:30. La Grande Table is €1,050 including soft drinks, or €1,450 with wine pairing, 19:30–21:45. The Haute Couture/Organza dinner and dance is €580 excluding drinks. Prices include VAT and the 5% employee contribution. These future menus were observed on 1 October; they do not establish remaining availability.

Can I stay at Plaza Athénée with a dog or cat?

The official rooms FAQ welcomes up to 2 small dogs per room, under 7 kg/15 lb. The overview specifies €40 per animal per day and exempts assistance dogs from its pet rules. Dogs must be on a lead or in a carrier in public areas; at La Galerie they must be in a bag or basket, or at the foot of the table for larger dogs. Declare pets when booking. They are excluded from Le Relais Plaza, the gastronomic restaurant, La Cour Jardin, La Terrasse Montaigne, the bar and Dior Spa. The official site, read on 15 October 2026, speaks only of dogs (2 per room at €40 a day each), and the French version of the overview says “two dogs per room”; it does not mention cats.

What does Plaza Athénée publish for children and connecting rooms?

An extra bed costs €105 from age 13 and is free for younger children, according to the rooms FAQ, the page the rooms are booked from, read on 15 October 2026 in English and French; cots are free under 3, and category occupancy and extra-bed availability still apply. Family Time offers 50% off a second room for stays until 31 December 2026, with connecting-room or 2-bedroom conditions. It does not establish connecting rooms for every category.

What are the standard arrival, departure and late-checkout rules?

Standard check-in is from 15:00 and checkout at 12:00. The hotel’s rooms FAQ, read on 15 October 2026, guarantees early check-in or late check-out of up to one hour, subject to availability, and charges an extra night for a check-out after 16:00. Arrive Early, Stay Late has its own eligibility conditions, described above; it does not replace the standard times for all bookings.

How much is parking at Plaza Athénée, and is EV charging verified?

The official FAQ separates complimentary parking in front of the hotel from underground parking at €45 per day. The overview shortens this to “from €45”; complimentary forecourt parking is not a promise that every space is free. Expedia lists an EV charging station, but connector type, charging price, availability and reservation terms are not established by a checked primary source. The parking tariff does not prove charging is included.

What transfers are offered, and how far is Gare du Nord?

14 suite and Signature categories publish complimentary round-trip transfers. The 95 m² and 83 m² balcony Prestige Suite Avenue Montaigne pages specify airport or railway-station endpoints; the exact airport list and eligibility of every rate remain unverified. The overview offers airport transfers on request. For Gare du Nord, the homepage says 20 minutes and the factsheet under a 2026/02 path says 30, with neither specifying transport mode or traffic. The static OSRM car route to the returned CDG airport geocode gives 30.8 km and 38 minutes, excluding live traffic, terminal selection and pickup waits.

This guide is written with Lumina, the marketing system for hotels.