Hotel Costes

"A favourite with media and fashion folk, this luxury hotel, marrying Second Empire style with all up-to-date amenities, is postmodern decadence perfected."

"This extremely chic and plush palace remains a firm favourite with the jet set."

"Jean-Louis Costes’ eponymous caravanserai remains an ‘extravagant luxury hotel popular with the jet-set’."

"One of the most fashionable places to stay in Paris, the Costes is a favorite with models and movie stars. A sumptuous affair, it is designed to resemble a Second Empire palace."

"Attitude definitely counts in this temple of notoriety – a place so trendy its website contains an online boutique of its own ultra-branché products." Full review

"This is the City of Light's brightest boutique bulb, and it competes well above its grade when it comes to hip hauteur and sexy opulence. The design maxim here is "all things in excess."" Full review

"This hip hotel, with its Second Empire-inspired interiors, is long on style and absent the attitude."

"Jean-Gilbert’s jewel remains an A-List address even after more than a decade of hype. More for posing than pampering, with style trumping substance."

"One of the most talked about hotels in Paris, Hotel Costes is located in one of the most fashionable streets, Rue Saint Honore." Full review

"Located near one of Paris’s most upscale shopping districts in the 1st Arrondissement, the Hôtel Costes is a magnet for the fashion-forward, chic crowd." Full review