Hotel Plaza AtheneevsMandarin Oriental, Paris
Both properties are rated highly by expert reviewers. Overall, Hotel Plaza Athenee ranks significantly better than Mandarin Oriental, Paris. Hotel Plaza Athenee ranks #1 in Paris with accolades from 19 publications like Forbes Travel Guide, Star Service and Oyster.
Hotel Plaza Athenee Show All Reviews
25 avenue Montaigne, 75008 Paris
From $806/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Michelin Guide
Star
"This luxury Parisian hotel par excellence opened its doors in 1911... the essence of comfort!"
Frommer's
"The Plaza Athénée, an 1889 Art Nouveau marvel, is a landmark of discretion and style." Full review
Concierge
"The world's young, rich, and titled check in here to check out one another, disporting themselves in one of the city's hottest bars and two of its highly rated restaurants."
Fodor's
"Superlative; the word sums up the overall impression of this glamorous landmark hotel on one of the most expensive avenues in Paris with luxury shops." Full review
Insight Guides
"This palatial hotel, featuring lavish Versace decor, offers 190 soundproofed rooms, a disco, a restaurant and suites furnished in Louis XVI or Regency style."
Oyster
Luxury
"The world-renowned luxury hotel Plaza Athenee -- a part of the Dorchester Collection -- is synonymous with Parisian elegance and good taste." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"The legendary Plaza Athénée is popular with honeymooners, aristocracy, and haute couture shoppers."
Time Out
"This palace is ideally placed for power shopping at Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Dior and other avenue Montaigne boutiques." Full review
Star Service
"Families are welcomed to the hotel with special packages and offerings such as cherry-red minicars, private boat rides, an ice rink in winter, and a menu of age-appropriate welcome amenities and gifts." Full review
BlackBook
"It's here where you'll find the hotel balcony that gave Carrie Bradshaw, in the final episode of Sex and the City, a view of the Eiffel Tower and a wee orgasm."
Mandarin Oriental, Paris Show All Reviews
251 Rue Saint-Honore, 75001 Paris
From $745/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Star Service
"Just a few blocks from the Tuileries Gardens and the Louvre Museum on Rue Saint-Honore, one of Paris' most fashionable streets, this Asian tiger is a top-tier offering." Full review
Gayot
"At the Mandarin Oriental, Paris, guests seeking an elaborate French escape will find even their most extravagant requests met with a smile."
BlackBook
"This rakishly chic new Mandarin Oriental joins the new religion of resolutely modern glamour; there's not lick of toile de jouy to be found anywhere."
Fodor's
"Lovely Asian-inspired rooms, featuring lustrous dark-wood furnishings and creamy walls, accented with deep mauve or taupe, and spotless white-marble baths." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"This five star hotel on chic rue Saint Honoré features 138 rooms and 39 suites decorated with mostly white, contemporary furnishings splashed with touches of color on bedspreads and curtains." Full review
Forbes Travel Guide
5 Stars
"From the façade to the interior, the hotel is a prime example of Paris’ Art Deco period, though the décor has subtle Asian touches in the form of fresh orchids, butterflies and rich silk accents." Full review
The Telegraph
9.0
"Flanked by designer boutiques on rue Saint-Honoré is Paris' Mandarin Oriental, a bastion of elegance." Full review
Departures
"Located on one of Paris’s most famous shopping streets, Rue Saint Honoré, and a stones throw from Chloé, Armani, and the concept shop Colette, this sleek property is a wonderful choice." Full review
Time Out
"Surrounded by haute couture fashion houses and jewellers in the middle of rue Saint-Honoré, the Mandarin Oriental is inspired just as much by its surroundings at its Asian origins. " Full review
Afar Magazine
"MO's brunch levitates above the masses." Full review