Five-star Three MICHELIN Keys Avenue Montaigne, 8th, Paris
Hôtel Plaza Athénée
Red awnings and geraniums on the avenue Montaigne since 1913, and the house of Dior next door since 1947.
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- MICHELIN
- Three Keys, 2026
- Rooms
- 208, of which 54 are suites
- Opened
- April 1913
- From the airport
- About 30 minutes from Le Bourget
The hotel
Red awnings on the avenue of fashion.
The Plaza Athénée opened on 20 April 1913, and its first manager, Emile Armbruster, chose the name. It stayed open through the First World War. In 1947 Christian Dior set up his couture house next door, and fashion has been the neighbour ever since. The red awnings and the geraniums in the window boxes have been its signature for as long as anyone remembers.
Dorchester Collection has run the hotel since 2001. A refit costing about €200 million ended in August 2014 and added rooms, suites and a ballroom. The building is classically French, apart from the seventh and eighth floors, which are Art Deco. Today there are 154 rooms and 54 suites, a Dior Spa, and three MICHELIN Keys in the 2026 selection.
- La Grande Table The dining room by Rémi Tessier, a royal table of pink Breccia marble under 20,000 gold leaves, now led by Jocelyn Herland.
- Le Relais Plaza The Art Deco brasserie of the house, under the same roof as the starred dining room.
- Dior Spa Opened in 2023 with a light therapy cabin, the first in Europe according to the MICHELIN Guide, plus a sauna, hammam and gym.
Rooms & suites
From a single room to the whole top floor.
The rooms keep the eighteenth-century French style of the house, with Art Deco on the upper floors.
- Rooms Classic, Superior and Deluxe 154 rooms in all, in the eighteenth-century French manner of the house.
- Suites Junior to Royal suites 54 suites, rising through the Presidential and Royal categories.
- Signature suites Eiffel Suite and L'Appartement The two grandest categories listed by the hotel.
Dining
A starred table and an Art Deco brasserie.
Restaurants as listed by the hotel; the star is as shown on the MICHELIN Guide hotel page. Shown for information.
- La Grande Table du Plaza Athénée One Michelin star Classic French, from historic recipes Jocelyn Herland; pastry by Angelo Musa
- Le Relais Plaza French brasserie Art Deco dining room
- La Galerie Afternoon tea Silk curtains and antique chandeliers
- Le Bar Cocktails A curved glass counter
Recognition
Keys and a Palace.
- Three MICHELIN Keys 2026
- Palace distinction Atout France, current in 2026
Good to know
Before you go.
- Arrival Check-in from 3 pm, check-out by noon.
- Children Welcome at any age. Children up to two stay free in a cot.
- Pets Accepted on request; a supplement may apply.
- La Grande Table Dinner from Tuesday to Saturday, lunch on Saturday only; closed from 24 to 28 December.
Getting there
Flying to Paris.
Charles de Gaulle is about 45 minutes to an hour away by car, our estimate, depending on traffic. Private jets land at Le Bourget, about 30 minutes from the avenue Montaigne by our estimate.
- London 45 min
- Geneva 55 min
- Nice 1 h 15
- Mykonos 3 h 15
- New York 8 h 00 long-range jet
Questions
What guests ask first.
- How many MICHELIN Keys does the Plaza Athénée have?
- Three, the guide's highest distinction, in the 2026 selection.
- Who cooks at the Plaza Athénée now?
- Since September 2026 the fine dining room is called La Grande Table du Plaza Athénée, led by the executive chef Jocelyn Herland. Jean Imbert no longer runs it.
- When did the Plaza Athénée open?
- On 20 April 1913. Dorchester Collection has managed it since 2001.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Paris?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Paris, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
Also in Paris
Other hotels worth the trip.
-
Cheval Blanc Paris
In the old Samaritaine department store, with the Seine below every window.
- Ritz Paris On the Place Vendôme since 1898, with a garden behind its arcades.
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Le Meurice
Facing the Tuileries gardens, a few steps from the Louvre.
- Le Bristol A French garden at its centre and a rooftop pool.
- Four Seasons Hotel George V Three starred restaurants under one roof, near the Champs-Élysées.
- La Réserve Paris A private mansion of some forty rooms, close to the Élysée.
- Maison Villeroy Eleven rooms and suites in a private townhouse, with butler service and a starred table.
- Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel An eighteenth-century palace on the Place de la Concorde.
- Saint James Paris A château in its own gardens, the only one inside the city.
- Airelles Château de Versailles, Le Grand Contrôle Built in 1681 by Jules Hardouin-Mansart inside the grounds of the château, with a Valmont spa and a 15-metre indoor pool.
- The Peninsula Paris The former Hôtel Majestic of 1908, with the restaurant L'Oiseau Blanc on its roof.
- Mandarin Oriental Lutetia Paris Opened in 1910 opposite the Bon Marché, and today the only Palace on the Left Bank.
- Bvlgari Hotel Paris Opened in 2021 on the avenue George V, with a 25-metre indoor pool in its spa.
- Royal Monceau, Raffles Paris Redesigned by Philippe Starck in 2010, with a private cinema and an art bookshop of its own.
- J.K. Place Paris Twenty-nine rooms in a townhouse near the Musée d'Orsay, and an Italian restaurant under a glass roof.
- Nolinski Paris Forty-five rooms decorated by Jean-Louis Deniot, between the Louvre and the Opéra Garnier, with a mineral pool in the spa.
- Shangri-La Paris Prince Roland Bonaparte's residence of 1896, looking across the Seine to the Eiffel Tower.
- Fouquet's Paris At the corner of the Champs-Élysées and the avenue George V, above the brasserie that opened there in 1899.
- Maison Barrière Vendôme Twenty-six rooms and suites in a house that runs from the Place Vendôme towards the Tuileries, new to the MICHELIN Keys in 2026.
Staying at Hôtel Plaza Athénée?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Paris, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
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