Paris, FrancePlace Vendome
Hotel Costes
Seductive fashion refuge
Place Vendome Paris, France
Renovated
2020
Price
$$$$
Rated for
Design Social WellnessOutside the door
Seductive fashion refuge
Low lighting, heavy velvet, and late-night courtyard dining anchor an enduring Parisian fashion haunt with nightly DJ sets.
“The hotel is best known for its fine bar and courtyard cafe and for its sexy atmosphere and crowd.”
What it’s good at
Remarkable
Opulent crimson velvet boudoir interiors contrast with sleek travertine and smoked oak across two distinct wings.
Remarkable
A sultry bar and open courtyard terrace drawing the international creative set with curated resident DJ sets.
Notable
A subterranean retreat houses a twenty-meter heated mosaic pool, private hammams, and custom audio treatment cabins.
What they say
Also in Condé Nast Traveler, The 50 Discovery, Wallpaper* and AFAR.
Brown, the exclusive fragrance of Paris’ Hôtel Costes created with the assistance of perfumer Olivia Giacobetti, pays tribute to the hotel’s baroque style
In a lively part of town
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Set on Rue de Castiglione, the address sits moments from Place Vendôme jewelers, the Tuileries Garden, and Rue Saint-Honoré boutiques.
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The rooms
Interiors shift from opulent, crimson-hued boudoirs draped in powdery velvet to serene quarters finished in pale travertine and smoked oak.
The pool
Bring a swimsuit.
Curtained daybeds flank the 20-meter heated indoor pool, lined in lagoon-toned mosaics under a coffered ceiling.
The spa
Private antechambers lead to vaulted treatment cabins where Augustinus Bader rituals play out against custom immersive soundscapes.
Restaurant & Courtyard Terrace
Tables surround the open courtyard fireplace for late-night dining, serving signature dishes like the Crying Tiger beef.
Taking an audacious approach to design, interiors are a genre-twisting movement between modern minimalism and over-the-top opulence.
How it began
Founded in 1995 on Rue Saint-Honoré, hotelier Jean-Louis Costes gradually unified three adjacent properties through discreet interior passages.
“the interior materiality is honest and noble, comprising a mix of travertine, smoked oak, lacquer, and liquidambar.”
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Our shorthand
How we rate hotels.
The medals
Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.