Hotel Du Jeu De Paume
Ile Saint-Louis, 4th Arrondissement, Paris
“Timbered royal tennis retreat”
Vibe
A glass elevator glides alongside monumental 17-meter timber trusses inside a 17th-century royal court turned peaceful island retreat.
“Timbered royal tennis retreat”
Paris's last surviving 1634 royal tennis court featuring monumental seventeen-meter wooden roof trusses and listed stonework.
Guy Prache's conversion arranges thirty rooms around a soaring glass elevator and vaulted seventeenth-century timber framing.
Family-run island townhouse serving breakfasts sourced from neighboring Île Saint-Louis bakers and local cheese merchants.
On quiet Île Saint-Louis, steps from Berthillon and a short walk across the Seine to Notre-Dame
Rooms
Arranged around the soaring central atrium, rooms pair exposed wooden beams with stone accents and sleek marble bathrooms.
Wellness
Set beneath ancient stone vaults, the subterranean wellness area houses a sauna, hammam, hydrotherapy showers, and a compact cardio gym.
Backstory
Built in 1634 under King Louis XIII, this is Paris’s last surviving indoor court for real tennis, the precursor to modern rackets.
Eat & drink
Mornings bring local island cheeses and fresh pastries to the courtyard garden, while evenings center on apéritifs beside the salon piano.
The neighborhood
Tucked away on quiet Île Saint-Louis, cobblestone streets lead to legendary scoops at Berthillon and quick footbridges toward Notre-Dame.
The app
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