Val-de-Grace Paris, France
Renovated
2024
Price
$$
Rated for
Design Wellness SocialOutside the door
Romantic literary lodgings
Stepping inside feels like entering a nineteenth-century salon, complete with taxidermy birds, velvet seating, and an apothecary-style reception desk.
“To check into the 50-room Hôtel Monte Cristo is to step into another era.”
What it’s good at
Remarkable
Custom tapestries, velvet upholstery, and a curiosity cabinet of taxidermied birds shape the nineteenth-century orientalist interiors.
Notable
A vaulted subterranean lap pool clad in Moroccan tiles pairs with a glass-fronted cedar sauna for secluded post-sightseeing unwinding.
Listed
Bar 1802 pairs France's largest dedicated rum library with inventive tasting flights and house-aged pours amid palms and wicker chairs.
What they say
Also in Wallpaper* and AFAR.
Modern luxury in the form of bespoke furniture, fine fabrics, and hand-crafted accessories has been combined with an eclectic mix of antique treasures.
Right in the middle
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Set on quiet Rue Pascal in the 5th arrondissement, the hotel is a short stroll from Rue Mouffetard's bustling market stalls.
The rooms
Custom wall tapestries, fringed velvets, and hand-painted fabrics shape intimate quarters, with top-floor boudoirs looking out over Parisian zinc rooftops.
The pool
Bring a swimsuit.
Blue zellige tiles and potted palms line the 15-meter heated lap pool hidden beneath the hotel.
The sauna
Built from slatted cedar timber, the six-person sauna looks out through glass walls toward the illuminated pool.
Dogs stay too.
Restaurant
Le Grand Dictionnaire
Named after Dumas's culinary dictionary, this street-level bistro serves seasonal dishes and morning coffee behind an ivy-draped facade.
Bar 1802
Shelving hundreds of rare Caribbean rums, the bar mixes house-aged cocktails beneath hand-painted ceilings and tropical palms.
How it began
The hotel channels the adventures of Alexandre Dumas, drawing decorative inspiration from his globe-trotting novels and Caribbean family roots.
Good to know
Stay here
Hôtel Monte Cristo
Choose your dates to see every room and rate, and book in a few steps.
Add dates to see the price for your stay.
Or book with
Booking.com ExpediaWe may earn a commission when you book through Booking.com or Expedia. It never decides which hotels we include or how we rate them.
Paris
More like this
TOO Hotel
“High-altitude glass spectacle”
Villa M
“Botanical rooftop refuge”
Experimental Marais
“Neo-Gothic cocktail clubhouse”
La Fondation
“Brutalist wellness showpiece”
SO/ Paris
“Retro-futuristic skyline spectacle”
Le Jardin de Verre
“Glasshouse courtyard oasis”
Chouchou Hotel
“Playful guinguette clubhouse”
Hôtel HoY
“Mindful yoga temple”
The app
Like this one? There are so many more.
Swipe any city’s hotels and heart the ones you love. The app gets your taste.
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.