Palace (hotel)


In the French hotel industry, the term "palace" is particularly reserved for certain establishments, in a strict sense, specifically being used to describe a luxury hotel. Since 2010, the title has been officially designated by Atout France as a grade classification of certain French hotels, around half of which are located in Paris. It is exclusively awarded to five-star hotels offering the highest level of service to their customers. At the end of August 2017, only 24 hotels out of 343 have been admitted to this category.
The term is used sometimes by other French hotels that do not yet meet the criteria defined by law.

List of French official Palace hotels

NameLabelizationLocationInaugurationMichelin star restaurant
Le MeuriceMay 2011Paris 1835
Hôtel du PalaisMay 2011Biarritz1893
Grand Hôtel du Cap-FerratMay 2011Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat1908
Plaza AthénéeMay 2011Paris 1913
Le BristolMay 2011Paris 1925 +
Les AirellesMay 2011Courchevel1992
May 2011Paris 2002
Cheval BlancMay 2011Courchevel2006
Four Seasons Hotel George VSeptember 2011Paris 1928 + +
Hôtel ByblosJune 2012Saint-Tropez1967
Hôtel Château de la MessardièreJune 2012Saint-Tropez1992
June 2012Ramatuelle2003
June 2013Paris 1928 +
July 2014Paris 2010 +
Le K2July 2014Courchevel2011
Mandarin OrientalJuly 2014Paris 2011
Hôtel du Cap-Eden-RocJuly 2016Antibes1870
Le Cheval Blanc Saint-Barth Isle de FranceJuly 2016Saint-Barthélemy1991
The Peninsula ParisJuly 2016Paris 2014
Hôtel LutetiaNovember 2019Paris 1910
La Réserve Paris Hotel and SpaNovember 2016Paris 2015
Hôtel Royal EvianNovember 2016Evian-les-Bains1909
La Bastide de GordesNovember 2016Gordes2008
Les Sources de CaudalieNovember 2016Martillac1961
Les Prés d'EugénieJuly 2017Eugénie-les-Bains1961
Hôtel de CrillonSeptember 2018Paris 1909