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Hotel des Grands Boulevards
Paris, France · Experimental Group · Accessible Luxury
A 1791 house in Paris's 2nd arrondissement, raised on a secret garden just before the Revolution, now hides 50 Experimental rooms down a passageway off the Grands Boulevards. Dorothee Meilichzon opened the courtyard under a glass roof that slides back in summer, where Giovanni Passerini cooks Franco-Italian plates, and a rooftop bar looks over the boulevard. Michelin gave the hotel One Key in 2025.
- 50 rooms
- Opened 2018
- Neighborhood: Paris 2e Arrondissement
- Interiors: Dorothée Meilichzon
About Hotel des Grands Boulevards
- The hotel particulier went up in 1791 on the foundations of a secret garden; a long passageway still leads in from Boulevard Poissonniere.
- Giovanni Passerini's Franco-Italian restaurant sits in the inner courtyard under a glass roof that opens in warm weather.
- Michelin awarded the hotel One Key in 2025.
- Two cocktail bars, including a rooftop, sit above 50 rooms with canopy beds, worn wood, and bronze sconces.
History
Hotel des Grands Boulevards occupies an 1791 hotel particulier in Paris's 2nd arrondissement, built on a secret garden shortly before the French Revolution. Experimental Group opened the 50-room hotel in 2018 with interiors by Dorothee Meilichzon, a courtyard restaurant under glass, and a rooftop cocktail bar. Michelin awarded One Key in 2025.
Restaurants and bars
- Restaurant Grands Boulevards Experimental — Restaurant
Awards
- MICHELIN One Key (2026)
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