Welcome to Paris, where staying in an ordinary room would be far too boring. Discover 19 quirky and unique hotels to turn your trip into a true adventure. Why settle for the mundane when you can have the exceptional?
First of all, let’s locate these hotels on a map:
1) Seven Hôtel**** – The seventh art suite
20, rue Berthollet, 75005
Area: Latin Quarter
Seven Hotel offers three rooms and seven luxury suites with symbolic names that refer to the number seven. For instance, they have the “seventh day” suite, the “seventh heaven” suite, the “seventh deadly sin” suite and so on.
Have some quality time in the movie-themed seventh art suite, which is more colorful than the other ones and which will put you in the spotlight. With its chic red velvet couch and its spotlights, surrender yourself to your partner for an unforgettable night.
What I like:
- Cosy atmosphere, unique and elegant decoration
- Get massages and benefit from the services of professionals
Information and Bookings (from €425)
2) The Splendor Elysées*** – A magic hotel
38, rue Cardinet, 75017 Paris
Area: Batignolles
Grown-ups and kids, be aware, the curtain is about to go up! The show is going to start.
In this hotel, there are no theaters or magicians pulling doves from top hats. The magic is in the rooms themselves! Designed around five different themes, they will remind you of the magic tricks from your childhood.
With every room comes a new mysterious atmosphere: the room Magie Céleste (“Heavenly Magic”) pictures the motions of the planets, the Cartes à jouer room (“Playing Cards”) is decorated with the patterns of the cards, the Levitation room is based on the One Thousand and One Nights universe or the Illusion room which has a whole bunch of magicians’ accessories.
There is also the Méliès room which refers to the Georges Méliès movie A Trip to the Moon, shot in 1902.
What I like:
- The dining room’s starred ceiling.
- The calm and quiet of the neighborhood.
Information and Bookings (from €99)
3) Hôtel du Continent*** – the round-the-world trip
30, rue du Mont Thabor, 75001 Paris
Area: Place-Vendôme
The Hôtel du Continent consists of six floors, one continent by floor, plus one for the Arctic and Antarctic Poles.
It will make you travel around the world thanks to its rooms and its decoration set up by the famous couturier and designer Christian Lacroix.
Each room is made up of a splendid combination of various tissues and embroideries, as well as objects of curiosity found across the world.
The hotel, with its globe-like look, will transport you across time, back to the times of the explorers that brought back bizarre and phantasmagoric objects from their journey.
What I like:
- the Jardin des Tuileries, at a 5-minute walk.
- its six floors, each one of them representing a different continent.
Information and Bookings (from €218)
4) The Hôtel Edgar & Achille – the former workshop
1 Rue Sainte-Foy, 75002 Paris
Area: Sentier/Bonne Nouvelle
The decor is far from being boring in this former workshop recently turned into a hotel by two friends in the Sentier.
Indeed, its two owners had asked several artists (among whom include: stylists, designers, photographers, set designers) to conceive 13 rooms, each unique and singular.
The hotel’s style is vintage, pleasant, and polished.
It is full of colors and ambiances, there are as many as possible: dark blue shades for the very restful Ma Nuit room (“My night”), The Incredible Hulk action figures and toy cars displayed all over the very playful room called Dream, and the photo lab-like black shades of the Ebène Rock (this is a play on words: a very famous hotel in Antibes, in the South of France, is called the Eden Rock).
What I like:
- The Grand Rex cinema is accessible in a five-minute walk.
- The room called Lala Salama, created by the world-famous photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand, with its sober and peaceful atmosphere colored in the shades of Africa.
Information and Bookings (from €149)
5) The Hôtel Fabric**** – the former textile factory
31, rue de la Folie Méricourt, 75011 Paris
Area: Oberkampf
The Fabric used to be a textile factory, it has been replaced by a hotel but the large windows and the brick walls still remain.
For the most part, the owners have chosen to display impressive lamps and old (and sometimes refurbished) furniture found in second-hand shops.
So that the building keeps the industrial hint from its past, they asked the architect Vincent Bastie and the decorators Agnès Louboutin and Patrice Henry for some help.
The Fabric is spacious, fancy, and modern, as trendy as the area where it was built.
What I like:
- The lively and young neighborhood, which is close to the Place de la République.
- The « French-style » breakfast.
Information and Bookings (from €241)
6) Kube Hotel Paris**** – the ice hotel
1-5, Passage Ruelle, 75018 Paris
Area: Goutte d’Or
In the 18th district, the Ice Kube Bar, with its groundbreaking concept, has already made a reputation for itself, as it is mostly attended by Parisian trendy youth.
The Kube Hotel follows the same path: inside, it is as cold as in the Arctic, thanks to the very effective air conditioning system which keeps the temperature below zero.
Let’s not forget the ice counter! Brrr …
Eating, sipping cocktails, meeting your friends in a very… frozen atmosphere; here is the concept of this ambitious hotel.
As for your night of sleep, you’ll spend it in a Scandinavian-like room, in a muffled atmosphere of cool colors.
The all-white furniture, the Plexiglas walls, the suspended beds illuminated by blue light bulbs … they’ll all take you to the ice floe.
What I like:
- The location: you’ll reach Gare du Nord railway station, the Sacré-Coeur basilica and the Buttes-Chaumont in a few minutes walk or a few metro stations.
- The fitness room.
Information and Bookings (from €185)
7) Vice Versa Hôtel**** – sins in the pure state
213, rue de la Croix Nivert, 75015 Paris
Area: Saint-Lambert
In this hotel located in the 15th arrondissement, the seven deadly sins come to life.
On every floor, you will discover rooms with a different theme, focused on a sin: gluttony, and its tea room with pastel colors; greed, and its rustic decoration papered with banknotes; wrath, with its bright colors; pride, that will make you feel like a prince; envy, where luxury is within arm’s reach; sloth, which comes straight from a tale; and lust, with its seductive and sensual aspects.
It also has a hammam in its basement to relax with great serenity.
What I like:
- its decoration was chosen with care.
- its hell-like hammam
Vice Versa Hôtel: services, prices, and availabilities (from €273)
8) Hôtel du Triangle d’Or*** – the music hotel
6, rue Godot de Mauroy, 75009 Paris
Area: Madeleine
You like music, don’t you? You are lucky because we have found you the perfect hotel, a place only dedicated to music.
This hotel is close to the very central and lively neighborhood of La Madeleine.
The place was planned and imagined by musicians, singers, and rappers down to the very last detail.
American saxophonist Archie Shepp, French rapper MC Solaar, French drummer Manu Katché, French singer and songwriter Jacques Higelin, and American singer and producer Rickie Lee Jones all added their own personal touch to this very novel concept.
These five artists share opposite influences. Nonetheless, they all equally participated in the design of the Hôtel du Triangle d’Or.
Apart from this original advantage, the Triangle d’Or lives up to its 4-star quality and its reputation: there is high-tech audio equipment in every room, and, what’s more, you can listen to the 5 artists’ tracks through headphones while watching their video clips and some excerpts of their concerts on a screen, even in a reception room.
Every floor is dedicated to one artist.
What I like:
- The decoration details: the gold discs above the bed, the djembes that replace the bedside tables, Jacques Higelin’s poetic drawings and quotes painted on the walls.
- The Turkish bath and the massages.
Hôtel du Triangle d’Or: services, prices, and availabilities (from €179)
9) Le Petit Beaumarchais Hotel & Spa**** – enchanting and imaginary
8, boulevard Beaumarchais, 75011 Paris
Area: Bastille
Here is a hotel that fits its name well! Le Petit Beaumarchais Hotel & Spa could come straight from a fairytale with its sublime decoration.
Imagined and created by the off-the-wall designer Stella Cadente, the decoration of the rooms and the hotel is fantastic, well-designed and unique.
Each room has its theme, whether it’s an enchanted forest, the world of Alice in Wonderland, Donkeyskin or the tales of Andersen, you will certainly find a world that suits you.
What I like:
- its location in the 11th arrondissement, one of the most appreciated districts of Paris.
- its quality-price ratio compared to other hotels of the same range.
Le Petit Beaumarchais Hotel & Spa: services, prices, and availabilities (from €227)
10) Hôtel Odyssey by Elegancia*** – The quirky capsule hotel
19, rue Hérold, 75001
Area: Les Halles
This hotel used to have another name. It used to be called “Hôtel O,” and it might be the quirkiest of the list. Indeed, its initial concept will not appeal to everyone …
The quirky story we are about to tell you started in Japan. The kapuseru hoteru, capsule hotel in English, is a kind of room that looks like an actual box, with the most elementary and rudimentary comfort: there is a bed, a television, the most basic sanitation, etc. in a very small space.
Young French designer Ora-ïto knew that the narrowness of the kapuseru hoteru wasn’t going to be a guarantee of success in Europe, so he modified it a little bit.
The rooms of the Odyssey are wide and simple: the ceiling is made out of wood, the sheets are white, the space is lit up by a halo of soft light coming from above the bed, and the bathroom is very simple and comfortable.
Ora-ïto managed to mix luxury with purity, and refinement with starkness.
This “Zen hotel” has proved its worth!
What I like:
- The rooms will make you feel like you’re in a cocoon.
- The O Love package for lovers.
Hôtel Odyssey by Elegancia: services, prices, and availabilities (from €258)
11) Apostrophe Hotel *** – Simply a poem
3 rue de Chevreuse, 75006 Paris
Area: Montparnasse
You can’t miss this hotel, you’ll recognize it by its facade decorated with handmade tree shadows.
This is the first hint that you’re entering a “poem-hotel”.
L’Apostrophe is named for its 16 unique rooms, each inspired by literature.
Guests can stay in rooms like “printing press,” “newspapers,” or “Scheherazade.”
Designed with the help of an atmospherist, the hotel offers a cohesive and meticulously crafted environment.
Some “balneo” rooms feature jacuzzi bathtubs with chromotherapy, perfect for relaxing with a good book.
What I like:
- the facade beautifully decorated
- the balneo rooms and their ceiling that makes you feel on the clouds
Apostrophe Hôtel: services, prices, and availabilities (from €144)
12) Da Vinci Hotel & Spa **** – Discover the secret of Mona Lisa
25 rue des Saints-Pères, 75006 Paris
Area: Saint-Germain
This hotel, near the Louvre museum, comes straight from the Italian Renaissance.
All the decor was inspired by this period and especially by the genius Leonardo Da Vinci, whose enlarged paintings decorate the walls behind the headboards.
All 24 rooms of this hotel have evocative names: Medicis, Inventions, Renaissance or even Mona Lisa.
The walls of the elevator that go to the rooms are glazed so that the guests can admire the different drawings made by this wonderful Florentine artist.
The hotel pays meticulous attention to detail, featuring a café that faithfully replicates Venice’s famous Caffè Florian. The basement spa, adorned with mosaics inspired by Leonardo da Vinci, showcases a fresco of the Vitruvian Man.
What I like:
- the glazed elevator
- the spa and its starry vault
Hôtel Da Vinci: services, prices, and availabilities (from €560)
13) Les Bulles de Paris Hotel**** – For the fans of champagne
32 rue des Ecoles, 75005 Paris
Area: Latin Quarter
Les Bulles is a hotel entirely dedicated to champagne. The 44 rooms, spread over 6 floors, each have a different champagne-related theme (Paris, arts, women, celebration, love).
The 7 suites pay tribute to champagne houses (Nicolas Feuillatte, Pommery, Charles Heidsieck, etc.), with a bottle corresponding to the suite’s name.
You can have a drink in the champagne bar of the hotel, and if you really like it, it is even possible to taste champagne for breakfast!
What I like:
- the champagne bottle offered in the suites
- the super original concept
Hôtel Les Bulles de Paris: services, prices, and availabilities (from €158)
14) Mason Souquet ***** – Ancient brothel
10 rue de Bruxelles, 75009 Paris
Area: Pigalle
The Maison Souquet is a hotel set up in an old brothel from the beginning of the twentieth century.
Jacques Garcia, the decorator of the hotel, decided to preserve the codes of these places, even in the discreet facade where there is a red lantern for all lighting.
The atmosphere is muted and the decoration makes you think about the Belle Epoque, a period when brothels were still in operation.
The hotel has many lounges for its clients where they can have a drink, enjoy a piano spectacle, read next to the chimney, play and so on.
The 20 rooms (including 6 suites and 2 small apartments) are unique and are named after famous courtesans such as La Païva or Liane de Pougy.
What I like:
- the spa that can be privatized
- the decor that makes you travel in time
Maison Souquet: services, prices, and availabilities (from €1200)
15) Hôtel Cabane*** – For a countryside vibe
76 rue Raymond Losserand, 75014 Paris
Area: Montparnasse
The Hôtel Cabane welcomes you in its Cottage for a romantic night that will make you feel like you are in the countryside but in the middle of Paris.
You access the Cottage – a sort of wooden eco-lodge – through a footbridge surrounded by plants.
The inside feels just like a cabin: there’s wood on the floor, the walls, the ceiling, and the furniture, the decoration is made of warm and soft tones, the television turns into a fireplace and the large sliding windows bring in a lot of light.
You also have access to a beautiful private terrace where you can bathe in the sun and the greenery at the same time.
What I like:
- the large bathroom with a beautiful Italian stone shower
- the terrace made with artificial grass on which you can enjoy a drink in the sun.
Hôtel Cabane: services, prices, and availabilities (from €118)
16) Paris Boutik – Living in a boutique for one day
- 12 Rue Caffarelli, 75003 Paris
- 12 Rue Parrot, 75012 Paris
Area: Bastille and Le Marais
Paris Boutik is the first dispersed boutique hotel in Paris, with suites designed like former boutiques.
Stay in the Library suite in Le Marais or the Grocery suite in Bastille, both spacious (35m² to 45m²), close to attractions, and in quiet streets.
The Library suite, perfect for couples or families, features bookshelves, a bathroom, a sofa, a Nespresso machine, and can accommodate up to 5 people.
If you prefer the Grocery Store ambiance, you can choose to go for the Bastille suite.
It is a duplex room which can either be composed of two bedrooms or one bedroom and a living room, depending on your needs.
The walls are covered by large shelves on which sit different cans, bottles, and vials of French delicacies, as in an authentic, old grocery store.
What I like:
- having breakfast on the terrace of the Grocery Store suite
For further information about Paris Boutik, its services, prices, and availabilities, click here
17) VIP Paris – Yacht Hotel – For a night cruise
7 port de la Rapée, 75012 Paris
Area: Bercy
The VIP Paris – Yacht Hotel offers nighttime cruises on the Seine aboard its yacht with 24 cabins, including 6 suites.
Guests can stay overnight or enjoy a Dinner Cruise in the panoramic restaurant with gourmet cuisine and stunning views of Paris.
Suites feature private spas for two, ensuring a luxurious experience on board.
What I like:
- the Nature Suite and its wooden spa
- the Deluxe Suite and its large living room, perfect for a weekend
VIP Paris – Yacht Hôtel: services, prices, and availabilities (from €326)
18) Off Paris Seine – escape on the Seine
86 Quai d’Austerlitz, 75013 Paris
Area: Salpêtrière
How about falling asleep on the Seine?
The Hôtel Off Paris Seine, the capital’s first floating hotel, offers a unique and unusual experience in the heart of Paris.
Its elegant rooms, with views of the Seine, immerse you in a chic and contemporary ambiance, gently rocked by the sound of the water. Some rooms even feature private balconies, allowing you to admire the reflections of Parisian lights on the river.
The panoramic bar, with its rooftop terrace, offers refined cocktails and a breathtaking view of the Parisian quays and monuments, creating a magical atmosphere at sunset.
The hotel also features an outdoor pool suspended above the water, providing a unique perspective on the Seine.
What I like:
- Its unique location on the Seine (and very close to Gare d’Austerlitz)
- Its panoramic bar and distinctive pool
Off Seine Paris: services, prices, and availabilities (from €359)
And if you want to stay in this fun and unique atmosphere, check out my article on the quirky activities in Paris!
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