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Top Hotels in France
The finest properties across France, ranked by editorial merit.
Ritz Paris
Place Vendôme since 1898 — Hemingway's bar, Coco's apartment, and the hotel every other hotel is measured against.
Airelles Courchevel, Les Airelles
Ski-in, ski-out at Courchevel 1850 — the Alpine palace the Russian oligarchs built a reputation on, now back in French hands.
Airelles Gordes, La Bastide
A 17th-century bastide at the edge of Provence's most photographed hilltop village — 40 rooms behind ochre walls.
Cheval Blanc Courchevel
LVMH's original Cheval Blanc — 36 rooms at the foot of the slopes, Dior spa, and a Yannick Alléno tasting menu.
Cheval Blanc Paris
LVMH's Paris flagship above La Samaritaine — 72 suites, a Dior spa, and Seine views from every window.
Château de la Gaude
A 16th-century estate and working vineyard outside Aix — eleven rooms, Cézanne's Mont Sainte-Victoire out the window.
Château de la Messardière
A 19th-century château above Pampelonne — the only Airelles property in Saint-Tropez, and the one with the vineyard.
Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel
A Belle Époque palace on Cap Ferrat's peninsula — the Olympic seawater pool sits inches from the Mediterranean.
Hôtel Plaza Athénée
The red geraniums on Avenue Montaigne — couture row's haute address since 1913.
Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel
A Louis XV palace on Place de la Concorde — Karl Lagerfeld designed two suites before he died.