by Natasha Edwards, Hannah Meltzer and Nicola Williams, The Telegraph, February 16, 2018
An expert guide to the best hotels with spas in Paris, including the top places to stay for cutting-edge treatments, swimming pools, hammams, saunas, steam rooms, facials, massages, reflexology, and watsu therapy, as well as Michelin-starred restaurants, luxurious bedrooms and swanky bars, near the Eiffel Tower, Champs-Élysées, the Louvre, Opéra and South Pigalle.
Nolinski Paris Paris, France
8Telegraph expert rating
A stylishly opulent five star, located in the epicentre of Paris with a sumptuous subterranean spa. It features a sauna and hammam, and a very swish 16-metre pool, enhanced with a mirrored ceiling and complemented by elegant dim lighting. A full roster of beauty treatments and pampering is also available. Think everything from anti-jet-lag eye treatments to 'urban detox' sessions featuring remineralising peat wraps. Bedrooms are well-geared for deep relaxation too: French cotton linens; large beds; marble bathrooms. PS - don't miss the cracking dessert menu in the restaurant. Read expert review. From £346per night. Check availability. Rates provided by Booking.com.
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Le Royal Monceau Raffles Paris Paris, France
8Telegraph expert rating
A self-proclaimed luxury art hotel, complete with gallery, art concierge, concept store and cinema. There's also an Alice in Wonderland mirrored spa, with the largest hotel swimming pool in Paris. Separate ladies' and gentlemen's saunas, Turkish baths, laconiums and ice fountains complete the experience. Clarins treatments include 'youth synergy' therapies, reflexology and watsu rituals. This is also a place for foodies: cocktails and chic tapas at the Long Bar has become a destination for Parisians, and the two restaurants have each gained one Michelin star. Read expert review. From £661per night. Check availability. Rates provided by Booking.com.
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Le Roch Hotel & Spa Paris, France
9Telegraph expert rating
An elegant boutique hotel that cleverly combines history, good taste and a sense of contemporary style, with a relaxing approach. The basement contains a wellness centre, geared around personalised treatments with Codage skin products. There is also a swimming pool, rare in Paris. After enjoying a spot of pampering, guests can relax in the courtyard, sip a cocktail in the bar or feast on delights like sea bream sashimi with flower petals in the restaurant. Four Indulgence bedroom suites each feature a beautifully tiled private hammam steam bath, the perfect end to an overnight spa experience. Read expert review. From £311per night. Check availability. Rates provided by Booking.com.
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La Réserve Paris Hotel and Spa Paris, France
8Telegraph expert rating
Expect guests that don't blanch at suites that cost four figures a night at this exclusive address, which also features a top-notch spa. Facilities include a 16-metre indoor pool, sauna and steam room – however you will need to book a treatment to enjoy them, even if you are a hotel guest. Options include argan-oil massages and anti-cellulite reshaping therapies. There is also a special day package for men complete with hand-care session, facial and champagne. Bedrooms here are some of the finest in the city, by the way – particularly those on the fifth floor, in the mansard roof, with far-reaching views. Read expert review. From £543per night.
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Hotel Molitor Paris Paris, France
8Telegraph expert rating
This was once the most famous swimming pool in the city. It is now a hotel unlike any other in Paris. Indeed, it doesn't feel much like being in the capital at all, more like a resort hotel where you could easily spend your day on a lounger around the pool. It hosts the largest hotel spa in Paris, and with its Art Deco motifs and young and lively mood, it is also perhaps the most fun. Treatments use plant-perfumed oils; nail varnish and champagne sessions are also popular. The star turn is the Beyond the Water treatment, complete with hot and cold foot treatment, aquatic cushions and watery soundtrack. Read expert review. From £190per night. Check availability. Rates provided by Booking.com.
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Maison Souquet Paris, France
9Telegraph expert rating
Maison Souquet falls within the current trend for small-scale luxury rather than the giant palaces of old. Colonising the characterful district of Pigalle, the historic building's brief moment as a maison close gives it a slightly naughty spirit. Perfect for a romantic weekend. Staff are ready to hand you the private key for the Salle d'Eau: a gorgeous, dimly lit 10-metre swimming pool and steaming hammam. Treatments available range from Hawaiian massages to 'natural glow' facials. Guests can then retreat to one of the quirky bedrooms, with their textile-clad walls, stuffed bedheads, peacock feathers and chinoiserie. Read expert review. From £294per night. Check availability. Rates provided by Booking.com.
• The most characterful hotels in Paris
Ritz Paris Paris, France
7Telegraph expert rating
The most talked about new addition of the recently re-opened Ritz Paris is the world's first Chanel spa, bringing a gentle waft of perfume, to accompany the gym and the galleried indoor pool, kept at a tropical 31°C. There's a big emphasis on skincare; guests can take a 'moisturisation cruise' or 'resculpt' their face courtesy of the LE LIFT range. Sessions with a Chanel makeup artist are also in demand. Combine with French-style afternoon tea in the library-salon Proust (featuring madeleines) for the full Ritz experience. All rooms have marble fireplaces and the peach-coloured dressing gowns, towels and slippers that César Ritz decided was the most flattering colour for women. Read expert review. From £894per night. Check availability. Rates provided by Booking.com.
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