Booking Cheval Blanc Paris: The Complete Guide

Cheval Blanc Paris is, by many measures, the most talked-about hotel to open in the French capital this century: an LVMH Maison set inside the reborn Samaritaine department store, its curved facade following the Seine. Here is how to book it, and what to know.

The Maison holds 72 keys, 26 rooms and 46 suites, behind interiors by Peter Marino within a building reworked by architect Édouard François. It is intimate for a hotel of its stature, and unusually contemporary, with a residential calm that sets it apart from the city's grande-dame palaces. Many rooms and the rooftop look directly across the river to the Pont Neuf and the Île de la Cité.

An LVMH Maison in the Samaritaine, with three Michelin stars and the Seine at its feet.

Dining is a destination in itself: the three-Michelin-starred Plénitude by Arnaud Donckele, the one-star Le Tout-Paris brasserie on the seventh floor, the one-star Japanese Hakuba, and the Italian Langosteria on a tree-lined rooftop terrace with sweeping views. Few hotels in the world can match it.

At the heart of the Maison, the Dior Spa Cheval Blanc Paris offers a holistic immersion in the world of Dior, around a curved swimming pool wrapped in mosaic, one of the most beautiful hotel pools in the city.

Demand is constant and the Maison is small, so the best suites and Fashion Week dates go early. Booked through a preferred-partner advisory, the same room comes with VIP recognition and benefits at no additional cost, and priority for the restaurant tables that are otherwise nearly impossible to reserve.