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How Voting Works
What Readers Loved
The Winner
The Full List

Top Hotels in Paris as Voted by GoTravelDaily Readers

If there’s one thing GoTravelDaily readers know, it’s that we should all be spending more time in Paris. The City of Light welcomes striking new hotel talent this year ahead of the 2024 Olympics — including Hôtel Dame Des Arts on the Left Bank and Martin Brudnizki-designed Le Grand Mazarin on the Right. However, this year’s World’s Best Awards survey winners give us a glimpse into classic Parisian luxury, with longtime favorites like Le Meurice (voted No. 6) and Ritz Paris (No. 5).

How Voting Works

Every year, GoTravelDaily asks readers to weigh in on travel experiences around the globe — to share their opinions on the top hotels, resorts, cities, islands, cruise ships, spas, airlines, and more. Nearly 165,000 readers completed the 2023 survey, an increase of nearly 25 percent over pre-pandemic voting levels. A total of more than 685,000 votes were cast across over 8,500 unique properties (hotels, cities, cruise lines, etc.).

Hotels were classified as either resort hotel, city hotel, or safari lodge based on their location and amenities. They were specifically rated on the following criteria:

Rooms/facilities
Location
Service
Food
Value

For each characteristic, respondents could choose a rating of excellent, above average, average, below average, or poor. The final scores are averages of these responses.

What Readers Loved

One hotel that keeps climbing the World’s Best Award charts is Hotel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel. A reader described it as “the crown jewel of Paris,” praising the rooms as “some of the most beautiful accommodations I have ever experienced.” Last year, the hotel, which just opened a chic new restaurant, Nonos par Paul Pairet, rose from No. 9 to No. 4. Consequently, this year, it’s on the podium at No. 2. Also moving up is Saint James Paris (No. 9) in the 16th arrondissement. The Relais & Châteaux property is a newcomer to the WBA list and just got a stunning refresh, which has also landed the hotel on GoTravelDaily’s 2023 It List.

It’s clear from this year’s winners that our readers choose their Paris hotels based not only on location but also on food and drink. Of Le Bristol Hotel (No. 4), one respondent noted, “The Bar with its BAD (Bristol After Dark) evenings are excellent.” Ritz Paris has long been known for Bar Hemingway, and now has the Ritz Bar to further tempt visitors in search of a potent Parisian cocktail. Therefore, it follows that our No. 1 hotel this year, Hôtel Plaza Athénée, is also a celebrated culinary landmark — with its newest restaurant earning a Michelin star just nine weeks after opening. Read on to learn why this 110-year-old Paris icon was named the city’s top hotel by GoTravelDaily readers.

The Winner

Hôtel Plaza Athénée

Located on Avenue Montaigne within strolling distance of the Seine, Hôtel Plaza Athénée is perhaps the most recognizable hotel in Paris, with its vine-covered façade and bright-red awnings, not to mention its cameos in Emily in Paris and Sex and the City. The experience at this 208-room Dorchester Collection hotel can be summed up as “the best hotel in Paris,” per one voter. Moreover, another discerning reader said, “I have traveled to some of the nicest hotels in the world and have never had a better experience with facility staff. If you can get in, stay here!” Make sure you hit all four on-site restaurants during your stay: Jean Imbert au Plaza Athénée, which opened in January 2022 and landed a Michelin star two months later; chic brasserie Le Relais Plaza; La Galerie, known for its decadent pastries; and of course, La Cour Jardin — its lush, tucked-away courtyard is one of the most romantic spots in Paris.

“I have traveled to some of the nicest hotels in the world and have never had a better experience with facility staff than at Hôtel Plaza Athénée. If you can get in, stay here!” — GoTravelDaily Reader