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Grands Boulevards Experimental
17 Bd Poissonnière, 75002 Paris, France
Lowest upcoming
$227
3 Jan 2027
Highest upcoming
$567
12 Jun 2026
Median nightly
$340
across 365 upcoming days
Cheapest week
2 to 8 Aug
27% below annual median
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Cheapest week ahead: 2–8 Aug 2026
at $248/night
(27% below median)
Review
Condé Nast Hot List 2018
Character and identity
A 50-room hideaway tucked off one of Paris's busiest commercial arteries, entered through a passageway that opens into a glass-canopied courtyard dining room. The building is pre-Revolution, and designer Dorothée Meilichzon plays its history both ways: pared-back Louis XVI flourishes meet rustic wooden stools and nightstands, linen, worn wood, bronze sconces. The Shell cocktail bar pulls in Parisians, The Shed handles rooftop nightcaps, and chef Giovanni Passerini oversees the kitchen. Service keeps a polite distance rather than fussing. It's the second Paris outpost from the Experimental Group, and it feels like an "alternate universe" carved out of the boulevard.
Who's it for
Best for:
Design-literate couples and solo travellers in their thirties who want a cocoon in central Paris with serious cocktails downstairs and shopping (Galeries Lafayette, Printemps) and the restaurants of Passage des Panoramas at the door. The crowd skews sharply dressed, international, work-from-anywhere. Light sleepers should ask for an interior-facing room.
Should look elsewhere:
Anyone expecting a full-service hotel with pool, gym, or polished fine dining should book differently. The kitchen is inconsistent despite the name on the door, dining room service runs slow, and larger rooms feel sparsely styled. Families and quiet-seekers will be happier in the 7th or Left Bank.
Bottom line
This is a cocktail hotel with rooms attached, and the Brittany-made mattresses and Shell bar are the reasons to come. Book the Parisian Eaves under the rooftop for the best room geometry, treat dinner as optional rather than essential, and aim for a stay that uses the location for shopping and the Passage des Panoramas for eating.
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17 Bd Poissonnière, 75002 Paris, France
Paris, France · 48.8710° N, 2.3450° E
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