ROOMS & SUITES: 82

An exclusive hotel, with a 'secret society' atmosphere, relying upon word-of-mouth rather than traditional advertising.

The decor is rich, warm, and redolent of Napoleon's Second Empire with deep colors and sumptuous fabrics.

ACCOLADES & ARTICLES

"Hotel Costes is this strange, really unique hotel. I'll go there, check in, pull down my e-mail, and if I have time, sit for an hour and people-watch, because you'll always see someone you recognize from television or a magazine or the stage there. The staff is incredibly friendly. They serve food late, too, and have the best sole I've ever had. And they have an awesome bar with great music. In fact, you can buy their CDs there. Hôtel Costes was one of the first hotels to have a deejay [Stephane Pompougnac] who created a soundtrack specific to the hotel. It kicked off this worldwide trend of places putting out CD compilations of music that they enjoy." - Michael Stipe, R.E.M.

WOW FACTORS

• Celebrity owners, celebrity designer, celebrity guests: The cult of the celebrity is taken very seriously at Hôtel Costes. Guests have included Yves Saint Laurent, Catherine Deneuve, John Malkovich, and Johnny Depp.
• The staff is young and trendy; and the ambiance befitting its beautiful clientele.
• For ultimate luxury, ask for one of the duplex suites with split-level layouts.
• Gorgeous Swimming pool, fitness on premises.

AWARDS

A-List - Luxury Travel Magazine Awards

FACILITIES

Swimming Pool - Indoor

LEISURE

On-site: Swimming pool, fitness, in-room massage.

Nearby: Shopping

EXPLORE

Tuileries Gardens - 1 block
Place Vendome - 2 blocks
Musee du Louvre - across the Tuileries
Musee d'Orsay - across the Tuileries
Opera Palais Garnier - 0.5 miles (800 m)
Avenue des Champs-Elysees - 0.5 miles (800 m)
St-Germain-des-Pres - 1 mile (1.6 km)
Centre Pompidou - 1 mile (1.6 km)
Notre-Dame Cathedral - 1 mile (1.6 km)
Eiffel Tower - 2 miles (3 km)

AIRPORT

Paris-Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG)

AIRPORT DISTANCE

22 miles/35 km/40 minutes

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