Le Pavillon de la Reine

The Pavillon de la Reine occupies a 17th-century townhouse set behind an ivy-covered courtyard on Place des Vosges — named after Anne of Austria, Louis XIII's queen, who lodged there. The hotel is improbably quiet given the address: 56 rooms and suites, no two alike, woven through the original beams and tapestries with hints of contemporary design. Downstairs, the Spa de la Reine runs treatment rooms, hammam, and hot tub; the in-house Restaurant Anne holds one Michelin star. For visitors who want the most beautiful square in Paris as their front door — and a hotel that treats the Marais as a residential neighbourhood rather than a brand backdrop — this is the canonical choice.