Le Pavillon de la Reine – a hidden courtyard on place des Vosges

Behind the arcades of place des Vosges, a hotel of 56 rooms named after Anne of Austria, with a shaded garden courtyard and a spa of its own.

On the north side of place des Vosges, the tallest of the square's brick pavilions rises above the arcades. This is the Pavillon de la Reine, and behind it, reached through the arches, lies the hotel that has taken its name: Le Pavillon de la Reine, 56 rooms and suites arranged around a shaded garden courtyard, a few steps and a world away from the square.

The hotel is classified five-star and stands at 28 place des Vosges, on the edge of the 3rd arrondissement in the Marais.

01Place des Vosges and its two pavilions

Place des Vosges was laid out under Henri IV at the beginning of the seventeenth century and inaugurated in 1612 as Place Royale, the first planned square in Paris. Its uniform houses of brick and stone stand over continuous arcades, and two taller pavilions face each other across the gardens: the Pavillon du Roi on the south side and the Pavillon de la Reine on the north.

The hotel takes its name from Anne of Austria, who according to the hotel lived here before her marriage to Louis XIII in 1615. The square itself was renamed place des Vosges after the Revolution, and Victor Hugo later lived on its south-east corner.

02Didier Benderli's interiors

The interiors are the work of the architect and designer Didier Benderli, who set contemporary rooms against the historic fabric of the building. Exposed beams and canopy beds sit alongside modern pieces, and each room is decorated individually. Rooms on the courtyard look onto the garden, while the duplex suites have views over the square.

03The garden courtyard

The garden is the hotel's quiet centre. In summer it is the reason to ask for a courtyard room; at any season it explains why the hotel feels so removed from the crowds that fill the arcades outside. There is a lounge bar, and a terrace where tea, cocktails and champagne are served.

04Spa de la Reine and Restaurant Anne

The Spa de la Reine covers 250 square metres and was created with the French skincare brand Codage. It has a hammam, a jacuzzi, two treatment rooms and a fitness room, and is open to non-residents as well as guests.

Restaurant Anne, named after the queen, was led by the chef Mathieu Pacaud according to a 2025 report in Paris Select Book, and serves lunch menus and a Sunday brunch. Breakfast is served in the lobby or in the room.

05The Marais on the doorstep

The Maison de Victor Hugo is on the square, the Musée Picasso and the Musée Carnavalet are a few streets away, and the galleries and shops of the Marais begin at the arcades. The neighbouring 4th arrondissement leads down to the Île Saint-Louis. The whole city is in VERA PI's guide to Paris, and more great hotels are collected on metromode.co.

06Making the most of a stay

Ask for a courtyard room in summer and a duplex suite over the square if you want the view. Walk the arcades early, before the square fills, and spend a winter afternoon in the spa. The Maison de Victor Hugo is a short walk across the gardens.

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