The Belle Étoile penthouse suite sprawls across 620 square metres. Private cinema. Wine cellar. Hot tub. A rooftop that holds the entire city on clear days. Twenty thousand euros a night, sometimes more.
The Belle Étoile occupies the roof. Below it, Superior Suites frame the Tuileries through windows that have watched the same view since 1835, when Le Méurice opened at 228 Rue de Rivoli between Place de la Concorde and the Louvre.
The fashion shows happen in and around the Tuileries. This is where Paris fashion week has always centred itself. From the right rooms at Le Méurice, you watch the tents go up from your window. Not useful. By day three of the week, it becomes a comment.
Salvador Dalí lived at Le Meurice for three months every year. The suite named for him retains his original furniture. It is a room that rewards attention in proportion to the attention you bring to it.
Camille AshworthThe Space
Le Méurice opened in 1835. Henri Paul Nénot designed it in Louis XVI style, gilt and ornate, a building that watches fashion week from a century before fashion week existed. The hotel holds 160 rooms and 54 suites across eight storeys. It belongs to the Dorchester Collection.
Salvador Dalí stayed here for three months each year. The Dalí Suite holds his original furniture. Standing in the room, you understand this is not marketing. It is a space that has remained faithful to a single vision for decades.
The lobby entrance, 228 Rue de Rivoli. Photography by Mark Read
The Restaurant
Restaurant Le Méurice Alain Ducasse holds two Michelin stars. Executive Chef Amaury Bouhours works under Ducasse's direction. The cooking asks what an ingredient is, what it wants to become, what would interfere with that becoming. Menu titles stay minimal. The product leads.
Cédric Grolet shapes pastries that look like fruit. These trompe-l'oeil pieces appear at Le Dalí, the casual restaurant designed by Philippe Starck, the only place in the world licensed to use Salvador Dalí's name. Grolet contributed to Le Méurice's pastry programme and remains connected to the hotel.
The Belle Étoile terrace, 620 square metres
Visit during Paris Fashion Week, March 2026. Superior Suites from approximately €1,200 per night. The Dalí Suite from €5,000. Book at dorchestercollection.com/paris/le-meurice.
Photography courtesy of Le Méurice, Paris — © Dorchester Collection / Christophe Dugied