About the hotel
Built in 1864 by the same vision that created the Casino de Monte-Carlo next door, the Hôtel de Paris is the centrepiece of Casino Square and the social heart of the principality. Rubbing the raised knee of the equestrian Louis XIV statue in its lobby remains the gambler's ritual before crossing to the tables.
A renovation completed in 2019 rebuilt much of the interior around two new courtyard gardens while preserving the Belle Époque façade and the legendary cellars — 350,000 bottles in galleries cut into the rock in 1874.
Suites & dining
The Princess Grace Suite, assembled with the princely family's input and photographs, is among Europe's most expensive rooms. Alain Ducasse's Louis XV — the restaurant that made hotel dining a destination — holds three Michelin stars beneath its gilded ceilings; Le Grill on the roof opens to the sky.
The celebrity connection
Grace Kelly's Monaco runs through the hotel — her suite is its crown — and every Grand Prix weekend the terraces become the paddock's dress circle, with drivers and owners a lift-ride from the harbour chicane. Winston Churchill, Charlie Chaplin and the Ballets Russes fill the historic ledger; F1, tennis royalty from the Monte-Carlo Masters, and the Rose Ball set fill the current one.
Location
Place du Casino, 98000 Monaco
Worth knowing
- ★The lobby's Louis XIV statue has a knee polished bright by gamblers' hands.
- ★The 1874 wine cellar is carved into the rock — ~350,000 bottles.
- ★Alain Ducasse's Louis XV here was the first hotel restaurant with three Michelin stars.
- ★Front-row address of the Monaco Grand Prix every May.
Questions & answers
What links the Hôtel de Paris to Grace Kelly?+
The hotel is the heart of her Monaco: the Princess Grace Suite, assembled with the princely family's input and photographs, is among the most expensive rooms in Europe.
Why do guests rub the statue in the lobby?+
Polishing the raised knee of the equestrian Louis XIV statue has been the gambler's good-luck ritual before crossing to the Casino de Monte-Carlo next door for over a century.
What is special about the hotel's restaurant and cellar?+
Alain Ducasse's Le Louis XV was the first hotel restaurant to hold three Michelin stars, and the 1874 cellar — carved into the rock — holds roughly 350,000 bottles.
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