Recommended Hotels in the 16th Arrondissement of Paris (Arc de Triomphe, Bois de Boulogne, Passy and Trocadéro)

The hotel was built around the legendary Piscine Molitor, opened in 1929. It was the most popular swimming pool in Paris until 1989, and after that a temple for graffiti artists. Today there’s a heated 46-meter outdoor pool and a 33-meter indoor pool, a 1,600-square-meter Clarins spa with thirteen treatment rooms, and more than a hundred street art works scattered through the corridors and changing cabins. The rooftop opens from May to September, with a view of the Eiffel Tower. Keep in mind that this is the far western edge of Paris, right next to Roland-Garros, and the price reflects the hotel. I recommend asking for a room facing the pool, because that’s what you’re paying for.

A Haussmann-era stone building on Avenue Marceau with forty-three rooms, a five-minute walk from the Champs-Élysées. On the lower floor there’s a hammam and a small gym, free for guests (book the hammam in advance). A Nespresso machine in the lounges is free all day, and massages are available for an extra charge. The bathrooms have L’Occitane products. Breakfast is served in a vaulted room: continental in your room for 17 euros, or a 22-euro buffet with scrambled eggs, quiches and organic granola. Keep in mind that the soundproofing on the avenue side isn’t perfect. I recommend asking for a room facing the courtyard, because Avenue Marceau is busy even at night.

Forty rooms on Rue Pergolèse, and the only hotel designed by Rena Dumas, the architect behind Hermès stores around the world. The breakfast room and the lounge have tables by Philippe Starck and paintings by Hilton McConnico, and the space opens onto a small inner garden. The bathrooms are marble and the bar is open around the clock. Breakfast is served from 6:30 to 10 a.m., and there’s also a quicker, cheaper version. Porte Maillot station (line 1) is about 250 meters away. Keep in mind that the standard rooms are 17 to 20 square meters. For families, I recommend the suite of about 40 square meters, which has its own entrance and two bathrooms.

One hundred and twelve rooms and apartments in a 19th-century building on Avenue Kléber, redesigned by the architect Ricardo Bofill and inspired by the 1889 World’s Fair. The apartments have a full kitchen with a dishwasher and a stovetop, and there’s a well-kept garden, a gym open around the clock and a steam room. Every day from 3 to 5 p.m., the lobby serves free hot drinks and pastries. The Trocadéro Gardens are about 150 meters away. Keep in mind that rooms on the lower floors can pick up noise at night. If you’re staying more than three nights, I recommend taking an apartment rather than a room, because the kitchen changes the whole experience.

This hotel on Rue de Passy has been welcoming guests since 1870, with forty-nine rooms in five categories. Some rooms look straight at the Eiffel Tower and the rest face an inner garden. The standard rooms are 15 square meters, and the deluxe rooms are 25 to 27 square meters and work for a family with one or two kids. The baguettes and croissants for breakfast come from a neighborhood bakery, and Passy station (line 6) is about 250 meters away. Keep in mind that some rooms are a bit dated. I recommend asking specifically for a room with a view of the tower, because that’s the whole reason to sleep here.

This 19th-century building on Rue Hamelin is where Marcel Proust (1871-1922) lived in his last years, and in my opinion that’s the best reason to stay here of all places. There are sixty-three rooms and also apartments with two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a full kitchen, all around an inner garden. The rooms are air-conditioned and soundproofed, breakfast is served from 7 to 10:30 a.m., and Boissière station (line 6) is right around the corner. Keep in mind that the decor is classic rather than modern. For families, I recommend taking an apartment rather than two rooms, because the price is usually about the same.

Sixty rooms on Rue Saint-Didier, a quiet street between the Trocadéro and the Arc de Triomphe. The design is clean and modern with light wood furniture, there’s a bar in the lobby and a meeting room for forty people, and breakfast is a buffet from 7 to 10:30 a.m. with pastries baked in the neighborhood. Boissière station is about 240 meters away and the Trocadéro about 440, and the front desk can arrange babysitting for an extra charge. Keep in mind that there’s no parking at the hotel and that it’s a functional hotel, not a boutique one. I recommend it if you want a clean, quiet base in an expensive area at a reasonable price.

Thirty-nine rooms on Rue du Dôme, a five-minute walk from the Arc de Triomphe and Charles de Gaulle-Étoile station. The decor comes in shades of cream and chocolate, every room has air conditioning, a minibar and a coffee tray, and breakfast is served from 7 to 11 a.m. and includes omelets made to order. Dogs are welcome for an extra 15 euros a day, and babysitting is available on request. Place du Trocadéro is about a kilometer away and the Eiffel Tower about a 15-minute walk. Keep in mind that the rooms are small and that the ones facing the street pick up traffic noise. I recommend asking for a room facing the inner courtyard when you book.

Thirty-three rooms on Rue de Belloy, a side street between the Trocadéro and the Arc de Triomphe. On the ground floor there’s a breakfast room and a lounge bar, and some rooms have a small balcony, a few of them with a view of the Eiffel Tower. The buffet costs 15 euros per person and is served from 7 to 10:30 a.m., and in the evening the hotel restaurant serves dim sum and bao. Boissière station is about 340 meters away. If you’re looking for a synagogue, the one on Rue Copernic is a short walk away. Keep in mind that some rooms could use a renovation. I recommend asking for a room with a balcony, because the price difference is small and the difference in feel is big.

You walk in through a gate on Rue de Passy and discover a private lane and a garden courtyard, and all thirty-two rooms face it. It’s a kind of quiet you don’t expect from a hotel at this price, and in the morning you really do hear birds. Breakfast is continental and served from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m., there are rooms for two, three and four, and the front desk is staffed around the clock. The hotel sits exactly halfway between Passy station (line 6) and La Muette station (line 9). Keep in mind that the rooms are small and the elevator doesn’t reach every room; some are up a spiral staircase. If you have heavy suitcases, I recommend asking for a room on a low floor.