The house
The Plaza Athénée opened on the avenue Montaigne on 20 April 1913, an eight-storey eclectic building by Charles Lefebvre and Louis Duhayon.
It was meant to be called simply the Plaza – until a rival's claim to the name made the first director add 'Athénée', the hotel he had run before.
Christian Dior set up his couture house next door in 1947; the façade, hall, great gallery and Montaigne salon have been listed as historic monuments since 1994.
The house joined France's Palaces in 2011; Le Relais Plaza, built in 1936, is protected too.
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At a glance
- Address
- 25 avenue Montaigne, 75008 Paris
- Classification
- 5 stars – officialAtout France · 27 February 2024
- Palace
- Distinction since the 2026 listAtout France · Collection Palace 2026
- Rooms and suites
- 208Atout France
- Opened
- 1913Wikidata
- Architect
- Charles Lefebvre, Louis DuhayonWikidata
- Heritage
- monument historique inscritWikidata
The setting
- Park
- Jardin d'Erevan240 m away
On the map
The hotel's building lit – © OpenStreetMap contributors
Sources
Atout France – Hébergements touristiques classés en France · OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0) · Wikidata (CC0 1.0) · Atout France – Collection Palace 2026 (announced 4 June 2026) · Photo: Celette / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Official websitedorchestercollection.com/paris/hotel-plaza-athenee