Paris 8th
5-star hotel
Hôtel Balzac
Neutral tones, minimalist clean lines… The Balzac, a legendary residence on the Champs-Élysées, is reinvented by the designer duo Festen. ‘The Balzac perpetuates a timeless Parisian hotel heritage through its classicism. It’s a place brimming with atmosphere, with a history that we have respected and extended. One must experience this unique address to truly understand it.’ – Charlotte de Tonnac & Hugo Sauzay, Festen Architecture.
The hushed atmosphere is the guiding thread of Hotel Balzac, conceived as a home where one feels comfortable from the very first moment. The Hotel Balzac occupies the site of the last residence of the writer Honoré de Balzac. He lived there with Madame Hanska, the love of his life, until his death a few months after their marriage, writing until his last breath. Today, the Hotel Balzac revives the spirit of one of the most talented observers of 19th-century Parisian life.