Louvre & Tuileries
Hôtel Crayon
3-star hotel · Atout France classification of 18 January 2022
- Address
- 25 rue du Bouloi, 75001 Paris
- Area
- Louvre & Tuileries
- Rooms
- 26
- Price range
- €€
Hôtel Crayon, 25 rue du Bouloi, Paris 1er: three stars, 26 rooms, air conditioning, European Ecolabel, 6 min from Palais-Royal métro. Checked October 2026.
Between the Palais-Royal and Les Halles
Hôtel Crayon is at 25 rue du Bouloi, in the 1st arrondissement, between the Palais-Royal and Les Halles and close to the galerie Véro-Dodat, a covered passage at 2 rue du Bouloi that France’s Mérimée database lists as a historic monument, inscribed in 1965. It is independent. Atout France ranked it three stars on 18 January 2022 and counts 26 rooms. The hotel presents itself as a guest house in spirit, arty, pop and colourful.
Rooms and services
The hotel lists air conditioning, a lift, room service and an honesty bar on the ground floor, which we do not count as a bar. It holds the European Ecolabel, number FR/051/578. Rooms are not equipped for reduced mobility, and rooms 601 to 604 are accessible only by the stairs from the fifth floor, a point to raise before reserving with luggage.
Métro and sights
Louvre-Rivoli (line 1), Les Halles (line 4) and Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre (lines 1 and 7) are each 450 m away, six minutes on foot. From our reference point, place du Marché Saint-Honoré, the Louvre pyramid is a direct walk of 925 m, 11.5 minutes, Notre-Dame is 16 minutes by transit, the Eiffel Tower 30 and Orly 35; Charles-de-Gaulle terminal 1 is 50 minutes and terminal 2 56.5.
Compared with the quarter’s hotels
The Louvre / Tuileries area counts 71 classified hotels, of which only 21 are one to three stars, which is why our data advises against it for tight budgets. Of the nine in our list, three are five-stars, Le Meurice, Cheval Blanc Paris and Grand Hôtel du Palais Royal; Hôtel Brighton (62 rooms), Drawing Hotel (48) and Hôtel des Orfèvres (43) are four-stars. Crayon shares its three-star rank with Hôtel du Continent (25) and sits above Hôtel Montpensier (40), a two-star. At 26 rooms it is the larger of the two three-stars.
Read the area guide, hotels near the Louvre, and the 1st arrondissement list.
Location and metro
- Metro 1 Louvre-Rivoli 6 min walk · 450 m
- Metro 4 Les Halles 6 min walk · 450 m
- Metro 1, 7 Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre 6 min walk · 450 m
Walking times are estimates: straight-line distance × 1.3, at 80 metres a minute, to the station, not to a specific exit.
Facilities
- Air conditioning
As listed on the hotel’s official website, checked on 4 October 2026.
History and distinctive features
- The hotel describes itself as designed in the spirit of a guest house, arty, pop and colourful. Source : hotelcrayon.com
- The hotel displays the European Ecolabel, number FR/051/578. Source : hotelcrayon.com
- A few metres away, at 2 rue du Bouloi, the galerie Véro-Dodat is a covered passage listed as a historic monument in 1965. Source : pop.culture.gouv.fr
Nearby
Landmarks
- Musée du Louvre 9 min walk · 700 m
Other hotels
- Hôtel Madame Rêve ★★★★★ 2 min walk · 150 m
- Hôtel Louvre Saint-Honoré ★★★★ 4 min walk · 350 m
- Hôtel Louvre Bons Enfants ★★★ 4 min walk · 350 m
- Grand Hôtel du Palais Royal ★★★★★ 4 min walk · 350 m
- Hôtel Bachaumont ★★★★ 6 min walk · 450 m
Availability
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Hôtel Crayon?
At 25 rue du Bouloi in the 1st arrondissement, between the Palais-Royal and Les Halles, in the Halles administrative quarter.
Is Hôtel Crayon air-conditioned?
Yes: air conditioning is among the services listed by the hotel, together with a lift and room service.
Does Hôtel Crayon have an eco label?
The hotel displays the European Ecolabel with the number FR/051/578.
What does an Hôtel Crayon review need to cover?
We give no score. The checkable points are three stars, 26 rooms, air conditioning, the Ecolabel and the stairs to rooms 601 to 604.
Checked on 4 October 2026