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Rue du Mont-Thabor

Hôtel du Continent is at 30 rue du Mont-Thabor, in the 1st arrondissement, in the Place-Vendôme administrative district. The street runs parallel to rue de Rivoli on the Concorde side. Atout France classified the hotel three stars on 4 June 2024 and counts 25 rooms. It is independent in our file.

Design and services

The hotel’s decor is signed by Christian Lacroix, which it presents as a world tour across five continents in 25 rooms. There is an honesty bar, where guests serve themselves, and a continental breakfast from 7 to 11 am; there is no restaurant. The hotel states that it is not accessible to disabled guests, except the visually and hearing impaired. Air conditioning is not confirmed.

Metro and travel times

Concorde, with lines 1, 8 and 12, is 350 m away (4 minutes), Tuileries on line 1 400 m (5) and Madeleine, with lines 8, 12 and 14, 500 m (6). From our Place du Marché Saint-Honoré reference point, the Louvre pyramid is a direct walk of 925 m, 11.5 minutes, Notre-Dame is 16 minutes by transit and the Eiffel Tower 30 (the point is 366 m from the hotel); Orly is about 35 minutes by line 14 and Charles de Gaulle terminal 2 about 56.5. Paris Centre has a limited-traffic zone: cars may enter it but not cross it.

Among its neighbours

The Louvre area in our list spans five-stars such as Le Meurice and Cheval Blanc Paris and four-stars like Hôtel Brighton (62 rooms) and Drawing Hotel (48). With 25 rooms and three stars, Le Continent is the smallest of the nine hotels in our list, just ahead of Hôtel Crayon (26 rooms, three stars, in the Palais-Royal district).

The Louvre hotel guide compares the area; the 1st arrondissement list gives the district.

Location and metro

  • Metro 1, 8, 12 Concorde 4 min walk · 350 m
  • Metro 1 Tuileries 5 min walk · 400 m
  • Metro 8, 12, 14 Madeleine 6 min walk · 500 m
Résidence Mondovi Luxury Suites 5 Le Meurice 4 Hôtel Maison Barrière Vendôme Paris 3 Hôtel Costes 2 Hôtel Mandarin Oriental Paris 1 Hôtel du Continent ★
Schematic map. Boundaries: City of Paris open data (ODbL), simplified. Hotel positions: OpenStreetMap and the French National Address Base.

Walking times are estimates: straight-line distance × 1.3, at 80 metres a minute, to the station, not to a specific exit.

History and distinctive features

Nearby

Other hotels

  1. Hôtel Mandarin Oriental Paris ★★★★★ 1 min walk · 100 m
  2. Hôtel Costes ★★★★★ 2 min walk · 150 m
  3. Hôtel Maison Barrière Vendôme Paris ★★★★★ 2 min walk · 150 m
  4. Le Meurice ★★★★★ 3 min walk · 200 m
  5. Résidence Mondovi Luxury Suites ★★★★★ 3 min walk · 250 m

Availability

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Hôtel du Continent?

At 30 rue du Mont-Thabor in the 1st arrondissement, parallel to rue de Rivoli on the Concorde side, in the Place-Vendôme district.

Who designed the decor?

The hotel says the decor is signed Christian Lacroix.

Is the hotel accessible?

No: the hotel's footer states that it is not accessible to disabled guests, except the visually and hearing impaired.

What should an Hôtel du Continent review take into account?

We give no score. The checkable points are three stars from Atout France since 4 June 2024, 25 rooms and the metro four minutes away.

Checked on 4 October 2026