Where to Stay in Paris

Rue d’Amboise

Hôtel Icône is at 4 rue d’Amboise in the 2nd arrondissement, a street behind boulevard des Italiens, in the Vivienne district of the Bourse-Richelieu sector. Atout France classified it three stars on 25 July 2024 and counts 30 rooms. The file names no operating group for Hôtel Icône. Buildings at numbers 2 to 10 on the street have their facades and roofs listed as historic monuments.

Services

The hotel lists a reception and concierge open around the clock, a lounge with a fireplace in winter and a brunch-style breakfast. It says that the hotel and its rooms are not suited to guests with reduced mobility. Air conditioning and a lift are not confirmed in our file.

Metro and travel times

Richelieu-Drouot, on lines 8 and 9, is 100 m away, a one-minute walk. Quatre Septembre (line 3) is 350 m (4 minutes) and Bourse (line 3) 400 m (5). Our Place de l’Opéra reference point is 500 m from the hotel. From it, the Louvre pyramid is 11.5 minutes away by metro (line 7), Notre-Dame 17 and the Eiffel Tower 26 (line 8 then RER C); Orly is about 37.5 minutes and Charles de Gaulle terminal 2 about 54.5. The 11 boulevard Montmartre point, 220 m from the hotel, gives 18.5 minutes to the Louvre.

Among the Opéra-area hotels

The Opéra / Grands Boulevards list has five-stars such as InterContinental Paris Le Grand (446 rooms) and Kimpton St Honoré Paris (149), both in the Opéra Garnier district. Icône has 30 rooms; the other three-star of the list, Hôtel Monsieur Helder (23 rooms), is 300 m away in the Opéra Garnier district, while Icône is in the Bourse-Richelieu district.

The Opéra hotel guide compares the area; the 2nd arrondissement list gives the district.

Location and metro

  • Metro 8, 9 Richelieu-Drouot 1 min walk · 100 m
  • Metro 3 Quatre Septembre 4 min walk · 350 m
  • Metro 3 Bourse 5 min walk · 400 m
Hôtel Hana 5 La Maison Favart 4 Hôtel Saint-Marc 3 Hôtel Lautrec Opéra 2 Hôtel Mercure Paris Opéra Louvre 1 Hôtel Icône ★
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

  • The buildings at 2 to 10 rue d'Amboise have their street facades and roofs listed as historic monuments (1975). Source : pop.culture.gouv.fr
  • The hotel describes a quiet street "far from the bustle", between the Opéra Garnier and the department stores on one side and the Louvre on the other. Source : hotelicone.com

Nearby

Other hotels

  1. Hôtel Mercure Paris Opéra Louvre ★★★★ 1 min walk · 50 m
  2. Hôtel Lautrec Opéra ★★★ 1 min walk · 50 m
  3. Hôtel Saint-Marc ★★★★ 1 min walk · 100 m
  4. La Maison Favart ★★★★ 2 min walk · 150 m
  5. Hôtel Hana ★★★★★ 4 min walk · 350 m

Availability

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Hôtel Icône?

At 4 rue d'Amboise in the 2nd arrondissement, a street behind boulevard des Italiens, which the hotel calls quiet, 100 m from Richelieu-Drouot, in the Vivienne district.

Is the reception open all night?

The hotel lists a reception and concierge service 24 hours a day.

Is the hotel accessible to wheelchair users?

No: the hotel states that it and its rooms are not suited to guests with reduced mobility.

What can be checked about Hôtel Icône?

We give no score. The checkable points are three stars from Atout France since 25 July 2024, 30 rooms and a metro station 100 m away.

Checked on 4 October 2026