Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Hôtel La Louisiane
2-star hotel · Atout France classification of 19 December 2025
- Address
- 60 rue de Seine, 75006 Paris
- Area
- Saint-Germain-des-Prés
- Rooms
- 63
- Price range
- €
Hôtel La Louisiane, 60 rue de Seine, Paris 6e: two stars, 63 rooms, founded 1823 per the hotel, Mabillon métro 2 minutes away. Checked October 2026.
At the Buci crossroads
Hôtel La Louisiane is at 60 rue de Seine, on the corner of rue de Buci, in the 6th arrondissement. It is an independent house, ranked two stars by Atout France on 19 December 2025, with 63 rooms. The hotel and Wikipedia both date its creation to 1823, by a former colonel of the Empire. The same sources name Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir and Miles Davis among its residents or guests.
What the house offers
The hotel advertises “more than sixty rooms”, a continental breakfast that is charged, and small pets for a supplement per night. It says nothing about air conditioning, a lift or accessibility, so ask before booking if you need any of them. No spa, restaurant or bar is listed.
Métro and walking times
Mabillon (line 10) is 150 m away, Saint-Germain-des-Prés (line 4) 300 m and Odéon (lines 4 and 10) 350 m, two to four minutes on foot. Place Saint-Germain-des-Prés, our reference point, is 260 m from the hotel. From there Notre-Dame is 11.5 minutes by metro (line 4), while the Louvre pyramid is a direct 1,033 m walk of 13 minutes, not a transit trip. The Eiffel Tower takes 30 minutes, on foot to the Musée d’Orsay and then RER C, since the line 4 station at Saint-Michel Notre-Dame is closed until 19 December 2026. Orly is 37 minutes; Charles-de-Gaulle terminal 1 is 50.5 minutes and terminal 2 56.5, by RER B to Châtelet and then line 4 from Les Halles.
Beside its Saint-Germain neighbours
The nine Saint-Germain hotels of this list run from this two-star up to five-stars such as the 184-room Mandarin Oriental Lutetia, Hôtel Montalembert (50) and L’Hôtel (20). Four-stars include Hôtel Récamier (24) and Hôtel du Quai Voltaire (30); three-stars Hôtel des Marronniers and Hôtel Michelet Odéon. La Louisiane is the only two-star of the nine, and, after the Lutetia, the biggest. Across the wider zone, Atout France ranks only eight two-star hotels and one one-star, against 41 three-stars, 55 four-stars and 11 five-stars.
See the area guide, where to stay in Saint-Germain, and the 6th arrondissement list.
Location and metro
- Metro 10 Mabillon 2 min walk · 150 m
- Metro 4 Saint-Germain-des-Prés 4 min walk · 300 m
- Metro 4, 10 Odéon 4 min walk · 350 m
Walking times are estimates: straight-line distance × 1.3, at 80 metres a minute, to the station, not to a specific exit.
Facilities
- Pets allowed
As listed on the hotel’s official website, checked on 4 October 2026.
History and distinctive features
- The hotel was created in 1823 by a former colonel of the Empire, according to the hotel and Wikipedia. Source : fr.wikipedia.org
- Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir and Miles Davis are named as residents or guests by Wikipedia and the hotel’s site. Source : fr.wikipedia.org
Nearby
Other hotels
- Hôtel de Buci ★★★★ 1 min walk · 50 m
- Hôtel Villa-des-Prés ★★★★★ 1 min walk · 50 m
- Welcome Hôtel ★★ 1 min walk · 50 m
- Hôtel Artus ★★★★ 1 min walk · 100 m
- Hôtel de Seine ★★★ 1 min walk · 100 m
Availability
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Hôtel La Louisiane?
At 60 rue de Seine, on the corner of rue de Buci, in the 6th arrondissement; Mabillon (line 10) is 150 m away.
How many stars does Hôtel La Louisiane have?
Two, according to the Atout France register, with a ranking dated 19 December 2025 and 63 rooms.
What is the history of Hôtel La Louisiane?
The hotel says it was created in 1823 by a former colonel of the Empire; Wikipedia and the hotel name Sartre, Beauvoir and Miles Davis among those who stayed.
Are pets allowed at Hôtel La Louisiane?
The hotel accepts small animals for a supplement per night. Breakfast is also charged separately.
Checked on 4 October 2026