Opéra & Grands Boulevards
InterContinental Paris Le Grand
5-star hotel · Atout France classification of 9 March 2022
- Address
- 2 rue Scribe, 75009 Paris
- Area
- Opéra & Grands Boulevards
- Rooms
- 446
- Price range
- €€€€
InterContinental Paris Le Grand, 2 rue Scribe: five stars, 446 rooms, listed façades, Café de la Paix, Opéra metro a minute away. Checked October 2026.
Opposite the Palais Garnier
The hotel is at 2 rue Scribe, in the 9th, between the place de l’Opéra, the boulevard des Capucines and rue Scribe, facing the Palais Garnier. It is part of the IHG group under the InterContinental name. Its façades and roofs, with the dining room, are inscribed as historic monuments (1975). The hotel dates its opening to the reign of Napoléon III and its Café de la Paix to 1862.
Atout France classified it five stars on 9 March 2022 and counts 446 rooms; the hotel’s website gives 458 rooms and suites.
What is on site
The file lists two restaurants, the Café de la Paix and La Verrière, an Algotherm Dermo Ocean spa, a fitness centre and on-site parking. The hotel holds the Clef Verte label (since 2010, by its account). It says that the view of the Opéra may be altered while the Palais Garnier façades are restored.
Among the nine hotels on this list, this is the largest by far. Kimpton St Honoré Paris, at 27–29 boulevard des Capucines, is a 149-room five-star with a pool and a spa.
Metro and sights
Opéra (lines 3, 7, 8) is a minute away, Auber (RER A) three and Madeleine (lines 8, 12, 14) five. From our place de l’Opéra reference point, about 125 metres from the hotel, the Louvre pyramid is 11.5 minutes away by public transport, Notre-Dame 17 and the Eiffel Tower 26; the airports are reached in about 37.5 minutes (Orly) and 54.5 minutes (Charles de Gaulle T2).
The area page, Opéra hotels, compares all nine hotels on this list; the list for the 9th arrondissement gives the wider district.
Location and metro
- Metro 3, 7, 8 Opéra 1 min walk · 100 m
- Metro RER A Auber 3 min walk · 200 m
- Metro 8, 12, 14 Madeleine 5 min walk · 400 m
Walking times are estimates: straight-line distance × 1.3, at 80 metres a minute, to the station, not to a specific exit.
Facilities
- Spa
- Fitness room
- Restaurant
- Parking
As listed on the hotel’s official website, checked on 4 October 2026.
History and distinctive features
- The façades and roofs of Le Grand Hôtel on the boulevard, rue Scribe, rue Auber and the places de l’Opéra and Charles-Garnier, and its dining room, are inscribed as historic monuments (1975). Source : pop.culture.gouv.fr
- The hotel says it was inaugurated under Napoléon III and houses the Café de la Paix, on the place de l’Opéra, “since 1862”. Source : ihg.com
- The hotel has held the Clef Verte label since 2010, according to the hotel. Source : ihg.com
- The hotel posts a notice that the Opéra view may be altered by restoration work on the façades of the Palais Garnier. Source : ihg.com
Nearby
Other hotels
- Hôtel Sofitel le Scribe Paris Opéra ★★★★★ 1 min walk · 50 m
- Kimpton St Honoré Paris ★★★★★ 1 min walk · 100 m
- Hôtel Westminster ★★★★★ 3 min walk · 200 m
- Hôtel Dress Code ★★★★ 3 min walk · 200 m
- Résidence Quartier Libre Opéra ★★★★★ 3 min walk · 250 m
Availability
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Frequently asked questions
Is InterContinental Paris Le Grand a Palace?
Not according to the 2026 Atout France list, which does not name it. It has been classified five stars since 9 March 2022.
How many rooms does it have?
Atout France counts 446; the hotel’s own site says 458 rooms and suites.
Which restaurants are there?
The hotel announces two: the Café de la Paix and La Verrière.
What can we verify about InterContinental Paris Le Grand?
We give no score. The checkable points are five stars from Atout France, the inscribed façades, the size (446 rooms) and the Opéra station about 100 metres away.
Checked on 4 October 2026