Champs-Élysées & Golden Triangle
Le Pavillon des Lettres, 12 rue des Saussaies
4-star hotel · Atout France classification of 7 March 2022
- Address
- 12 rue des Saussaies, 75008 Paris
- Area
- Champs-Élysées & Golden Triangle
- Rooms
- 26
- Price range
- €€€
Le Pavillon des Lettres, 12 rue des Saussaies (8th) — four stars, 26 rooms and suites named for authors, family rooms for six, metro Miromesnil. Checked October 2026.
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A literary address by the Élysée
Le Pavillon des Lettres is at 12 rue des Saussaies, opposite no. 11, the Interior Ministry on the place Beauvau, a few streets from the Élysée Palace. The administrative quartier is Madeleine, and the hotel falls within our Champs-Élysées and Triangle d’or area. It belongs to the Chevalier Paris group. Atout France, the national classification body, has rated it four stars since 7 March 2022, for 26 rooms; the hotel’s own site gives the same figure.
Rooms and the literary theme
The hotel calls itself a literary hotel: its 26 rooms and suites echo the 26 letters of the alphabet, and each is dedicated to an author. The hotel lists family rooms that take up to six people, built from a Deluxe room and one or two Superior rooms connected by a private corridor.
There is a bar serving tapas on an honesty basis, a terrace and room service. Parking spaces can be reserved, subject to availability. Air conditioning, accessible rooms and pets are not mentioned on the Services page.
Metro and the district
Miromesnil (lines 9 and 13) is 450 metres away, six minutes; Saint-Augustin (line 9) is 600 metres, seven minutes; and Champs-Élysées – Clemenceau (lines 1 and 13) is 650 metres, eight minutes. The area’s reference point is the Rond-Point des Champs-Élysées, 650 metres from the hotel. From it, a theoretical transit journey takes about 13 minutes to the Louvre (line 1), 19 to the Eiffel Tower (line 9) and 22 to Notre-Dame (line 1 to Hôtel de Ville).
Against its neighbours
On our list of nine for the Champs-Élysées area, it is one of three four-stars, and the middle one by size: Ekta has 25 rooms and Chambiges 34. The area counts 154 classified hotels in the Atout France export of 4 October 2026, 45 of them five-stars. Hôtel Petit Saint-Honoré, about 230 metres away, is a two-star of 19 rooms. Hôtel Élysées 8 (34 rooms) and Hôtel La Canopée (25) are three-stars within about 210 metres. Madeleine 1er Hôtel Fauchon (54 rooms), Hôtel La Réserve Paris (40) and Hôtel Alfred Sommier (80) are five-stars 390 to 430 metres away. Compare the whole arrondissement in our 8th arrondissement list.
Location and metro
- Metro 9, 13 Miromesnil 6 min walk · 450 m
- Metro 9 Saint-Augustin 7 min walk · 600 m
- Metro 1, 13 Champs-Élysées – Clemenceau 8 min walk · 650 m
Walking times are estimates: straight-line distance × 1.3, at 80 metres a minute, to the station, not to a specific exit.
Facilities
- Bar
- Family rooms
- Parking
As listed on the hotel’s official website, checked on 4 October 2026.
History and distinctive features
- The hotel is a "literary hotel": 26 rooms and suites, like the 26 letters of the alphabet, each dedicated to an author. Source : pavillondeslettres.com
- The rue des Saussaies is opposite no. 11, the Ministry of the Interior on the place Beauvau (a listed building), close to the Élysée Palace. Source : pavillondeslettres.com
Nearby
Other hotels
- Hôtel Élysées 8 ★★★ 3 min walk · 250 m
- Hôtel La Canopée ★★★ 3 min walk · 250 m
- Hôtel Petit Saint-Honoré ★★ 4 min walk · 300 m
- Hôtel Le Bristol ★★★★★ 4 min walk · 300 m
- Hôtel La Sanguine ★★ 5 min walk · 400 m
Availability
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Le Pavillon des Lettres?
At 12 rue des Saussaies, in the 8th arrondissement, opposite the Interior Ministry on place Beauvau and close to the Élysée Palace. The administrative quartier is Madeleine.
Why the name?
The hotel presents 26 rooms and suites, like the 26 letters of the alphabet, each dedicated to an author.
Can a family of five or six stay?
The hotel lists family rooms for up to six people, a Deluxe room plus one or two Superior rooms linked by a private corridor.
Which metro stations are nearest?
Miromesnil (lines 9 and 13), 450 metres; Saint-Augustin (line 9), 600 metres; Champs-Élysées – Clemenceau (lines 1 and 13), 650 metres.
What can we verify about Le Pavillon des Lettres?
The checkable facts are four stars from Atout France since 7 March 2022, 26 rooms, a bar and a terrace, and a six to eight-minute walk to the nearest stations.
Checked on 4 October 2026