Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris
Paris, France · Four Seasons
A Four Seasons hotel in central Paris with renovated rooms, an indoor pool, spa, and multiple dining venues.
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Side by sideFour Seasons Hotel George V, Paris vsHôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel
Overall, the two score the same.
Four Seasons Hotel George V leads on dining (+2), rooms & design (+0.5) and location (+0.5); Hôtel de Crillon on service (+0.5). Level on wellness.
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Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel
Paris, France · Rosewood
An 18th-century former palace turned hotel in 1909, set directly on Paris’s Place de la Concorde.
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Out of 20. The bars start at 10, so half a point still shows.
OverallLevel
Overall: Four Seasons Hotel George V 17.5 out of 20, Hôtel de Crillon 17.5 out of 20.Service+0.5Why
Service: Four Seasons Hotel George V 18 out of 20, Hôtel de Crillon 18.5 out of 20.
Hôtel de Crillon: Doormen, butlers and the concierge desk get named individually and repeatedly for solving real problems, from Hermès appointments to fireworks-view dinners.
Rooms & Design+0.5Why
Rooms & Design: Four Seasons Hotel George V 18.5 out of 20, Hôtel de Crillon 18 out of 20.
Hôtel de Crillon: The 1758 building and Karl Lagerfeld suites pair marble-and-gold public rooms with a genuinely quiet interior courtyard guests retreat to in summer.
Location+0.5Why
Location: Four Seasons Hotel George V 18.5 out of 20, Hôtel de Crillon 18 out of 20.
Four Seasons Hotel George V: Steps from Avenue Montaigne and the Champs-Elysees, with several guests saying they walked to everything they needed rather than taking a single taxi.
Hôtel de Crillon: Place de la Concorde puts the Tuileries, Louvre and Rue Saint-Honoré on foot, though the square itself is loud and trafficky.
Dining+2
Dining: Four Seasons Hotel George V 17.5 out of 20, Hôtel de Crillon 15.5 out of 20.WellnessLevelWhy
Wellness: Four Seasons Hotel George V 16.5 out of 20, Hôtel de Crillon 16.5 out of 20.
Four Seasons Hotel George V: The gym and indoor pool get a couple of strong specific mentions but the spa itself barely comes up, so this is the thinnest evidence of the five categories.
Hôtel de Crillon: A skylit basement spa and pool in calming blue tones gets used hard on hot days but draws little comment otherwise.
Strengths and trade-offs
Four Seasons Hotel George V
Hôtel de Crillon
Strengths
- Newly renovated rooms that returning guests say represent a genuine step up, not a cosmetic refresh
- Staff who solve problems before being asked, from spare rooms for jet-lagged families to reseating a full breakfast room
- Location within walking distance of the Champs-Elysees, Avenue Montaigne, and central Paris shopping
- Dining across Le Cinq, L’Orangerie, and the bar draws specific praise for the food itself, not just the setting
- Elaborate, frequently-changed flower displays throughout the public spaces
Strengths
- Concierge team repeatedly credited with securing hard-to-get appointments and reservations
- Heavy staffing presence throughout the hotel, from multiple doormen to an elevator attendant on every floor
- Interior courtyards offer genuine quiet a few steps from a chaotic square
- 1758 building paired with a 2017 restoration that kept the historic bones intact
- Les Ambassadeurs bar and the pâtisserie draw consistent praise
Trade-offs
- Concierge assistance with hard-to-get access (Hermes appointments, sold-out reservations) is inconsistent rather than guaranteed
- Multiple accounts describe a cold or condescending welcome for visitors arriving for tea or a restaurant booking rather than a room stay
- Spa is rarely mentioned in detail despite the hotel’s overall reputation for wellness facilities
Trade-offs
- Base and Deluxe rooms run smaller than the price point suggests
- Dinner service and food quality vary night to night, with some flat dishes reported at the main restaurants
- Place de la Concorde itself is loud and heavy with traffic
Where they differ
Four Seasons Hotel George VHôtel de CrillonOnly at Four Seasons Hotel George V
Nothing the other doesn’t also offer.
Only at Hôtel de Crillon
Nothing the other doesn’t also offer.
The verdicts
Four Seasons Hotel George V
The George V costs what a palace hotel in the eighth costs, and for that money most people who actually check in get exactly what they came for: a newly renovated room with a Dyson dryer and blackout shades good enough to fix your jet lag, flower arrangements that turn up in almost every account without being asked about, and a restaurant floor (Le Cinq, L'Orangerie, the bar) that people describe as a destination rather than something you wander into because you're already staying there. The renovated rooms are the headline right now: guests who'd stayed before the refit say the difference is real, not cosmetic.
Hôtel de Crillon
A room here starts well north of a thousand euros a night, and what you're actually paying for is staffing density: three or four doormen at the entrance, someone stationed at every elevator bank, a butler team reachable by WhatsApp for anything from a housekeeping request to a lost Hermès delivery. That's the case for the Crillon, and it's a strong one. The concierge desk is the standout, repeatedly credited with pulling off things that don't happen on request elsewhere, from a same-day Hermès leather appointment to a Bastille Day dinner with a fireworks view.
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What fat travellers ask
Which should I book — Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris or Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel?
Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris: Steps from Avenue Montaigne and the Champs-Elysees, with several guests saying they walked to everything they needed rather than taking a single taxi. Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel: Doormen, butlers and the concierge desk get named individually and repeatedly for solving real problems, from Hermès appointments to fireworks-view dinners.
What’s the difference between Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris and Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel?
Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris is ahead on the food. Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel is ahead on how you’re looked after. Both are tagged Urban, Heritage, Architecture, Culinary, Romantic and Parisian.
Which is better for location, Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris or Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel?
Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris leads on this. Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris: Steps from Avenue Montaigne and the Champs-Elysees, with several guests saying they walked to everything they needed rather than taking a single taxi. Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel: Place de la Concorde puts the Tuileries, Louvre and Rue Saint-Honoré on foot, though the square itself is loud and trafficky.
Which is better for wellness, Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris or Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel?
They land level here. Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris: The gym and indoor pool get a couple of strong specific mentions but the spa itself barely comes up, so this is the thinnest evidence of the five categories. Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel: A skylit basement spa and pool in calming blue tones gets used hard on hot days but draws little comment otherwise.
Where are Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris and Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel?
Both are in Paris, about 1.5 km apart — close enough that the choice is the hotel, not the neighbourhood.
How does Fat Voyage compare Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris and Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel?
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